Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live for sequencing and Pro Tools for recording and mixing.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Clean Bandit's Jack Patterson has said he sequences in Ableton Live and records and mixes in Pro Tools, with Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, ATC SCM110ASL monitors, a Nord Wave 2, Roland Juno-106 and the u-he Diva plugin. Grace Chatto plays an NS Design electric cello and Luke Patterson plays Sakae drums.
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Avid
Pro Tools“Also, comping vocals in Pro Tools is a dream.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
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Ableton
Operator“My absolute workhorse is Operator.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
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u-he
Diva“It's kind of like a Frankenstein of synths.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
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Valhalla DSP
ValhallaVintageVerb“It sounds very digital but there's something about the way it modulates.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
What studio gear Clean Bandit uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live for sequencing and Pro Tools for recording and mixing.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“Also, comping vocals in Pro Tools is a dream.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Has said they use
Ableton
Operator“My absolute workhorse is Operator.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“It's kind of like a Frankenstein of synths.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
ValhallaVintageVerb“It sounds very digital but there's something about the way it modulates.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla Shimmer“Shimmer I've used an awful lot. It's amazing.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Sonnox
Oxford EQ
Has said they use
Sonnox
Oxford EQ“I really like the Oxford and the Massenburg EQs.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Universal Audio
Massenburg DesignWorks MDWEQ5
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Massenburg DesignWorks MDWEQ5Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo x8“For AD/DA I use Apollo x8 and x8p and a Ferrofish A32 for ADAT expansion. I love the UAD ecosystem so much.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Also at
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo x8pSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Ferrofish
A32 AD/DA converter
Has said they use
Ferrofish
A32 AD/DA converterSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Solid State Logic
G384 Bus Compressor
Has said they use
Solid State Logic
G384 Bus CompressorSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Has said they use
AMS Neve
8816 summing mixer“To recreate the analogue summing I use a Neve 8816 summing mixer, which just makes things sound better.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Akai Professional
EWI (1980s analog)
Has said they use
Akai Professional
EWI (1980s analog)“My 1980s analog Akai EWI sits proudly here too!”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Monitoring
ATC
SCM110ASL
Has said they use
ATC
SCM110ASL“My main speakers are a pair of ATC 110ASLs, and I also use Dynaudio BM15a and Yamaha NS10s.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Has said they use
Dynaudio
BM15ASaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Yamaha
NS-10M
Has said they use
Yamaha
NS-10M“If you can get it sounding good on them, you're laughing.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Behringer
K10S subwoofer
Has said they use
Behringer
K10S subwooferSaid in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
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Vocals
AMS Neve
1073 preamp
Has said they use
AMS Neve
1073 preamp“For most vocals I use a Neve 1073 paired with an 1176 or sometimes a Distressor.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 compressorSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Empirical Labs
DistressorSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Has said they use
Neumann
TLM 103“It's really bright and kind of just seems to work on everything.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Producing Clean Bandit, March 2017
Synths and keys
Has said they use
Nord
Wave 2“In terms of keyboards I love the Nord Wave 2, it feels so visceral when manipulating sounds.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“The Juno-106 I use all the time”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Korg
Polysix“This Polysix I brought back from Tokyo a few years ago when we were touring there.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Roland
SE-02“it's so fun and is just pure filth.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
Z-DSP Eurorack module
Has said they use
Tiptop Audio
Z-DSP Eurorack module“Having a hardware version of the Valhalla reverb is mad.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Fender
Rhodes Mk II
Has said they use
Fender
Rhodes Mk II“This is my Mk II Fender Rhodes.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Yamaha
U3 upright piano“My Yamaha U3 is one of my most beloved pieces of gear.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
Wurlitzer
Butterfly piano
Has said they use
Wurlitzer
Butterfly piano“This is a Wurlitzer Butterfly piano that I got from an old lady in Edinburgh.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my Studio, Clean Bandit, August 2021
No store page for this one.
Strings
NS Design
Electric Cello CR
SponsoredUses
NS Design
Electric Cello CRSaid in NS Design artist page: Grace Chatto, Electric Cello CR, October 2026
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Drums
Sakae
Celestial Mappa drum kit
SponsoredHas said they use
“The sound these drums produce is incomparable”
Said in MMR: Sakae adds Clean Bandit drummer to artist list, January 2016
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Sakae
Maple Effect snare
SponsoredHas said they use
Sakae
Maple Effect snareSaid in MMR: Sakae adds Clean Bandit drummer to artist list, January 2016
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Sakae
Bubinga 13 inch snare
SponsoredHas said they use
Said in MMR: Sakae adds Clean Bandit drummer to artist list, January 2016
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Has said they use
Roland
SPD-SXSaid in ICMP: Luke Patterson visits the ICMP for a Masterclass, April 2016
Questions
About Clean Bandit's gear.
What DAW does Clean Bandit use?
Jack Patterson has said he uses Ableton Live for sequencing and Pro Tools for recording and mixing. He told Sound On Sound that comping vocals in Pro Tools is a dream.
What plugins does Clean Bandit use?
Jack Patterson has named Ableton's Operator as his workhorse synth (the Rather Be riff came from it), u-he Diva for bass and pads, ValhallaVintageVerb and ValhallaShimmer for reverb, and the Oxford and Massenburg EQs.
What synth does Clean Bandit use?
In his studio Jack Patterson has said he plays a Nord Wave 2, a Roland Juno-106, a Korg Polysix and a Roland SE-02, and he also owns a Roland SH-09 and a Tiptop Audio Z-DSP Eurorack module.
What studio monitors does Clean Bandit use?
Jack Patterson has said his main speakers are ATC SCM110ASLs, alongside Dynaudio BM15As and Yamaha NS10s, with a Behringer K10S sub.
What audio interface does Clean Bandit use?
Jack Patterson has said he uses Universal Audio Apollo x8 and x8p interfaces with a Ferrofish A32 for ADAT expansion.
What cello does Grace Chatto play?
NS Design lists Grace Chatto as an artist on its Electric Cello CR.
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Clean Bandit are the British group of Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto and Luke Patterson, known for mixing classical strings with dance pop on hits like Rather Be and Rockabye. This guide covers Jack's London studio, Grace's electric cello and Luke's drum setup.
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