ABOVE AND BEYOND | Paul van Dyk on recording In Between
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Ken Micallef
Paul van Dyk may be the world’s No. 1 DJ, but the Berlin-based producer and philanthropist cares about a whole lot more than what goes on in the DJ booth
Rückenwind (in cooperation with German Red Cross) helps educate disadvantaged children to advance their chances of employment, Safer School (a project of Berlin AIDS Federation) sensitizes youth to protect themselves against AIDS, and Akansha helps build and maintain schools for children in India.
“The majority of the people on this planet don't really care that there are others who are not in a fortunate position,” van Dyk says. “So to be honest, it has nothing to do with what I do as DJ, or why I am voted the No. 1 DJ. I got the German Medal of Honor, but I felt ashamed because without the work of the volunteers, nothing would have happened. Then someone said, ‘It wouldn’t exist without you at all.' So then I took it as an honor for all of us who are trying to give those kids a better life.”
IN THE
Computers, DAW/recording software, consoles
Apple MacBook Pro (2), Mac G5 2.5 GHz running Apple Logic Pro 7 and Ableton Live 6, 23-inch Ci nema Display
Euphonix System 5-MC Integrated
Workstation
Audio Mixing System
Mackie C4 Control Pro, Control Universal with seven Control Universal XT extensions
M-Audio UC33e Advanced USB MIDI control surface
RME Intelligent Audio Solutions HDSP
MADI
Card with 64 I/O, ADI-648 MADI to ADAT interface, (8) ADI8DS Converter
Hardware synths
Access Virus TI Pølar
Alesis Andromeda
Clavia Nord Lead Rack
Korg Trinity
M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 MIDI keyboard
Novation Supernova Module
Roland JP-8000, Juno-106, JV-1080, TR-808, TR-909, TB-303
DJ mixer, sampler/drum machine
Allen & Heath Xone:3D DJ mixer
Akai MPC2500 sampling workstation
EQs, compressors, effects
Aphex Dominator II Master Kompressor
iZotope Ozone 3 mastering effects
Native Instruments Spektral Delay
Sonalksis TBK2 Digital Grimebox sonic
degradation plug-in
Waves Platinum Bundle
Software synths, plug-ins
Arturia Prophet V Prophet 5/VS synth
Music Lab Real Guitar
Native Instruments Massive, Komplete 4
Rob Papen Albino 3, BLUE
Spectrasonics Atmosphere Dream Synth
Module, Stylus RMX Realtime Groove
Module, Trilogy Total Bass Module
Monitors
KRK 7000Bs, V12S subwoofer
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