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What DAW does Charli xcx use?

On Tape Notes, Charli xcx said she writes and cuts vocals with Auto-Tune on, and her Brat producers named Serum, a Pulsar-23 drum machine, Logic and Pro Tools. Mixdown has seen her home studio built around Logic Pro, an Apogee Quartet, Focal Alpha 65 Evo monitors and a Moog One, with a Lewitt LCT 540 Subzero on her live vocals.

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What DAW does Charli xcx use?

Mixdown calls Apple's Logic Pro her DAW of choice. On Tape Notes, George Daniel said a Brat track was done in Logic and then stemmed into Pro Tools for tidying before the mix.

Does Charli xcx use Auto-Tune?

Yes. On the Tape Notes episode about Brat she said: "Anytime I write, I'm using auto-tune. Anytime I'm cutting vocals, I'm using auto-tune."

What synths and drum machines were used on Brat?

On Tape Notes, A. G. Cook described building the chords on Apple with Serum, and George Daniel pointed to a Pulsar-23, an analogue drum machine, while breaking down Club Classics. Daniel also called the 808 and 909 drum palette the vibe of the record.

What microphone does Charli xcx sing into?

Mixdown reports that her front of house engineer called the Lewitt LCT 540 Subzero a staple of her live show, and that an Audio-Technica AT4050 appears in videos of her home studio.

What is Charli xcx reading?

In 2024 she told Billboard, quoted by Time Out, that the book she was reading was David Bailey's autobiography.

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Charli xcx is the English singer, songwriter and producer behind Brat, the 2024 album made with A. G. Cook and George Daniel. This guide covers the studio tools named in the Brat sessions on the Tape Notes podcast, the home studio and live gear in Mixdown's rundown, plus a record and a book she has named.

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