Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It’s extremely user-friendly and the constant updates never cease to improve an already solid software.”
Said in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Breakbot has named Ableton Live as his DAW and the Arturia V Collection for synth plugins. He has said he plays a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard and a Yamaha U3 piano, and the studio he shares with Irfane holds a Prophet-5, a Roland CR-78 and Amey monitors.
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Arturia
V Collection“I love playing with Arturia’s recreations of real synths, the Arturia V Collection.”
Said in MusicTech: Breakbot and Irfane on Remedy, April 2022
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Yamaha
U3 upright piano“nothing replaces the warm feeling of playing a real piano. I was just given a Yamaha U3 for my birthday”
Said in 15 Questions: Breakbot & Irfane about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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Nord
Nord Lead“I use the Nord Lead keyboard to play piano and synth sounds during the set.”
Said in DJ Mag: In the Studio with Breakbot, December 2012
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What studio gear Breakbot uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It’s extremely user-friendly and the constant updates never cease to improve an already solid software.”
Said in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
Has said they use
Arturia
V Collection“I love playing with Arturia’s recreations of real synths, the Arturia V Collection.”
Said in MusicTech: Breakbot and Irfane on Remedy, April 2022
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard“I used Native Instruments' “komplete kontrol” a lot these past few years.”
Said in 15 Questions: Breakbot & Irfane about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
Keys
Has said they use
Yamaha
U3 upright piano“nothing replaces the warm feeling of playing a real piano. I was just given a Yamaha U3 for my birthday”
Said in 15 Questions: Breakbot & Irfane about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
Stage
Behringer
BCR2000 MIDI controller
Has said they use
Behringer
BCR2000 MIDI controller“I use a Mac with Ableton Live and a Behringer BCR2000 midi controller.”
Said in DJ Mag: In the Studio with Breakbot, December 2012
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Has said they use
Nord
Nord Lead“I use the Nord Lead keyboard to play piano and synth sounds during the set.”
Said in DJ Mag: In the Studio with Breakbot, December 2012
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM mixer
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM mixer“I also use a Pioneer DJM mixer for EQs and effects.”
Said in DJ Mag: In the Studio with Breakbot, December 2012
Apple
Mac computer
Has said they use
Apple
Mac computerSaid in DJ Mag: In the Studio with Breakbot, December 2012
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Studio shared with Irfane
Has said they use
Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106Said in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
Has said they use
Fender
Rhodes electric pianoSaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
Has said they use
Fender
TwinSaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
Has said they use
AKG
C12B microphone
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Amey
Studio monitors
Has said they use
Amey
Studio monitorsSaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Ursa Major
Space Station SST-282
Has said they use
Ursa Major
Space Station SST-282Said in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Has said they use
TAL Software
TAL-ChorusSaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
Lexicon
Super Prime Time delay
Has said they use
Lexicon
Super Prime Time delaySaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Korg
Stage Echo
Has said they use
Korg
Stage EchoSaid in MusicRadar: Breakbot & Irfane interview, March 2022
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Records that shaped me
Justice
We Are Your Friends
Has said they love
Justice
We Are Your Friends“When I first listened to Justice’s We Are Your Friends nearly 20 years ago, something changed”
Said in MusicTech: Breakbot and Irfane on Remedy, April 2022
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Questions
About Breakbot's gear.
What DAW does Breakbot use?
Breakbot has said he works in Ableton Live. He told MusicRadar in 2022 that he started on FL Studio, moved to Reason and installed his first copy of Ableton about 12 years earlier.
What plugins does Breakbot use?
Breakbot has said he is a big fan of the Arturia V Collection and that many of the duo's sounds come from it. Irfane has named TAL-Chorus as a plugin the pair reach for often.
What synth does Breakbot use?
Breakbot and Irfane have named a Prophet-5 and a Juno-106 in their shared studio. In 2012 Breakbot said he played a Nord Lead on stage for piano and synth sounds.
What MIDI keyboard does Breakbot use?
Breakbot has said he played a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard a lot in recent years. His 2012 live rig paired Ableton Live with a Behringer BCR2000 controller.
What studio monitors does Breakbot use?
Irfane has said the studio he shares with Breakbot runs on near custom monitors from the French maker Amey, which let the duo mix their records there.
What piano does Breakbot play?
Breakbot has said he was given a Yamaha U3 upright piano for his birthday, and told MusicTech in 2022 that nothing makes him happier than playing it.
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Breakbot is Thibaut Berland, the Paris producer behind the Ed Banger disco-funk records made with singer Irfane. This guide covers the software, keyboards and live rig he has named in interviews, plus the shared studio he works in with Irfane.
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