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Ableton
Live“I work with Ableton, VST plugins like Maschine, Komplete, Sub Boom Bass, and Splice”
Said in Beatportal: Dennis Cruz explores the Roots of his dance music journey, November 2021
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Dennis Cruz has said he works in Ableton with Native Instruments Maschine Studio for rhythms, Komplete 10 with a Komplete Kontrol keyboard, Rob Papen SubBoomBass and Splice, and a Roland TR-8. On his mix bus he has named a Pendulum OCL-2 compressor feeding an SPL Vitalizer MK2-T.
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Native Instruments
Maschine Studio“I absolutely love this! I use it to make my rhythms.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
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Roland
TR-8“This is a great recreation of the classic analogue Roland drum machines. It really works well for studio and live sets.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
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Native Instruments
Komplete 10
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Native Instruments
Komplete 10“Komplete 10 gives you amazing synths and samples and then total control with the keyboard.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
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Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard
Top 5Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard“I use it in all of my tracks!”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
What studio gear Dennis Cruz uses: a sourced gear guide
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Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I work with Ableton, VST plugins like Maschine, Komplete, Sub Boom Bass, and Splice”
Said in Beatportal: Dennis Cruz explores the Roots of his dance music journey, November 2021
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Maschine Studio“I absolutely love this! I use it to make my rhythms.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
Has said they use
Roland
TR-8“This is a great recreation of the classic analogue Roland drum machines. It really works well for studio and live sets.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
Native Instruments
Komplete 10
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete 10“Komplete 10 gives you amazing synths and samples and then total control with the keyboard.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
No store page for this one.
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard“I use it in all of my tracks!”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
Rob Papen
SubBoomBass
Has said they use
Rob Papen
SubBoomBassSaid in Beatportal: Dennis Cruz explores the Roots of his dance music journey, November 2021
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Splice
Splice
Has said they use
Splice
SpliceSaid in Beatportal: Dennis Cruz explores the Roots of his dance music journey, November 2021
Pendulum Audio
OCL-2 compressor
Has said they use
Pendulum Audio
OCL-2 compressor“A very clean analog compressor. I use it on the mix”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
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SPL
Vitalizer MK2-T
Has said they use
“with this one I spread the stereo image of the track and also add more harmonics on the high frequency”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio, Dennis Cruz, August 2016
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Questions
About Dennis Cruz's gear.
What DAW does Dennis Cruz use?
Ableton. He told Beatportal in 2021 that he works with Ableton alongside plugins like Maschine, Komplete, Sub Boom Bass and Splice.
What drum machine does Dennis Cruz use?
A Roland TR-8, which he has called a great recreation of the classic Roland drum machines for studio and live sets, plus Native Instruments Maschine Studio for making rhythms.
What plugins does Dennis Cruz use?
Native Instruments Komplete 10, Rob Papen SubBoomBass and Splice, controlled from a Komplete Kontrol keyboard.
What MIDI keyboard does Dennis Cruz use?
A Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard. He has said it makes it fast to automate synth parameters and use the arpeggiator and scale modes.
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