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FL Studio“At the end of 2012, when I discovered FL Studio.”
Said in Crankdat: Re-Cranked (DJ Times), March 2018
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10 items · Last checked What DAW does Crankdat use?
Crankdat has said they use FL Studio, the DAW they discovered in 2012, with a UA Apollo Twin at home. For sound design they have said they use Serum, Xpand!2, TyrellN6, Massive, Ableton Wavetable and EastWest Play, plus RC-20 Retro Color and Softube Saturation Knob for effects.
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Apollo Twin“When I'm at home, I use my UA Apollo Twin for the in-box plug-ins.”
Said in Crankdat: Re-Cranked (DJ Times), March 2018
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Xfer Records
Serum“Serum is Serum - essential!”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
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Xpand!2“Super easy to use and layer sounds with.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
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TyrellN6Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
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FL Studio“At the end of 2012, when I discovered FL Studio.”
Said in Crankdat: Re-Cranked (DJ Times), March 2018
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo Twin“When I'm at home, I use my UA Apollo Twin for the in-box plug-ins.”
Said in Crankdat: Re-Cranked (DJ Times), March 2018
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“Serum is Serum - essential!”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
Has said they use
AIR
Xpand!2“Super easy to use and layer sounds with.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
Has said they use
u-he
TyrellN6Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“The filters are excellent and pair great with modern day processing for ridiculously heavy sounds.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
Has said they use
Ableton
Wavetable“Ableton Wavetable is fun because of how easy it is.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
EastWest
Play
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EastWest
Play“EastWest Play is what I use when Xpand! 2 doesn't have quite an organic enough sound for me.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
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Mixing
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XLN Audio
RC-20 Retro Color“RC-20 is an incredible analog-effect plugin. It is excellent at giving that lo-fi feel.”
Said in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
Has said they use
Softube
Saturation KnobSaid in Plugins & Gear used by Crankdat (We Rave You), February 2022
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What DAW does Crankdat use?
Crankdat has said they use FL Studio, which they discovered at the end of 2012, telling DJ Times they produce mostly on a laptop and keep the setup minimal.
What plugins does Crankdat use?
Crankdat has said they use Serum, Xpand!2, u-he TyrellN6, Native Instruments Massive, Ableton Wavetable and EastWest Play for sounds, and XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color and Softube Saturation Knob for effects (We Rave You, 2022).
What synth does Crankdat use?
Crankdat works in software: they have said they use Xfer Serum, calling it essential, along with Native Instruments Massive for heavy wavetable sounds and u-he TyrellN6 for analog-style presets.
What audio interface does Crankdat use?
Crankdat has said they use a Universal Audio Apollo Twin at home for its in-box plug-ins (DJ Times, 2018).
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