Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“For our DAW we use Ableton (for now)”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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26 items · Last checked What DAW does Dada Life use?
Dada Life have said they produce in Ableton Live, on Focal Trio6 Be monitors with a SubPac for bass. Stefan Engblom has said he loves his Roland TB-303, MC-202 and ARP Odyssey, and the duo have named Native Instruments Massive, Razor and VC compressors plus reFX Nexus2 as plugins they rely on.
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Bitwig
Bitwig Studio“We are actually beta testers for Bitwig”
Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
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Top 5Seen using
Yamaha
NS-10Seen in MusicRadar: In pictures, Dada Life's Stockholm studio, January 2012
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Top 5Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 plugin“I think the UAD version of it sounds so banging close and without any noise.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Top 5Has said they love
ARP
Odyssey“For the ARP, I actually love the soft synth version of it so much that I felt I needed a hardware version of it”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
What studio gear Dada Life uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“For our DAW we use Ableton (for now)”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
PreSonus
Studio One 3
Has said they use
PreSonus
Studio One 3“At the moment I’m testing PreSonus Studio One 3”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Has said they use
Bitwig
Bitwig Studio“We are actually beta testers for Bitwig”
Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Focal
Trio6 Be
Has said they use
Focal
Trio6 Be“I now use the Trio6 Be monitors from Focal”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Seen using
Yamaha
NS-10Seen in MusicRadar: In pictures, Dada Life's Stockholm studio, January 2012
SubPac
S1
Has said they use
SubPac
S1“Once you go SubPac, you never go back!”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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API
Lunchbox preamp and EQ
Has said they use
“In the API lunchbox, I use the pre-amp and EQ for vocals.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Rocktron
Banshee talk box
Has said they use
Rocktron
Banshee talk box“The Banshee talkbox was used on our track ‘One Smile’.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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On tour
SubPac
S2
Has said they use
Plugins
Sonarworks
Reference 3
Has said they use
Sonarworks
Reference 3“my room now sounds amazing – I can’t live without it!”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 plugin“I think the UAD version of it sounds so banging close and without any noise.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
reFX
Nexus2
Has said they use
reFX
Nexus2“Nexus2 has got some great presets”
Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Has said they use
Ableton
Operator“Operator is great for basses and can certainly hold its own against Massive or Sylenth.”
Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Has said they use
Native Instruments
MassiveSaid in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Has said they use
Native Instruments
RazorSaid in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Alicia's KeysSaid in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
Native Instruments
RC 48
Has said they use
Native Instruments
RC 48Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
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Native Instruments
VC 76
Has said they use
Native Instruments
VC 76“The big surprise for us, though, was the quality of the VC series compressors”
Said in MusicRadar: Dada Life talk sound, science and sausage, April 2015
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SponsoredHas said they use
Dada Life
Sausage Fattener“The Sausage Fattener is basically like this in the background but with a really simple interface.”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures, Dada Life's Stockholm studio, January 2012
Synths
Has said they love
ARP
Odyssey“For the ARP, I actually love the soft synth version of it so much that I felt I needed a hardware version of it”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
Has said they use
Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog Voyager“every time I do play with it I get a nice warm feeling inside.”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
Has said they love
Roland
TB-303 Bass Line“The TB-303 is one of my favourite items”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
Has said they love
Roland
MC-202“The MC-202 can also go acid – I love how these babies can scream!”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
Daily rituals
Philips
Blue light therapy lamp
Has said they love
Philips
Blue light therapy lamp“I actually feel energised after it’s been on”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Records that shaped them
Human Resource
Dominator
Has said they love
Human Resource
Dominator“That one sound is breathtaking!”
Said in Attack Magazine: My Studio, Dada Life, April 2016
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Questions
About Dada Life's gear.
What DAW does Dada Life use?
They have said they moved from Logic to Ableton Live. In 2016 Stefan Engblom said he was testing PreSonus Studio One 3, and in 2015 they said they were beta testers for Bitwig.
What studio monitors does Dada Life use?
Stefan Engblom has said his monitors are Focal Trio6 Be, with a SubPac strapped to his chair to feel the bass. Yamaha NS10s were also seen in their Stockholm studio.
What plugins does Dada Life use?
They have named Native Instruments Massive, Razor, Alicia's Keys, RC 48 and the VC compressors, reFX Nexus2, Ableton Operator, the UAD 1176 and Sonarworks Reference 3, plus their own Sausage Fattener.
What synth does Dada Life use?
Stefan Engblom has said he loves his Roland TB-303 and MC-202 and a hardware ARP Odyssey. He also showed a Roland Alpha Juno-2 and a Moog Voyager in their studio.
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