David Douglas

David Douglas – My Studio

Me in my studio. I built this studio in my backyard almost two years ago. Spectators of the Universe is the first album I made here. It’s a fully isolated wooden house. I can work here whenever I want, night or day, without disturbing the neighbours.

ARP Odyssey

This is my favourite synth for basslines, it has a warm, rich sound. An analogue synth instead of a plugin makes all the difference in my opinion. I’ve used this beast for the track ‘Pay No Mind’.

Roland RE-201 Space Echo

Just can’t live without the Roland 201 Space Echo. The Space Echo is the butter in my productions, it’s the sugar in the pie, it’s the wine with a wonderful meal… if you use it right of course! It can bring everything together. Sometimes sounds and melodies suddenly start to live because of the Space Echo.

If I use my Odyssey, Juno-106, String Ensemble or work on vocal effects or drum parts, almost always I instantly record it through the Space Echo.

Since it’s a mono machine, I have bought two of them, so now I can make a stereo sound at once. Since both machines are very old, both have a different sound. I really like that.

Hayman Drum Kit

This is my Hayman drum kit from 1972. I’ve had this kit since I was a teenager. I use this mostly to clear my head, just to play the drums for fun, but I also recorded drums for my album here. I often record drum samples then program the drum patterns in Ableton.

Roland Juno-106

I use this Juno a lot. It has a prominent role on ‘Last Day On Earth’ or ‘I Want You’. It gives a warm and rich sound, straight from the eighties. I love to have the LFO running on a very low level, so it sounds a little bit out of tune.

Revox B77

I really like to get an organic sound in my music. For me this starts when I use a tape machine. I record my instruments, drums, basslines and synths first on this machine. I’ve chosen the B77 version because it has a pitch control, so if I want to make a sound a little bit out of tune, this machine has the key to that.

Plants and Flowers

No, this picture is not about my Genelec speakers… It’s about the plant next to it. I love plants and flowers!