Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It's so basic, but I'd say the Ableton Sampler”
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Diplo has said they use Ableton Live and its Sampler, Serum, Synplant and Output Arcade, plus Universal Audio Pultec and 1176 plugins on vocals and Serato for DJ sets. Diplo has been seen using a Teenage Engineering OP-1 and an Apogee Quartet interface.
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Output
Arcade“You can lock into a key, and if you're stuck for a melody or a change in the music you can find something random”
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Xfer Records
Serum“I'm into Serum and Synplant.”
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Sonic Charge
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What studio gear Diplo uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It's so basic, but I'd say the Ableton Sampler”
Has said they use
Output
Arcade“You can lock into a key, and if you're stuck for a melody or a change in the music you can find something random”
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“I'm into Serum and Synplant.”
Has said they use
Sonic Charge
SynplantHas said they use
Seen using
Apogee
QuartetSeen in Apogee Electronics: DIPLO producing, recording and mixing with Apogee Quartet, December 2012
Has said they use
Universal Audio
6176 Vintage Channel Strip“in our studios we have both a 6176 Vintage Channel Strip and a reissue 1176LN set up in our vocal chain.”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176LNSaid in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD-2 Satellite“with my touring schedule it wasn't until the UAD-2 Satellite became available that I considered getting involved with the UAD platform”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
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Universal Audio
UAD-2 DSP Accelerator card
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD-2 DSP Accelerator card“At the studio we have a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator card in one of our Mac Pros.”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
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Has said they use
Apple
Mac ProSaid in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
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Tour bag
Seen using
Teenage Engineering
OP-1Seen in GQ: 10 Things Diplo Can't Live Without, January 2020
Seen using
Seen using
Bose
Noise cancelling headphones
Seen using
Seen in Your EDM: GQ Interviews Diplo For 10 Things He Can't Live Without, January 2020
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Colgate
Wisp mini toothbrush
Seen using
Colgate
Wisp mini toothbrushSeen in Your EDM: GQ Interviews Diplo For 10 Things He Can't Live Without, January 2020
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Matchabar
Matcha drink
Seen using
Matchabar
Matcha drinkSeen in Your EDM: GQ Interviews Diplo For 10 Things He Can't Live Without, January 2020
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Fujifilm
Instant camera
Seen using
Fujifilm
Instant cameraSeen in Hypebeast: Essentials: Diplo, December 2012
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Samsung
Galaxy S III
Seen using
BlackBerry
BlackBerry Bold
Seen using
BlackBerry
BlackBerry BoldSeen in Hypebeast: Essentials: Diplo, December 2012
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Plugins
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Pultec EQP-1A plugin“For vocalists, I nearly always use the Pultec EQP 1-A and the 1176 Compressor.”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 pluginSaid in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Teletronix LA-3A plugin“the hard sounding kick/snare sound was run through the Teletronix LA-3A compressor plug-in once or twice”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Galaxy Tape Echo plugin“There was lots of Galaxy Tape Echo plug-in and FATSO Jr./Sr. Tape Sim and Compressor plug-in analog squashing going on.”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
FATSO Jr./Sr. Tape Sim. & CompressorSaid in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Universal Audio
Roland RE-201 Space Echo
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Roland RE-201 Space Echo“the choppy skipping vocals near the end were processed with the Roland RE-201 Space Echo”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder“So I've been trying out the UAD Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder Plug-In and the Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In.”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape RecorderSaid in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
iZotope
Stutter Edit“The live triggering of effects allows a musical approach to editing that really encourages experimentation.”
Said in iZotope: Diplo: Try and Try Again, June 2016
Seen using
Native Instruments
MassiveSeen in Hypebeast: Diplo Speaks on Native Instruments Komplete, October 2010
Seen using
Native Instruments
BatterySeen in Hypebeast: Diplo Speaks on Native Instruments Komplete, October 2010
Seen using
Native Instruments
KontaktSeen in Hypebeast: Diplo Speaks on Native Instruments Komplete, October 2010
Where it started
Sony / MAGIX
ACID 2.0
Has said they use
Sony / MAGIX
ACID 2.0“a kid gave me ACID 2.0 and I began learning how to sequence music properly”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S20“My first "real" set up was an Akai S20”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
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Has said they use
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“Then I borrowed an E-mu SP-1200”
Said in Universal Audio: Diplo Details his Production Secrets, October 2023
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC3000DJ booth
Has said they use
Serato
Serato DJ“I use Serato, so I just have set lists, like hip-hop, you know, late-night stuff.”
Said in Interview Magazine: Diplo, March 2015
What I wear
Gentle Monster
Gentle Monster x Diplo The Lone Wolf aviator sunglasses
SponsoredSeen wearing
Gentle Monster
Gentle Monster x Diplo The Lone Wolf aviator sunglassesSeen in Office Magazine: Gentle Monster x Diplo, August 2020
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Gentle Monster
Gentle Monster x Diplo The Cub aviator sunglasses
SponsoredSeen wearing
Gentle Monster
Gentle Monster x Diplo The Cub aviator sunglassesSeen in Office Magazine: Gentle Monster x Diplo, August 2020
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Crocs
Diplo x Crocs Classic Clog
SponsoredHas said they love
“I wear my Crocs literally everywhere”
Said in WWD: DJ Diplo Debuts Psychedelic Crocs, June 2021
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Nick Fouquet
Cowboy hat
Has said they love
Nick Fouquet
Cowboy hat“And there are so many good hatmakers now, like Nick Fouquet.”
Said in W Magazine: Diplo Opens Up About His Extensive Cowboy Hat Collection, February 2020
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David Yurman
Rings
Seen wearing
David Yurman
RingsSeen in Interview Magazine: Diplo Tries on 15 Bootcut Pants in 15 Minutes, February 2020
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David Webb
Necklace
Seen wearing
David Webb
NecklaceSeen in Interview Magazine: Diplo Tries on 15 Bootcut Pants in 15 Minutes, February 2020
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Gucci
Belt
Seen wearing
Gucci
BeltSeen in Interview Magazine: Diplo Tries on 15 Bootcut Pants in 15 Minutes, February 2020
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Lemaire
Shoes
Seen wearing
Lemaire
ShoesSeen in Interview Magazine: Diplo Tries on 15 Bootcut Pants in 15 Minutes, February 2020
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Dries Van Noten
Jacket
Seen wearing
Dries Van Noten
JacketSeen in Interview Magazine: Diplo Tries on 15 Bootcut Pants in 15 Minutes, February 2020
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Home
Seen using
Polycade
Polycade arcade machine“every video game in the world of all time”
Seen in MusicTech: Diplo shows off his analogue library and home studio, May 2024
Questions
About Diplo's gear.
What DAW does Diplo use?
Diplo has said they use Ableton Live, naming its stock Sampler as a core tool (MusicRadar, 2024). Diplo first learned to sequence music on ACID 2.0.
What plugins does Diplo use?
Diplo has said they use Output Arcade, Serum, Synplant and iZotope Stutter Edit, plus Universal Audio plugins including the Pultec EQP-1A, 1176, LA-3A, Galaxy Tape Echo and FATSO.
What synth does Diplo use?
Diplo has said they use Serum and Synplant as soft synths and bought a second-hand Roland TB-303 for acid tracks. Diplo has also been seen using a Teenage Engineering OP-1.
What audio interface does Diplo use?
Diplo has been seen using an Apogee Quartet in a 2012 Apogee video, and has said they use a UAD-2 Satellite because it fit a touring schedule.
What headphones does Diplo use?
Diplo has been seen using Bose noise cancelling headphones in GQ's 10 Essentials feature (2020).
What sunglasses does Diplo wear?
Diplo has been seen wearing the Gentle Monster x Diplo aviators, The Lone Wolf and The Cub, from a 2020 collaboration.
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