Michael Kauzlarich - Vocals, synthesizers, guitar, vocoder, all programming
Michael is X-Sonic, a one-man studio project that began in 2006 with the resurrection of an early-80s vintage Korg analog synthesizer. It gradually progressed to the construction of a fully-equipped digital recording studio for the production of synthpop music. Influences range from Electric Light Orchestra to The Human League and OMD, but linger heavily within the style of The Pet Shop Boys and Erasure. The following is a list of some of the hardware and software used in the studio:
Fantom-X7 synthesizer/sampler workstation
V-Synth GT synthesizer
SH-201 synthesizer
Fantom-XR synthesizer rack module
D-550 linear synthesizer rack module
Fender Lead III electric guitar
Intel i7-980X Gulftown 6-Core Extreme custom-built studio workstation
SONAR VS-700C V-Studio Console mixer/controller
SONAR VS-700R V-Studio I/O MIDI & digital audio interface
MOTU 8pre ADAT Lightpipe audio interface/converter
Roland PG-1000 linear synthesizer programmer
Røde K2 condenser microphone
Shure Beta 57A and Beta 58A dynamic microphones
Universal Audio LA-610 tube microphone pre-amplifier/T4 optical compressor
TC-Helicon VoicePro vocal effects processor
Boss GT-8 guitar effects processor
Dynaudio Acoustics BM-5A studio monitors
Shure SRH840 monitoring headphones
Furman PL-8 Series II power conditioner
Furman M-8 Merit Series power conditioner
Monster® Prolink studio cables
SONAR 8.5 Producer Edition digital audio workstation by Cakewalk
Sound Forge Pro 10 digital audio production suite by Sony
LinnDrum, Simmons SDS-5, Oberheim DMX, E-mu Drumulator & Roland TR-707 drum sample libraries
Fairlight CMI sample library by Digital Domain
Alloy multi-effects processor by iZotope
The Mercury Collection VST audio effects by Waves Audio
Solid State Logic 4000-G master buss compressor emulator by Waves Audio
Solid State Logic 4000-E & 4000-G channel strip emulators by Waves Audio
LMC-1 Listen Mic compressor emulator by Solid State Logic
Auto-Tune Evo by Antares Audio Technologies
Melodyne by Celemony
Sony Oxford Reverb by Sonnox, Ltd.
VariSaturator by Voxengo
Voxformer by Voxengo