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Ableton
Live“My current setup is Ableton Live as my main DAW, a heapload of plug-ins, and a bunch of analog synths”
Said in DJ Life: Don Diablo: Man of Many Talents [Interview], August 2025
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12 items · Last checked What DAW does Don Diablo use?
Don Diablo uses Ableton Live as the main DAW, plus Xfer Serum 2 and the Metric AB reference plugin, and plays on four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-A9 mixer (2025 and 2026 interviews). Don Diablo has said they use FabFilter plugins, Omnisphere, Valhalla and OTT.
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Xfer Records
Serum 2“Obviously, Serum 2 has stepped up the game again. Honestly, that's essentially all you need. Serum 2. Keep it simple.”
Said in Rave Quarters: Interview with Don Diablo, June 2026
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ADPTR Audio
Metric AB“It's called Metric AB. Essentially, you load it into your master chain so you can A/B your track against something you really like.”
Said in Rave Quarters: Interview with Don Diablo, June 2026
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FabFilter
FabFilter plug-ins“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
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Studio
Uses
Ableton
Live“My current setup is Ableton Live as my main DAW, a heapload of plug-ins, and a bunch of analog synths”
Said in DJ Life: Don Diablo: Man of Many Talents [Interview], August 2025
Uses
Xfer Records
Serum 2“Obviously, Serum 2 has stepped up the game again. Honestly, that's essentially all you need. Serum 2. Keep it simple.”
Said in Rave Quarters: Interview with Don Diablo, June 2026
Uses
ADPTR Audio
Metric AB“It's called Metric AB. Essentially, you load it into your master chain so you can A/B your track against something you really like.”
Said in Rave Quarters: Interview with Don Diablo, June 2026
Has said they use
FabFilter
FabFilter plug-ins“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
Has said they use
Korg
M1“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla plugins
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla plugins“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
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Has said they use
Xfer Records
OTT“Fabfilter package + Serum + Korg M1 + Valhalla + OTT + Omnisphere are favs in the studio!”
Said in Don Diablo on X, October 2015
DJ booth
Uses
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“My set-up is basic, but solid: four Pioneer CDJ-3000s and a Pioneer DJM-A9 mixer”
Said in DJ Life: Don Diablo: Man of Many Talents [Interview], August 2025
Uses
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-A9“My set-up is basic, but solid: four Pioneer CDJ-3000s and a Pioneer DJM-A9 mixer”
Said in DJ Life: Don Diablo: Man of Many Talents [Interview], August 2025
V-Moda
Custom all-black headphones
Has said they use
“Pretty damn excited about my brand new customised all black @VMODA Don Diablo headphones! What do you guys think!?”
Said in Don Diablo on X, July 2014
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Visuals
SponsoredUses
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5090Said in NVIDIA Blog: Don Diablo BLACKOUT music video feature, May 2025
Questions
About Don Diablo's gear.
What DAW does Don Diablo use?
Don Diablo uses Ableton Live, named as the main DAW alongside a lot of plugins and some analog synths in a 2025 DJ Life interview. Don Diablo added that most of the work ends up happening in the box.
What plugins does Don Diablo use?
Don Diablo uses Metric AB on the master chain to compare mixes against reference tracks and Xfer Serum 2 (Rave Quarters, 2026). In a 2015 post Don Diablo also named FabFilter, Valhalla, OTT, Omnisphere and the Korg M1 software synth.
What synth does Don Diablo use?
Don Diablo uses Xfer Serum 2 and said in 2026 that it is essentially all you need. Don Diablo has also said they use Spectrasonics Omnisphere and the Korg M1 software synth (2015 post).
What DJ gear does Don Diablo use?
Don Diablo uses four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s and a Pioneer DJ DJM-A9 mixer, mixing live with show control for effects and no timecode (DJ Life, 2025).
What headphones does Don Diablo use?
In a 2014 post Don Diablo shared a set of customised all-black V-Moda headphones made for Don Diablo.
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