Lapalux is an exciting new electronic producer, with early EP releases under his belt with the burgeoning Pictures Music and Flying Lotus' Ninja Tune imprint, Brainfeeder. He took a few moments to tell us about what part our gear plays in his production set-up:
"I own a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 which I use every day without fail. I use it as a main i/o for recording and playback. I also use it alongside Ableton's "external effects" rack because the Saffire interface allows me to route a number of external hardware effects like my Kaosspad 3 in a chain. This allows me to process signals from Ableton to my outboard gear and then back into Ableton without nasty feedback loops.
I use a Novation Launchpad in the studio as an effects controller and clip launcher. I also use it for controlling instruments like the 'Sampler' and 'Drum Racks' in Ableton. Its great for synths too because you can use it as a sort of harmonic table.
The last bit of Focusrite gear I own is the VRM Box. I do a lot of my work on headphones late at night so its hard to know how the mix translates in a room, through speakers sometimes. This little box allows me to hear the mix as it would sound through certain speakers in a studio, room etc. I use it when i think I've got a final mix of a track that I'm working on then I play it through the box to see what it sounds like on all the speaker sets in the different rooms. I then go back into the mix and tweak it till I've got it sounding just right."
His most recent EP, When You're Gone, is available now on Brainfeeder.
http://www.lapalux.com
https://www.facebook.com/Lapaluxmusic
Press Shots by Shaun Bloodworth