Man Without A Clue shows us around his studio, featuring gear from Roland, Novation and Alesis, plus a well-stocked supply of snacks.
Man Without A Clue – My Studio
My little lab. Custom build PC, Cubase 8.5 Pro, a couple of guitars in the back and everything within reach. All the stuff here I use on a daily basis. My other equipment is put away and only taken out when I feel I need it for a certain project.
Novation Bass Station 2
This is my Bass Station 2 from Novation. I created lots of little different sounds on it and recorded it into the system, where I use plugins to spice the sound up. A lot of the little detuned licks I do are coming from this piece. I also use it as a MIDI controller, since it’s nice and handy to work with.
KRK Rokit 8
These are my KRK Rokit 8s. Great sound and good low end. I created all my MWAC records to date on them.
Native Instruments Maschine
I upgraded the Maschine to Maschine 2 recently and it’s amazing. I always start out creating a groove on the Maschine and record that live into the system. I’ve used the Maschine in every project I do. The Maschine Studio is on my wish list.
Clash Of Clans
When rendering a file, I always pull out the phone and play some Clash Of Clans. It’s so addictive and fun to play. Come and join my clan!
Candy and Chocolate
I love my candy and chocolate. I try to cut it back a bit, but on those late nights it’s always good to have something laying around in combination with a Red Bull to keep on going.
24
My favourite series ever, 24! I used to be hooked on this show, even though I haven’t seen all of the seasons yet. I need to schedule a week off to watch everything.
Racks
My TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48 audio interface and a nice little Alesis 3632, which I use to record some of the bass sounds through. I used to have the TC Electronic Desktop Konnekt 6 and upgraded to have more ins and outs for different equipment.
Roland TR-8
The Roland TR-8 is routed into my Bass Station 2 and then recorded from there into my system. I only record single sounds or things like small hi-hat loops from it. I use the filters and distortion on the Bass Station to give the samples that raw edge.
Man Without A Clue’s ‘Bless Her Soul’, featuring Meleka, is out now on Defected. Find him on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud.
04.03 PM
I really don’t like it when you interrupt me when I play this record.