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I am a musician living in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. The tracks presented here represent some things I've been working on over the years.

Gear List

I love geeking out over gear and chatting about it with other gearheads, so here's what I use or have used on these and other recordings.

Synthesizers used:
Access Virus TI Desktop
Akai MPC One Retro
Atari Punk Console
Clavia Nord Micro-Modular (sold)
Clavia Nord Rack 2X
Dave Smith Instruments Mopho (desktop)
Dave Smith/Roger Linn Tempest
Doepfer MAQ16/3 Dark Edition
Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII
Eurorack modular system (84 active modules)
Korg Monotribe (sold)
Korg Monotron Delay
Korg MS-20 (original)
Moog Minitaur
Novation AFX Station
Oberheim Matrix-1000 (with Stereoping 1016R)
Realistic/Moog Concertmate MG-1
Roland MC-303 (sold)
Roland TB-303 (with Quicksilver CPU upgrade)
Roland TR-707 (circuit-bent by Diabolical Devices)
Roland V-Synth XT
Sequential Prophet~6
Social Entropy Engine
Stylophone
Waldorf Blofeld (desktop)
Yamaha EX5

Other instruments:
didgeridoo
Ebow
Fender Stratocaster (Mex) with humbucker pickup
Fender Precision Bass (Mex)
kazoo
Mackie LM-3204 and LM-3204E
Novation Launchpad
various occasional software instruments

Effects:
Boss PS-3 Pitch Shifter/Delay
Digitech Hyper Phase
Dunlop Crybaby Wah
Electro Harmonix / Sovtek Big Muff - π
Elektron Analog Drive
Endangered Audio Research Gristleizer Desktop
Korg Kaoss Pad KP2
Line 6 Pod HD Pro (with FBV Express MK II)
Moog Minifooger MF Ring
Pigtronix Infinity Looper

Manual Controller is the Twin Cities electronic music project of Paul Schwarzkopf. He generates left-of-center "groove-tronica" using all-hardware. 

Currently rocking a new live set, featuring A- Ron on acoustic drums and Em on electronified vocals.

That's nothing; you should hear me play piano...

he/him, I like anime, video games & drawing. all you really need to know.

Think of the worst thing you can image, then multiply that by 100. I'm that but 200 times better.

4LF is drum machines, synthesizers, and samplers.  Based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Contact at: 
fourleggfish@comcast.net

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