Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“The three of us were handing a microphone around that we had plugged into my Ableton.”
Said in GRAMMY.com: Dom Dolla on working with Nelly Furtado and Gorillaz, January 2024
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22 items · Last checked What DAW does Dom Dolla use?
Dom Dolla has said he produces in Ableton Live on a MacBook, with Xfer Serum, Native Instruments Massive, LFO Tool, oeksound Soothe2 and Session Strings, plus a Roland Jupiter-80 synth. He has named Fostex PM-series monitors at home and switches between Bose QC35, Sennheiser HD 25 and Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones.
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Erosion (Live audio effect)“My secret sauce plugin would definitely have to be Ableton Live's Erosion.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
oeksound
soothe2“It's a dynamic resonance suppressor that I use as a realtime surgical EQ.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Sonosaurus
PaulXStretch“It's an extreme time stretching tool that's brilliant for sound design and developing ambient sounds.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“For basslines and leads in Pump The Brakes, I used the ever-popular plug-in, Serum.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
What studio gear Dom Dolla uses: a sourced gear guide
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Has said they use
Ableton
Live“The three of us were handing a microphone around that we had plugged into my Ableton.”
Said in GRAMMY.com: Dom Dolla on working with Nelly Furtado and Gorillaz, January 2024
Has said they use
Ableton
Erosion (Live audio effect)“My secret sauce plugin would definitely have to be Ableton Live's Erosion.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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Ableton
Utility (Live audio effect)
Has said they use
Ableton
Utility (Live audio effect)“I use it for automating volume within an individual stem.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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Has said they use
oeksound
soothe2“It's a dynamic resonance suppressor that I use as a realtime surgical EQ.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Sonosaurus
PaulXStretch“It's an extreme time stretching tool that's brilliant for sound design and developing ambient sounds.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“For basslines and leads in Pump The Brakes, I used the ever-popular plug-in, Serum.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Xfer Records
LFO Tool“LFO Tool is awesome for creating a quick sidechain effect on my basslines, vocals and synth sounds.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Devious Machines
Texture
Has said they use
Devious Machines
Texture“I used it on a lot of hi-hat and drum sounds throughout the track.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Dada Life
Endless Smile“it's great for the early part of the session when I'm spitballing creative ideas”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
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u-he
Hive 2“I think I'll end up using it for a lot of sound design.”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Native Instruments
Session Strings
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Session StringsSaid in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-80“my biggest studio investment would be my Roland Jupiter-80”
Said in MusicTech: Plug-ins I Actually Use: Dom Dolla, June 2021
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“Most of my bass sounds are designed in Xfer Serum or NI's Massive.”
Has said they use
Apple
MacBook“everything runs through Ableton Live on my MacBook”
Fostex
PM-series monitors
Has said they use
Fostex
PM-series monitorsNo store page for this one.
Bose
QC35
Has said they use
Bose
QC35“In terms of headphones, I switch between my Bose QC35s, Sennheiser HD 25s and Audio-Technica ATH-M50xs”
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Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 25
Has said they use
Audio-Technica
ATH-M50xWhat I wear
Seen wearing
Seen in GQ Hong Kong: Dom Dolla's 5 Best Looks, March 2026
Prada
Suit jacket
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Prada
Suit jacketSeen in GQ Hong Kong: Dom Dolla's 5 Best Looks, March 2026
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Jungles Jungles
Meditation Long Sleeve Tee
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Jungles Jungles
Meditation Long Sleeve TeeSeen in GQ Hong Kong: Dom Dolla's 5 Best Looks, March 2026
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Saint Laurent
Black tuxedo
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Saint Laurent
Black tuxedoSeen in GQ Hong Kong: Dom Dolla's 5 Best Looks, March 2026
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What DAW does Dom Dolla use?
Ableton Live. He told MusicTech in 2019 that he started on Ableton Live 7 and that everything runs through Ableton Live on his MacBook, and he told GRAMMY.com in 2024 that the microphone in his Nelly Furtado sessions was plugged into his Ableton.
What plugins does Dom Dolla use?
In a 2021 MusicTech interview he named oeksound Soothe2, PaulXStretch, Xfer Serum and LFO Tool, Devious Machines Texture, Dada Life Endless Smile, u-he Hive 2, NI Session Strings and Ableton's Erosion and Utility. In 2019 he said most bass sounds start in Serum or Massive.
What synth does Dom Dolla use?
He has called his Roland Jupiter-80 his biggest studio investment and said he used it for orchestral sounds and breakdowns. For basslines and leads on Pump The Brakes he has said he used the Serum plugin.
What headphones does Dom Dolla use?
He told MusicTech in 2019 that he switches between Bose QC35s, Sennheiser HD 25s and Audio-Technica ATH-M50xs, and sometimes Apple earbuds.
What studio monitors does Dom Dolla use?
He told MusicTech in 2019 that he works on Fostex PM-series monitors at home. The interview does not name the exact model.
What sunglasses does Dom Dolla wear?
GQ Hong Kong describes dark round sunglasses as his wardrobe staple, worn with a Saint Laurent tuxedo at the 2024 Grammys and with a Prada suit jacket and Prada Saffiano leather bolo tie at the ARIA Awards. The brand is not named.
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