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Ableton
Live“Everything is centered around a fast workflow in Ableton Live, but we always make sure to integrate hardware gear to give the sound its own unique character.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
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10 items · Last checked What DJ gear does Benny Benassi use?
Benny Benassi uses Ableton Live at the center of a studio shared with cousin Alle, mixed with hardware, and DJs on turntables, CDJs and Pioneer DJ mixers (DJ Life, 2026). Benny Benassi has been seen using the RCF Iconica signature headphones and has said they started on a Korg M1.
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJs“I still use turntables, CDJs, and Pioneer DJ mixers, updating them as I go.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-600“adoro il mixer Pioneer 600 per i suoi effetti”
Said in Future Style: Benassi Bros. exclusive interview, April 2005
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-1000“CD player CDJ1000 Pioneer”
Said in Future Style: Benassi Bros. exclusive interview, April 2005
What studio gear Benny Benassi uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Uses
Ableton
Live“Everything is centered around a fast workflow in Ableton Live, but we always make sure to integrate hardware gear to give the sound its own unique character.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
DJ booth
Uses
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJs“I still use turntables, CDJs, and Pioneer DJ mixers, updating them as I go.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJ mixers“I still use turntables, CDJs, and Pioneer DJ mixers, updating them as I go.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
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SponsoredSeen using
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-600“adoro il mixer Pioneer 600 per i suoi effetti”
Said in Future Style: Benassi Bros. exclusive interview, April 2005
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-1000“CD player CDJ1000 Pioneer”
Said in Future Style: Benassi Bros. exclusive interview, April 2005
Find it on
Has said they use
Technics
Turntables“live on stage i piatti classici Technics”
Said in Future Style: Benassi Bros. exclusive interview, April 2005
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Where it started
Has said they use
Korg
M1“a Korg M1, which was a staple back then for house basslines and pianos”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here“Some of Pink Floyd's work is definitely among my all-time favorite albums, like Wish You Were Here.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
Buy
Has said they love
Daft Punk
Discovery“For me, they remain an absolute point of reference, like Discovery.”
Said in DJ Life: Benny Benassi: Satisfaction [Interview], May 2026
Questions
About Benny Benassi's gear.
What DAW does Benny Benassi use?
Benny Benassi uses Ableton Live. In a 2026 DJ Life interview Benny Benassi said everything in the studio with cousin Alle is centered around a fast workflow in Ableton Live, with hardware added for character.
What headphones does Benny Benassi use?
Benny Benassi has been seen using the RCF Iconica, a headphone RCF developed with Benny Benassi in 2015. RCF reported Benny Benassi wearing them for a hometown show in Reggio Emilia.
What DJ gear does Benny Benassi use?
Benny Benassi uses turntables, CDJs and Pioneer DJ mixers, updated over time (DJ Life, 2026). In 2005 Benny Benassi named Technics turntables, the Pioneer DJM-600 mixer for its effects and the Pioneer CDJ-1000.
What synth did Benny Benassi start with?
Benny Benassi has said the first studio with cousin Alle had a 16-channel mixer, a Roland sampler and a Korg M1, used for house basslines and pianos (DJ Life, 2026).
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Benny Benassi is an Italian DJ and producer from Reggio Emilia, behind Satisfaction and the Grammy-winning remix of Bring the Noise. This guide covers the studio and DJ booth gear Benny Benassi has named in interviews, the RCF signature headphones, and the records Benny Benassi has said they love.
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