My Forever Studio: Chris Lake prefers his synths semi-modular

Chris Lake had his breakout with ‘Changes’ in 2006, and he’s been an unstoppable force in dance music ever since, including global hits like ‘Summertime Blues’ with Sammy Virji. On this episode, Chris shares some of his production secrets, including how he gets bass to sound just as powerful on headphones as club-shaking sound systems, Ableton Live’s most powerful stock effect, and a fantastic way to find never-before-heard sounds for your tracks. Along the way, find out how a Yamaha keyboard saved him at an ill-fated gig, the setup he stole from Bonobo to endlessly inspire singers, and which DAW he’ll never get his head around. Season 7 of the My Forever Studio Podcast is supported by Audient, and the incredible new iD48 audio interface. https://audient.com/ https://audient.com/products/audio-in... https://musictech.com/ https://tyxstudios.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 02:13 Early gear and starting out 03:56 A gig saved by Yamaha 06:03 Adapting to music-making on the road 09:12 An unlikely monitoring solution 10:12 The location 11:26 The Free Three 15:25 Item 1: An Italian keyboard 18:19 Item 2: A setup stolen from Bonobo 20:58 Item 3: Kenny Beats' humongous monitors 25:16 Hanging out with Snoop Dogg 26:12 Item 4: Room correction par excellence 30:39 Debuting unmastered tracks live 31:49 Mixing bass for speakers big and small 36:10 Item 5: A modelling mic 38:58 Recording vocals is a two-part disciplince 40:15 Item 6: An unpredictable synth for Anti Up 44:44 The problem with traditional synths 47:38 The rundown 48:53 Luxury item: A chair or "The Button" STUFF WE TALK ABOUT (SPOILERS AHEAD) https://uk.yamaha.com/en/musical-inst... https://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/d... https://www.roland.com/uk/products/mc... Crumar Seven: https://www.crumar.it/?a=showproduct&... https://www.hologramelectronics.com/m... https://www.focal.com/products/trio-1... https://augspurger.com/product/augspu... https://www.trinnov.com/en/products/n... https://slatedigital.com/legacy-produ... https://www.arturia.com/products/soft... https://novationmusic.com/products/su... https://sequential.com/product/ob-6/ https://www.analoguesolutions.com/fus... https://www.analoguesolutions.com/tel... https://www.analoguesolutions.com/col...