Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I've been using Ableton for five years”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
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Alan Braxe has said they use Ableton Live, an Akai MPC X, a Buchla LEM-208 modular, an Oberheim Xpander and an Elektron Octatrack, and has been seen using the E-mu SP-1200 he made Intro on. He has also said they use an Alesis 3630 compressor and a Strymon BlueSky reverb.
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Ableton
Max for Live“What's good now with Ableton, especially with Max for Live, is that you can really have control of the audio.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
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Ableton
Granulator“I just discovered the Granulator instrument two weeks ago and it's amazing.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
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“When a track is ready it goes through an old 2182 converter into a computer in my office where I record the mix through Digital Performer”
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Top 5Seen using
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“It has a very specific sound”
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I've been using Ableton for five years”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
Has said they use
Ableton
Max for Live“What's good now with Ableton, especially with Max for Live, is that you can really have control of the audio.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
Has said they use
Ableton
Granulator“I just discovered the Granulator instrument two weeks ago and it's amazing.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview, January 2014
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Has said they use
“When a track is ready it goes through an old 2182 converter into a computer in my office where I record the mix through Digital Performer”
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC60“I would have to say the SP 1200 and the MPC60, because I would never sell them.”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour, October 2012
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC X“It's quite flexible because you can use it as an old-school sampler or a sequencer.”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe: Sitting in front of a computer and scrolling a bank of presets is not what I want to do with my life, November 2019
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Elektron
Octatrack“what I find really interesting are the parameter locks on the sequencer”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
Buchla
LEM-208 modular system
Has said they use
Buchla
LEM-208 modular system“I decided to go with this Buchla modular LEM-208 plus a couple of very basic modules and focus on this and nothing else.”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe: Sitting in front of a computer and scrolling a bank of presets is not what I want to do with my life, November 2019
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Has said they use
Oberheim
Xpander“I love the Xpander.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
Has said they use
Studio Electronics
Omega 8Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Has said they use
Solid State Logic
XLogic X-Desk“The SSL desk is cool because it's clean so it's very versatile.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
2192 converter“The converter is important too: the Universal Audio 2192. Conversion is the key.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Has said they use
“I also think the Moog [MF-104M] delay unit is amazing.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Has said they use
Strymon
BlueSky reverb“I wanted a very simple hardware reverb and love the Strymon BlueSky because it only has a few settings.”
Has said they use
Lexicon
JamManSaid in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Intro
Seen using
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“It has a very specific sound”
Has said they use
Ensoniq
ASR-10“There was another sampler, the ASR-10 from Ensoniq, which is a kind of workstation where you can sample and arrange, and do synthesis with samples.”
Has said they use
Alesis
3630 compressor“It played a huge role in the sound of the track”
Said in MusicRadar: How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar, February 2026
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Has said they use
Ensoniq
DP/4 multi-effectsSaid in MusicRadar: How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar, February 2026
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First studio
Has said they use
Casio
FZ-1“I bought a small 12-channel Mackie mixer, an Alesis 3630 compressor and a very old sampler from Casio, the FZ-1.”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour, October 2012
Music Sounds Better With You
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm ComposerSaid in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour, October 2012
Has said they use
Korg
Trident“the bassline from a Korg Trident”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour, October 2012
Has said they use
Fender
Rhodes electric piano“There's also a Rhodes piano in there”
Said in MusicRadar: Alan Braxe interview and video studio tour, October 2012
Mix bus
Has said they use
Kush Audio
UBK Clariphonic EQ“I put it on the master bus and the music shines.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Solid State Logic
Bus compressor
Has said they use
Solid State Logic
Bus compressor“Thomas Bangalter gave me the SSL bus compressor three or four years ago”
Said in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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Seen using
Seen in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
Seen using
Chandler Limited
Germanium Pre Amp/DISeen in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
Has said they use
Rupert Neve Designs
Portico 542 Tape EmulatorSaid in Attack Magazine: Alan Braxe interview (page 2), January 2014
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What DAW does Alan Braxe use?
Alan Braxe has said they use Ableton Live, telling Attack Magazine in 2014 that he had been on Ableton for five years after two years on Digital Performer. In 2019 he said he records final mixes through Digital Performer.
What synth does Alan Braxe use?
Alan Braxe has said they use a Buchla LEM-208 modular as the sound source for most of his music since 2019. Earlier he named an Oberheim Xpander, which he said he loves, and a Studio Electronics Omega 8.
What sampler did Alan Braxe use on Intro?
Alan Braxe has said the E-mu SP-1200 was the centerpiece, with an Ensoniq ASR-10 for the bass, an Ensoniq DP/4 phaser and an Alesis 3630 compressor that made the track pump. He has been seen using an SP-1200 to recreate Intro in 2026.
What plugins does Alan Braxe use?
Alan Braxe has said they use Max for Live and the Granulator instrument inside Ableton Live, telling Attack Magazine in 2014 that Granulator was amazing.
What audio interface does Alan Braxe use?
Alan Braxe has said they use a Universal Audio 2192 converter, telling Attack Magazine that conversion is the key.
What reverb does Alan Braxe use?
Alan Braxe has said they use a Strymon BlueSky because it only has a few settings, plus a Moog MF-104M delay he called amazing.
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Alan Braxe is the French house producer behind Intro with Fred Falke and one third of Stardust, who made Music Sounds Better With You. This guide covers the samplers, synths, software and outboard he has named in studio interviews from 2012 to 2026.
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