Top 5Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Depending on how I feel at the time, I'll switch between using Logic 10, Ableton 11 or FruityLoops on another computer.”
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Channel Tres has said he switches between Logic Pro, Ableton Live and FL Studio, tracks hardware into Pro Tools, and works with Waves, Soundtoys, Komplete and Roland Cloud. He has said he loves his Moog Sub 37 and Juno-106, and he travels with a Maschine and an MPK mini.
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Ableton
Live“I often lie on my bed, slip into Ableton and start chopping samples.”
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FL Studio“With FruityLoops, it's really fun to click into the drums and try to make a drill or trap beat.”
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Avid
Pro Tools“I also like sessions where I'm just using analogue gear and there are no computers involved apart from recording everything into Pro Tools.”
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What studio gear Channel Tres uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Depending on how I feel at the time, I'll switch between using Logic 10, Ableton 11 or FruityLoops on another computer.”
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I often lie on my bed, slip into Ableton and start chopping samples.”
Has said they use
Image-Line
FL Studio“With FruityLoops, it's really fun to click into the drums and try to make a drill or trap beat.”
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“I also like sessions where I'm just using analogue gear and there are no computers involved apart from recording everything into Pro Tools.”
Has said they use
Novation
Circuit Rhythm
Plugins
Waves
Waves plugin bundle
Has said they use
Waves
Waves plugin bundle“I love using the Waves bundle, Soundtoys and I've got the Native Instruments' Komplete bundle and Roland Cloud.”
Has said they use
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete
Has said they use
Roland
Roland Cloud“I'm a fan of using vintage simulators and instruments because that type of sound is appealing”
Synths
Has said they use
Moog
Sub 37“The cool thing about the Sub 37 is that it has built-in modular features, so I can still play in that world.”
Also at
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I also love my Juno-106”
Has said they use
Yamaha
reface“You can put batteries in it and don't have to plug it into anything”
Has said they use
Novation
Bass Station II“Lately, I've been playing around with the Novation Bass Station II and their Circuit Rhythm sampler.”
Travel setup
Seen using
Native Instruments
Maschine+“The MASCHINE is a sampler and a drum machine, basically an updated version of the old MPCs.”
Seen in Essentials: Channel Tres (Hypebeast), April 2022
Seen using
Akai Professional
MPK Mini“I take the MPK to the studio with me mostly.”
Seen in Essentials: Channel Tres (Hypebeast), April 2022
Sony
Sony studio headphones
Seen using
“They're the first headphones I got when I started producing so I always get this brand.”
Seen in Essentials: Channel Tres (Hypebeast), April 2022
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DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ players“they were like "We're not going to book him if he's DJing on his laptop" so I learned CDJs.”
Said in Singer and producer Channel Tres on being yourself (The Creative Independent), October 2020
Tour bag
Panasonic
Panasonic 90x Camcorder
Has said they use
Panasonic
Panasonic 90x Camcorder“I've been shooting rehearsal and background stuff, or if I see something on the street that's random.”
Said in Essentials: Channel Tres (Hypebeast), April 2022
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Has said they love
Workman Publishing
Keep Going by Austin Kleon“It's a great way for me to stay positive during the creative process”
Said in Essentials: Channel Tres (Hypebeast), April 2022
Downtime
Sony
PlayStation
Has said they use
Sony
PlayStation“I play NBA 2K, I just bought a PlayStation while I was on tour”
Said in Channel Tres Is Turning Up the Volume (NOTION), October 2020
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Questions
About Channel Tres's gear.
What DAW does Channel Tres use?
Channel Tres told MusicRadar in 2023 that he switches between Logic, Ableton and FL Studio depending on how he feels, and that hardware-only sessions get recorded into Pro Tools.
What plugins does Channel Tres use?
He has said he loves the Waves bundle and Soundtoys, and that he has Native Instruments Komplete and Roland Cloud for vintage-style instruments (MusicRadar, 2023).
What synth does Channel Tres use?
He has named a Moog Sub 37, a Roland Juno-106 and a battery-powered Yamaha reface keyboard, and said he has been playing with the Novation Bass Station II (MusicRadar, 2023).
What MIDI keyboard does Channel Tres use?
In his 2022 Hypebeast Essentials he showed an Akai Professional MPK mini, which he said he takes to the studio to play keys and synth leads.
What headphones does Channel Tres use?
He showed a pair of Sony studio headphones in Hypebeast Essentials (2022) and said they were the first headphones he got when he started producing, so he always gets that brand.
What sampler does Channel Tres use?
He has said he makes beats and chops samples on a Native Instruments Maschine, and that he has been playing with the Novation Circuit Rhythm sampler.
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Channel Tres is the Compton producer, DJ and vocalist behind Controller, 6am and the albums Head Rush and Enigma POV. This guide covers the DAWs, plugins, synths and travel setup he has named in interviews, plus a few things he keeps close off the clock.
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