Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Everything is recorded in Session View on Ableton before I start to search for the right sounds.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Ben Böhmer has said they use Ableton Live, u-he Diva, Spectrasonics Omnisphere and a Yamaha B2 silent piano in the studio, with Neumann KH 310 and KRK VXT6 monitors. On stage they have said they use an RME Fireface UC, Allen & Heath Xone:K2 controllers and a Korg minilogue xd.
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Top 5Has said they use
u-he
Diva“It's by far my most used and loved synth plugin because it emulates most of the classic analogue synths but in a really rough, warm and imperfect way.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Top 5Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“I've been using Omnisphere for six or seven years but whenever I open it I feel like there are millions of sounds that I still haven't listened to.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Top 5Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“I had a track written called Evermore and used Kontakt strings for that”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Top 5Seen using
Rob Papen
RP-DistortSeen in Ben Böhmer In The Studio: Beyond Beliefs | Ableton Tutorial, October 2021
What studio gear Ben Böhmer uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Everything is recorded in Session View on Ableton before I start to search for the right sounds.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
Has said they use
Yamaha
B2 SILENT Piano“B2 silent upright, which is a real piano with strings inside and sounds lovely but it has a MIDI function so whatever I play goes straight into the computer.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Universal Audio
Audio interface
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Audio interface“I typically set up the piano so that the microphone goes into a UA interface and the MIDI function goes directly into the computer via USB.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
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Has said they use
Neumann
KH 310“In my studio I'm working in Ableton Live, with Neumann KH310 and KRK VXT6 speaker”
Said in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Has said they use
KRK
VXT6Said in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
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Plug-ins
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“It's by far my most used and loved synth plugin because it emulates most of the classic analogue synths but in a really rough, warm and imperfect way.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“I've been using Omnisphere for six or seven years but whenever I open it I feel like there are millions of sounds that I still haven't listened to.”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“I had a track written called Evermore and used Kontakt strings for that”
Said in Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production, September 2024
Seen using
Rob Papen
RP-DistortSeen in Ben Böhmer In The Studio: Beyond Beliefs | Ableton Tutorial, October 2021
Seen using
Soundtoys
CrystallizerSeen in Ben Böhmer In The Studio: Beyond Beliefs | Ableton Tutorial, October 2021
Stage
Has said they use
RME
Fireface UC“On stage I'm using a Computer with Ableton Live, the RME Fireface UC, 3x Allen & Heath Xone K2, the Korg Minilogue XD, the Eventide Space Reverb and an Akai Midimix.”
Said in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Has said they use
Allen & Heath
Xone:K2Said in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Has said they use
Korg
minilogue xdSaid in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Has said they use
Eventide
Space reverbSaid in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MIDImixSaid in Ben Böhmer Talks Hot Air Balloon Performance, "Phases" EP & More, September 2020
Questions
About Ben Böhmer's gear.
What DAW does Ben Böhmer use?
Ben Böhmer has said they use Ableton Live, recording piano ideas into Session View before searching for sounds, and running the live show from it.
What plugins does Ben Böhmer use?
Ben Böhmer has said they use u-he Diva, called their most used synth plugin, plus Spectrasonics Omnisphere and Native Instruments Kontakt. Rob Papen RP-Distort and Soundtoys Crystallizer were seen in a Beyond Beliefs project walkthrough.
What MIDI keyboard does Ben Böhmer use?
Ben Böhmer has said they use a Korg minilogue xd on stage, played mainly as a MIDI controller for u-he Diva. In the studio, a Yamaha B2 silent piano sends MIDI straight into the computer.
What studio monitors does Ben Böhmer use?
Ben Böhmer has said they use Neumann KH 310 and KRK VXT6 speakers in the studio.
What audio interface does Ben Böhmer use?
Ben Böhmer has said they use an RME Fireface UC on stage, and has described recording piano through a Universal Audio interface in the studio.
What controllers does Ben Böhmer use live?
Ben Böhmer has said they use three Allen & Heath Xone:K2 controllers, an Akai MIDImix for drum loops and an Eventide Space reverb pedal.
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Ben Böhmer is a Berlin-based melodic house producer and live act whose albums include Breathing, Begin Again and Bloom. This guide covers the software, keys, monitors and live controllers he has named in interviews and shown in his live setup videos.
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