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Me in my studio: Noël Jackson

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By Ben Rogerson published 30 September 2015

The Superfreq co-founder shows you his music-making facility

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Welcome

Welcome

Noël Jackson is one of the co-founders of Superfreq, the tech house label that he heads up along with Mr. C and David Scuba.

Hailing from Detroit, he's a producer/engineer who's mixed tracks on labels such as Ghostly, Cadenza, Get Physical and Rekids, mastered tracks for Kevin Saunderson's legendary KMS Records, and assisted in the construction and planning of Saunderson's newest studio.

Right now, though, he's concentrating on his own project - a solo EP called Behold that will be released on 30 September.

Noël is clearly something of a gear-head, saying that “a good studio is like great sex”. So, we asked him to photograph his beloved facility and explain why he's so passionate about it...

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Yamaha NS-10s

Yamaha NS-10s

“These speakers are game changers. They make mixing much easier and nothing else quite compares to these classics. Combine these with a sub and you have the ability to move the low-end (sub) independently from the highs and mids, allowing greater control of room modes.

Along with that, the time-domain accuracy of these speakers is insane. The speakers react 'fast', and don't sugar coat your mix. There isn't a reason to waste time on other speakers - with very few exceptions.”

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Roland Aira TB-3

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Custom modular synth

Custom modular synth

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Litmus Audio LA-100 desk

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“This was the first of a few custom desks I've made for artists in the Los Angeles area, including one for my friend Stan Greene (O.T. Genasis and Big Sean).”

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Roland Jupiter-6

Roland Jupiter-6

“My studio is home to an amazing Jupiter-6. It's been to the moon and back but still rocks the party. The depth of sound you get out of the Jupiter is crazy - it has this intense growl and thickness you can't really ever get over. I just end up smiling non-stop when using it. Used it heavily on my next EP.”

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Burl B32 summing mixer

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Eventide Ultra-Harmonizer DSP4000

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