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By Computer Music ( Computer Music ) published 6 April 2016

Ian and Tom Griffiths like the analogue sound, but they're more than happy to get it from software

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Apple Logic Pro X

Apple Logic Pro X

“We’ve been using Logic since we were at school, so it’d be difficult to change now. Ableton was interesting, but we just didn’t get on with it.

“The move to X was a big one; it feels a bit more long-winded and glitchy. Why are developers obsessed with change? All we want is for them to fix the things that don’t work and leave the rest alone!”

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