Robert Babicz - Favourite analog gear freak !!!

Does tripped-out acid lover and underground techno overlord Robert Babicz dream of electronic Holodecks? Yes he does, so prepare to be beamed up as he takes us deep deep down into the heart of his studio and his sound. En route we get a 360-degree view of his set-up through another type of simulated reality. And it's here, in a very special bolt-hole that's a real picture in purple, that his creative magic reigns as he conjures up music through ‘mind looping technology' - keeping it real with a vintage Studer A80 tape machine!

Germany's Rob runs his own label, Babiczstyle, and has released music across a plethora of others such as Treibstoff, BPitch and Systematic, where he released his acclaimed Immortal Changes album. Next for this month is Robert Babicz Volume 001, an intimate album of old and new gems out on Babiczstyle, an imprint he describes as ‘a platform with the highest possible audio quality'.

Anyway, get an uber-real flavour of Rob now as he does it Babiczstyle Down the Production Hole...

First can you tell us something about your frames of reference/what you think makes for a high quality electronic sound recording?
I think this is not so easy to answer; I can only say this from my own perspective. For me a good recording is something where you can sit down, close your eyes, and take a walk inside the track with your mind. A good mixdown will let you go into a track, will play with your subconscious, and will help your brain to imagine things. A good track will not hurt your ears even when you hear it on a 20,000-watt system.

 What's your current music production set-up like?
The best way to show this is to take a look at this new interactive 360-degree picture of my little studio... Studio 360-degree View »

I have a lot of outboard stuff, ‘cause I think the software synths these days are very good, but they still lack a bit of warmth, so I can give this to them through my EQ/Compressor collection.