Effects Processing Quotes

You can do a lot to shape the feeling of a song by the way you record it.

The only technical things I know are treble, volume and reverb, that's all.

I just tend toward more lush, full sounds in my productions. I don't have any preference when it comes to analogue versus digital; I use what's best for the application. Analogue synthesis is nice, but it's just one tool among many, and it has its place.

There are three different modes: playing piano, just me at the microphone, and me at my effects units. And I can mix those up in different ways.

What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.

I enjoy working with complicated equipment. A lot of my things started just with a rhythm box, but I feed it through so many things that what comes out sounds very complex and rich.

I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in the studio.

I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.

Sometimes you cannot produce a specific sound you want with, say, a guitar or piano, and you simply need to use electronic elements.