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Amon Tobin has said he works in Steinberg Cubase and Symbolic Sound Kyma, with FabFilter, Soundtoys and the Kush Audio AR-1 as plugins. He has been seen using a Neumann M 49, BAE 1073, Audeze headphones and Neumann monitors, and uses an Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 drum machine.
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“I use Cubase because it's what I know best and because it's done a really good job of evolving over the years.”
“I like Fabfilter and Sound Toys for everyday stuff.”
“I like Fabfilter and Sound Toys for everyday stuff.”
“I think Kush Audio's AR-1 is one of the best emulation compressors.”
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“I use Cubase because it's what I know best and because it's done a really good job of evolving over the years.”
“Also I use Kyma, although I have to relearn it every time I look away for too long.”
“I was trying to find new, difficult things I could do with Kontakt”
“I like Fabfilter and Sound Toys for everyday stuff.”
“I like Fabfilter and Sound Toys for everyday stuff.”
“I think Kush Audio's AR-1 is one of the best emulation compressors.”
“Retro Instruments' Revolver on the master bus together with Manley Massive Passive EQ helped give mixes a depth of field sense”
“I think the RND EQs and diode bridge compressors had a lot to say about the overall sound”
“I love things like [Mutable Instruments] Rings”
“I also love simple things like Buchla and Eurorack stuff”
Amon Tobin told MusicRadar in 2021 that he works in Steinberg Cubase because it is what he knows best, and that he also works in Symbolic Sound's Kyma.
Amon Tobin has said he likes FabFilter and Soundtoys plugins for everyday work, and he called Kush Audio's AR-1 one of the strongest emulation compressors.
In episode three of his own studio tour series, Amon Tobin shows Audeze headphones running through an SPL headphone amp.
Episode five of Amon Tobin's studio tour series on his YouTube channel is dedicated to his Neumann speakers.
Amon Tobin has said he plays a Haken Continuum Fingerboard and works with Buchla and Eurorack modules such as Mutable Instruments Rings. In 2025 he posted a live session on an Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 drum machine.
In his studio tour, Amon Tobin shows a Neumann M 49 into a BAE 1073 preamp, plus an Earthworks QTC30 he used for foley recordings.
Amon Tobin is the Brazilian-born producer behind Supermodified, ISAM and How Do You Live, and the founder of Nomark Records. This guide covers the DAW, plugins, synths, outboard, mics and monitors he has named in interviews and shown in his own studio tour videos.
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