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Ableton
Live“I've been working in Ableton Live for a few years now. It's been my go-to DAW, as I can transfer my projects to a live setting pretty easily.”
Said in MusicTech: Anomalie on debut LP, Galerie, May 2022
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Anomalie has said Ableton Live is his go-to DAW, with Spectrasonics Omnisphere and Keyscape for most patches, Ableton's Wavetable, Serum, Vital and OB-Xd for synth sounds, and Soundtoys Little Plate and Little AlterBoy as effects. He has been seen playing a Roland A-88 controller on stage.
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“I've been a very solid Spectrasonics user for a couple years, so most of my patches come from Omnisphere's synths.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
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Spectrasonics
Keyscape“For pianos and Rhodes and all keyboards, Keyscape from Spectrasonics as well.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Wavetable“I've been using a bit of the new Wavetable synth recently for the newest tracks, which I brought to the live show as well.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
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Xfer Records
SerumSaid in Anomalie: Anomalie Sounds Vol.2 (Serum patches), September 2026
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Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I've been working in Ableton Live for a few years now. It's been my go-to DAW, as I can transfer my projects to a live setting pretty easily.”
Said in MusicTech: Anomalie on debut LP, Galerie, May 2022
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“I've been a very solid Spectrasonics user for a couple years, so most of my patches come from Omnisphere's synths.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Keyscape“For pianos and Rhodes and all keyboards, Keyscape from Spectrasonics as well.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
Has said they use
Ableton
Wavetable“I've been using a bit of the new Wavetable synth recently for the newest tracks, which I brought to the live show as well.”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
Has said they use
Xfer Records
SerumSaid in Anomalie: Anomalie Sounds Vol.2 (Serum patches), September 2026
Has said they use
Vital Audio
VitalSaid in Anomalie: Anomalie Sounds Vol.10 (Vital patches), September 2026
Has said they use
discoDSP
OB-XdSaid in Anomalie: Anomalie Sounds Vol.1 (OB-Xd patches), September 2026
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Little Plate“Little Plate is one of the best reverbs I've ever used. It's unmatched!”
Said in Soundtoys: Anomalie artist page, June 2021
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Little AlterBoy“I've used Little AlterBoy a lot for formant doubles on vocals or for weird tone transitions on mono synths. I love it so much.”
Said in Soundtoys: Anomalie artist page, June 2021
Recording
RØDE
Rode microphones (pair)
Has said they use
“For this album, I had two small Rødes for mic'ing my piano, which I moved around the instrument depending on the sound I was looking for.”
Said in MusicTech: Anomalie on debut LP, Galerie, May 2022
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Stage
Seen using
Seen using
Akai Professional
APC MiniSeen in Reverb: Ableton for Live Bands: Setting up a Full Performance with Anomalie, July 2019
Seen using
Seen using
Focusrite
Scarlett 2i2Seen in Reverb: Ableton for Live Bands: Setting up a Full Performance with Anomalie, July 2019
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Robert Glasper Experiment
Black Radio“Hearing Robert Glasper's Black Radio was definitely a big influence”
Said in Ableton: Anomalie: Keys, Chords and Beats, May 2019
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What DAW does Anomalie use?
Anomalie has said Ableton Live has been his go-to DAW for years because he can move projects to a live setting easily. His whole live band runs Ableton Live sessions on laptops, with patch changes automated in Arrangement view.
What plugins does Anomalie use?
He has said most of his patches come from Spectrasonics Omnisphere, with Keyscape for pianos and Rhodes sounds, and mostly Ableton stock effects. Soundtoys quotes him praising Little Plate reverb and Little AlterBoy for formant doubles on vocals.
What synth does Anomalie use?
Beyond Omnisphere, Anomalie has designed preset packs for Ableton's Wavetable, Xfer Serum, Vital and discoDSP OB-Xd, which he sells on his own site.
What MIDI keyboard does Anomalie use?
In a 2019 Reverb rig rundown, Anomalie was seen using a Roland A-88 MIDI controller with an Akai APC Mini and a Yamaha MX61, running into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2.
What microphones does Anomalie use?
For his album Galerie he has said he recorded his upright piano with two small Rode microphones, moving them around the instrument to find the sound.
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