Synthesis Technology MOTM Modular Analog Synthesizer

The centerpiece of our studio, the Synthesis Technology MOTM modular synthesizer. Based on the original Moog modular system from the 1960’s, but with many modern features. Most of these modules were built by Cecil, as well as the 17×10 unit custom walnut cabinet.

Features:

• MOTM-650 MIDI-CV convertor
• MOTM-300 VCO
• MOTM-310 µVCO
• MOTM-820 VC Lag Processor
• MOTM-320 VC LFO (with Tellun mod)
• 2x MOTM-800 Envelope Generators (with Tellun mod)
• MOTM-830 Dual-Mode Mixer
• Oakley Multimix
• MOTM-120 Sub-Octave Multiplexer (with Tellun mod)
• MOTM-510 WaveWarper
• Blacet MIniWave
• MOTM-101 Noise/Sample and Hold
• MOTM-490 Moog 904a Lowpass VCF
• MOTM-420 Korg MS-20 Multimode VCF
• Tellun-428 Oberheim Multimode VCF
• 2x MOTM-190 µVCA
• Oakley Envelope Follower, Gate Extractor and Pre-amp
• Oakley Overdrive
• Tellun-156 Neural Agonizer Dual Spring Reverb

It’s a behemoth piece of gear, but it would take a room full of synths to get the versatility and sounds that this modular is capable of. Inphinite phatness…

Introspectiv TR-9090 Drum Synth

A cloned circuit of a Roland TR-909 analog/digital drum synthesizer with internal MIDI-to-trigger converter and a few extra mods. The kick drum is second-to-none for dance music. Lots of classic sounds that can be tweaked and filtered without digital artifacts. Built in-house and enclosed in a custom 2U rack.

Mackie 24*8 Mixing Console

All analog 24 channel 8 bus mixing console. Affectionately called the “Milleneum Falcon” of the studio. I prefer to use outboard preamps for tracking vocals, but this console has a ton of routing features usually found only on high-end consoles, and it sounds nice and punchy when overdriven. The EQs are way better than any software EQ I’ve used thus far. Mixing down the final stems in the analog domain yields a much together-sounding master than a digital mixdown, IMO. The Mix B feature is excellent for bouncing tracks back into the computer without changing the levels on the board.