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Steinberg
Cubase“I use Cubase for scoring and Logic Pro for stem mixing and electronic music production.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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BT has said he works in Cubase, Logic Pro and Ableton Live daily, plus FL Studio, REAPER, Reason and Bitwig. His plugins include iZotope RX, Stutter Edit 2, oeksound Soothe2 and Kontakt, with a Roland Jupiter-8, Lynx Aurora(n) interface, M-Audio BX5 monitors and ATCs.
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Logic ProSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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Ableton
Live“But I use Ableton Live just for fun.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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FL Studio“I also use FL studio for neuro bass sound design”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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DAWs
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I use Cubase for scoring and Logic Pro for stem mixing and electronic music production.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Apple
Logic ProSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“But I use Ableton Live just for fun.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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FL Studio“I also use FL studio for neuro bass sound design”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Has said they use
Reason Studios
ReasonSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Bitwig
Bitwig StudioSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Cycling '74
MaxPlugins
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Harmor
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HarmorSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Vienna Symphonic Library
Vienna Ensemble Pro
Has said they use
Vienna Symphonic Library
Vienna Ensemble ProSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“It's 3,200 instances of Kontakt and a plethora of software instruments summed to a 32-track stem template.”
Has said they use
oeksound
soothe2“It's one of the most useful plugins I've ever used.”
Has said they use
iZotope
RX“For me hands down RX and Stutter Edit 2.”
Has said they use
Has said they use
iZotope
Trash“I absolutely LOVE the new Trash as well and am so excited they made that.”
Has said they use
Softube
Channel strip plugins
Has said they use
Softube
Channel strip pluginsSaid in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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Plugin Alliance
Channel strip plugins
Has said they use
Plugin Alliance
Channel strip pluginsSaid in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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Spitfire Audio
Felt pianos
Has said they use
Spitfire Audio
Felt pianosSaid in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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Studio
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-8“the Roland Jupiter-8 is normaled through an EAR 660 compressor into a Lynx Aurora(n) interface”
Has said they use
Moog
Memorymoog“My MemoryMoog is on her way home.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
Fairlight
CMI
Has said they use
Fairlight
CMI“The CMI Fairlight. I've wanted one since I was a kid”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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EAR
660 compressor
Has said they use
Said in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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Has said they use
Lynx Studio Technology
Aurora(n) interface
Has said they use
Ensoniq
DP/4+ effects processorSaid in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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Roland
SRV-330 reverb
Has said they use
Roland
SRV-330 reverbSaid in BT goes deep on his plugins: "There isn't a producer on the planet that won't want this", May 2024
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M-Audio
BX5 monitors
Has said they use
M-Audio
BX5 monitors“I use M-Audio BX5 speakers with a PreSonus sub for my nearfields and surround monitors.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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PreSonus
Subwoofer
Has said they use
PreSonus
SubwooferSaid in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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ATC
Studio monitors
Has said they use
“Those are for critical listening only and not day-to-day mixing.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: BT's multi-rig synth utopia, September 2020
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Questions
About BT's gear.
What DAW does BT use?
He has said he works in Cubase for scoring, Logic Pro for stem mixing and electronic production and Ableton Live for fun, all daily, plus FL Studio for neuro bass design, REAPER, Reason and Bitwig.
What plugins does BT use?
In 2024 he named iZotope RX and Stutter Edit 2, iZotope Trash, oeksound Soothe2, Wavesfactory Trackspacer, Softube and Plugin Alliance channel strips, Spitfire Felt pianos and thousands of Kontakt instances in Vienna Ensemble Pro.
What synth does BT use?
He has named a Roland Jupiter-8, which he has run through an EAR 660 compressor, a Memorymoog and a Fairlight CMI.
What studio monitors does BT use?
M-Audio BX5 speakers with a PreSonus sub for nearfields and surround, and ATC monitors for critical listening only.
What audio interface does BT use?
A Lynx Aurora(n), which his Jupiter-8 and EAR 660 compressor feed into.
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