We have a few synthesizers and guitar pedals for effects and we use outboard gear like reverbs and compressors.
Fans are always asking us what type of gear we use and the answer is a little complicated. Sure we have our favorite plugins and soft synths but many times we will go outside of those go-to tools and look for a unique flavor.
The Polymoon that Ambivibe uses is a great example of that. Simply connecting the pedal to the Deepmind 12 and twisting a few knobs can create interesting soundscapes.
The Strymon Big Sky that Auracode uses can produce long lush tails on any key pressed on the Deepmind. One simple note can ring out for several minutes creating a minimalist soundscape.
Experimentation is key and that is how 3rd Element came to be.
This is our favorite new toy!
Here are a few other toys we use:
Pedals: Strymon Big Sky, Meris Mercury 7, Meris Polymoon
Synths or Keyboards: Neutron, Kurzweil K2000, Ensoniq ASR-10
MIDI Controllers: DrumKat 4.0, Arturia Beat Step Pro, NI Maschine Mikro, NI Komplete Kontrol S61
Rack Modules: Emu Proteus 1, Emu Proteus 2, Emu Procussion, Emu Orbit 9090, Korg Wavestation SR
Software Synths: Serum, Omnisphere, Dune3, Diva, Zebra, Waldorf Largo, Alchemy, Spire, Arturia Master Collection, NI Komplete Ultimate 12, Full Output Collection, Synthmaster, Thorn, Tantra, Five 12 Numerology, Trillian, Stylus RMX, MOTU Mach Five 3, VPS Avenger, Iris 2, Padshop, Complete Heavyocity Collection, Sample logic’s Xosphere1 &2, Arpology, Morphestra and Cinemorphx
Effects Plugins: Eventide’s Blackhole (Love this one), Waves Collection, NI Effects, Soundtoys 5, Izotope, Vahalla, Audio Thing, Sonimus and Output’s Movement and Portal (This one is Ambivibe’s fav)
DAW: Auracode uses Abelton 9 and Digital Performer 10. Ambivibe uses Logic Pro X and ProTools.
We both use Mac computers to run our software. It makes life easier when transferring files.
The Deepmind 12
