Electronic Music Producer Kardano Reveals His Studio Setup

Kardano is known for his exquisite style and powerful sound that has everything it takes to reach the top of the charts with every release he puts out. His music blends elements from different electronic dance music genres creating the perfect mix between laidback and a groovy energetic vibe.

This time we invited Kardano to talk about his studio setup and production processes. This is what he said.

1 — Hey Kardano! How are you doing?

Just getting up from a late-night shoot in the film trying to contain me for the day.

2 — Can you walk us through your studio? What’s your setup like?

I have a MacBook Pro with an M1 Chip, 2 raven touch screens running, and Apollo X 8 along with the X 4 for printing my mixes, and if I want to bring it on the road in the future. And an Apollo Satellite, so I can run a lot of UAD plugins and lots of other plug-ins than I’ll ever need, 8 Channels of SSL Summing with 2 analog inserts Dangerous Music ST for a nice monitor path Yamaha HS8, NS-10 Rockit 8 which I think to sound like shit (don’t know why I still have them, LOL)

JDK audio analog EQ, Jdk R-22 which is a Company from API Patch bay, 2 Fousrite Pre-amps, 2 Warm audio 76 Compressor, SA-4000 which is a clone of the compressor from the SSL console, Tone Beast Pre-amp from Warm audio 2 Puig tech clone from Warm audio.

SPX 90 which does not get much use anymore and a Roland SRV-2000 that does not get used.

Moog Sub Phatty, a couple of midi controllers a micro Korg, and TD-3 for some Acid House. Then, my mics PD-70, SM-58 (everyone has one of those) SM 47 BH3 from JZ mics, and Vintage 67 from JZ mics. Green Bullet Harmonica Microphone CV-12 from Avantone, mini Schoeps, and Electro Spit EX1 which is the new age talk box that I use when I don’t have vocalists for my tracks.

3 — Which DAW do you use to produce music?

ProTools.

4 — Can you describe what the usual workflow looks like when starting a new production?

Usually, I label my session by date, so I know when I started working on the track which, times out to 3 days. But I can sit and have a finished mix track in 12hrs or less depending on if my dealing with my kids or not. I have a session template that is usually laid out with EQ which just has low and high pass filters on audio tracks that fit appropriate to the instruments in the session and midi tracks, which turn into audio later down the road along with my favorite plugins for composing at the time.

5 — Do you have a favorite spot in the studio where you always feel inspired?

Not really, I look at a blank screen and start making music with a little bit of an idea of where I’m going and I don’t think of making a hit or a TikTok track, I just want to finish something and judge it afterward.

6 — What’s your favorite piece of gear in the studio?

SSL summing.

7 — What’s the oldest piece of gear you own?

DBX 118 which is from the ’70s, doesn’t really use it that much.

8 — What’s the studio’s most recent acquisition?

Toolroom Infinite plug-in.

9 — Is there something you’d like to add to the studio in the future?

16 Channel SSL console when I get that hit record one day.

10 — Do you have any fun stories regarding producing in your studio?

Not really, kind of more disagreements but are a bit funny to look back on. I was doing a favor for a singer, which I was producing a song, and when it came to the singing they did not want me to use Melodyne on their vocals, which is fine but they wanted to record over and over till they felt the notes were right; I don’t have a problem with that, but when you’re not paying me for the session, I mean it’s pretty much standard to have your vocals touched up and saves more time. Anyway, the session got cut short, and we never finish the song. It’s just taking up space on my hard drive.

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