{"id":382340,"date":"2026-03-13T01:57:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/382340\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T01:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:57:13","slug":"harry-styles-and-band-perform-with-eurorack-modular-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/382340\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Styles and band perform with Eurorack modular gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SYNTH ANATOMY uses affiliation<\/strong> & partner programs (big red buttons)<\/strong> to finance a part of the activity. If you use these, you support the website. Thanks!\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a recent BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session, pop star Harry Styles and his band performed with Eurorack modular gear from Arturia and Behringer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eurorack synthesizers have gained massive popularity in recent years. While initially they were primarily a thing for modular synthesis enthusiasts, they are now used in many studios by many artists.<\/p>\n

Its popularity seems to have grown so much that it\u2019s even reaching pop stars who you wouldn\u2019t expect to use Eurorack. In a recent BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session pop star Harry Styles plays with a small Eurorack system.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/a><\/p>\n

Harry Styles Eurorack Gear<\/p>\n

One could cynically say that Eurorack has gone mega-mainstream, especially when you think of it alongside Harry Styles\u2019 popular music.<\/p>\n

But you can also take a more technical view and say that a Eurorack modular synth is just as much an instrument as a guitar, bass, or any other Synthesizer. I\u2019m in favor of the latter, but back to the main topic.<\/p>\n

Harry Styles played the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session using a small Eurorack system. The case is an Arturia RackBrute with modules from Intellijel and others. Furthermore, the Soma Lyra-8 FX can be identified\u2026.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/a><\/p>\n

It appears he\u2019s playing the modular synth alongside the Sequential Prophet-6 desktop. Next to it is also a classic: an original Roland RE-201 Space Echo. Plus, there\u2019s a Roland SP-404MKII sampler.<\/p>\n

The way he uses the modular system is not clearly visible. However, it sounds like he\u2019s using it as a bassline-like synth with the Soma FX module.<\/p>\n

\"Harry<\/a><\/p>\n

Harry Styles isn\u2019t the only one in the band who\u2019s succumbed to the allure of Eurorack. Another member uses a complete Behringer System-55, an authentic clone of the Moog Modular.<\/p>\n

Even though Mr. Styles\u2019 music doesn\u2019t appeal to me, the whole live performance sounds excellent.<\/p>\n

This is a good example of how the popularity of Eurorack modular has increased in recent years. Let\u2019s see, maybe Arturia, Behringer, Intellijel\u2026 have a new influencer now, but I think he\u2019ll be a bit too expensive for them.<\/p>\n

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