Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I just use Ableton really. I still live and breathe Ableton. We use that very much in our live shows.”
Photo: Amnesia Ibiza · CC BY 2.0
Independent research by truerecs. Not affiliated with, endorsed or verified by Chase & Status. Every item links to its public source.
9 items · Last checked What DAW does Chase & Status use?
Will Kennard has said he works in Ableton Live, while Saul Milton has said he still writes in Steinberg Cubase on an M1 Mac mini. The duo have said they lean on Native Instruments Kontakt, picked up FL Studio for drill beats, and praised the Damage library.
truerecs may earn from links on this page.
In stores now
Shop Chase & Status's setup.
Top 5
Where to start with Chase & Status's gear.
01
02
Top 5Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I'm still deep-rooted in the past. I'm on Cubase.”
03
Top 5Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“We've obviously been using Kontakt for a lifetime. I still use it all the time now.”
04
Top 5Has said they use
Image-Line
FL Studio“I've been like learning how to use FL as well as using my Cubase”
05
Top 5Has said they use
Apple
Mac mini (M1)“I actually use an M1 Mac Mini rather than a laptop.”
What studio gear Chase & Status uses: a sourced gear guide
Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.
Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I just use Ableton really. I still live and breathe Ableton. We use that very much in our live shows.”
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I'm still deep-rooted in the past. I'm on Cubase.”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“We've obviously been using Kontakt for a lifetime. I still use it all the time now.”
Has said they use
Image-Line
FL Studio“I've been like learning how to use FL as well as using my Cubase”
Has said they use
Apple
Mac mini (M1)“I actually use an M1 Mac Mini rather than a laptop.”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Damage“We were hoping that no one would find out about the new Damage pack from NI but the secret's out. Pure sickness from the best in the biz.”
Said in Damage: Artists (Native Instruments), February 2013
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
New Order
Substance“I'd probably say Substance by New Order; they were one of the first big electronic acts I got into.”
Said in Interview: Chase & Status (Rocksucker), March 2011
Has said they love
The Prodigy
Music for the Jilted Generation“I would say Music for the Jilted Generation by The Prodigy.”
Said in Interview: Chase & Status (Rocksucker), March 2011
Buy
Has said they love
Stevie Wonder
Innervisions“And a Stevie Wonder album, probably... Innervisions; tracks like 'Golden Lady' and all that stuff were just amazing.”
Said in Interview: Chase & Status (Rocksucker), March 2011
Questions
About Chase & Status's gear.
What DAW does Chase & Status use?
In a 2022 Clash interview, Will Kennard said he lives and breathes Ableton Live, which they also run in their live shows. Saul Milton said he is still on Steinberg Cubase, and has also been learning FL Studio for drill beats.
What plugins does Chase & Status use?
Saul Milton has said they have been using Native Instruments Kontakt for a lifetime and still use it all the time. On Native Instruments' own artist page the duo praised the Damage percussion library.
What computer does Saul Milton of Chase & Status use?
Saul Milton told Clash in 2022 that he works on an Apple M1 Mac mini rather than a laptop.
What albums inspired Chase & Status?
Asked in a 2011 Rocksucker interview to name three albums of all time, one half of the duo named Substance by New Order, Music for the Jilted Generation by The Prodigy and Innervisions by Stevie Wonder.
Related gear guides
Setups that share gear with Chase & Status.
TheFatRat
EDM and big room
38 itemsSee TheFatRat's gear →
Tritonal
Trance
33 itemsSee Tritonal's gear →
BT
Trance
29 itemsSee BT's gear →
Sub Focus
Drum and bass and jungle
44 itemsSee Sub Focus's gear →
deadmau5
Progressive house
38 itemsSee deadmau5's gear →
Laidback Luke
EDM and big room
35 itemsSee Laidback Luke's gear →
C&
Chase & Status
About this guide · Last checked
Chase & Status are the London drum and bass duo of Saul Milton and Will Kennard. This guide covers the software and studio tools they have talked about in interviews, plus three albums the duo named as the greatest of all time.
truerecs put this guide together from public videos, interviews and posts. Each item says how we know and links to the source. Chase & Status didn't write it or choose anything on it. How we source gear guides.
Report an error or ask for removal. We fix or remove within 72 hours. You don't need to sign up.
Are you Chase & Status?
Claim this page to make it yours: verify with your Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, keep what's right, drop what isn't, and add your own.
Claim this pagetruerecs gear guides are independent research from public sources, not made or approved by the artist. Store buttons on this page may be affiliate links: truerecs may earn a commission when you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. Chase & Status isn't paid for them. Report an error or ask for removal. Full disclosure.