Top 5Uses
Apple
Logic Pro“I've made it so that my Logic, I've just got this one menu that only has the eight plugins I use, or whatever that is, 12 plugins.”
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28 items · Last checked What DAW does Fred again.. use?
Fred again.. has said he makes his music in Logic Pro, with stock plugins such as ES2, plus Output Portal, Softube Modular and Xfer Serum 2. He has monitored on Mackie HR824s, and on stage he has been seen using a Native Instruments Maschine+ and an Akai MPC Live II.
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ES2Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Mackie
HR824“The 824s I've used for 10 years and I love them”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Focusrite
Scarlett 4i4Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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What studio gear Fred again.. uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Uses
Apple
Logic Pro“I've made it so that my Logic, I've just got this one menu that only has the eight plugins I use, or whatever that is, 12 plugins.”
Has said they use
Apple
ES2Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Has said they use
Mackie
HR824“The 824s I've used for 10 years and I love them”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Focusrite
Scarlett 4i4Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Native Instruments
Battery 4Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1“I love the OP-1, 'cause I'm just always trying to get into a state of play.”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Korg
TritonSaid in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Output
PortalSaid in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Softube
Modular“Because I don't know what I'm doing and I love it”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Sugar Bytes
EffectrixSaid in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Native Instruments
Reaktor 6Said in TN:176 Fred again.. (Tape Notes), March 2026
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Waves
SoundShifterSaid in TN:176 Fred again.. (Tape Notes), March 2026
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Soundtoys
FilterFreakSaid in TN:176 Fred again.. (Tape Notes), March 2026
Apple
Overdrive (Logic Pro)
Has said they use
“Maybe I'll overdrive it a little bit, using the Logic Overdrive.”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Apple
Sampler (Logic Pro)
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Apple
Sampler (Logic Pro)Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Alchemy (Logic Pro)
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Apple
Alchemy (Logic Pro)Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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iZotope
Iris
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iZotope
Iris“iZotope Iris can do really creative things.”
Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Apogee
Duet
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Apogee
DuetSaid in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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ATC
SCM25A studio monitors
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Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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Recording
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Stage
Seen using
Native Instruments
Maschine+Seen in Fred Again blows away Zane Lowe with his NI Maschine live set (MusicTech), October 2022
Seen using
Akai Professional
MPC Live IIWhat I wear
Seen wearing
Nike
Air Max 97Seen in In Nike Air Max 97, Fred Again Helmed a Historic Coachella Set (Highsnobiety), April 2023
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Daily rituals
Has said they use
Apple
iPhone“I record everything from drums, vocals, piano, all on my phone”
Said in How Fred again.. hit the big time by turning his life into a symphony (Mixmag), November 2021
Where it started
BOSS
BR-1600CD 16-track digital recorder
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Said in Fred Gibson aka Fred again.. (Sound On Sound), November 2021
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About Fred again..'s gear.
What DAW does Fred again.. use?
Logic Pro. In a 2026 Tape Notes interview he said he keeps a single Logic menu with only the handful of plugins he uses. He told Sound On Sound he once tried to retrain in Ableton but Logic had become his primary language.
What does Fred again.. play live?
He was seen performing on a Native Instruments Maschine+ in his 2022 Boiler Room set and Apple Music session, and MusicRadar reported him using an Akai MPC Live II at Glastonbury 2023.
What plugins does Fred again.. use?
He has named Logic's ES2 for synth bass, Native Instruments Battery for drums, Output Portal, Softube Modular, Sugar Bytes Effectrix, Xfer Serum 2, Celemony Melodyne, Native Instruments Reaktor 6, Waves SoundShifter and Soundtoys FilterFreak.
What studio monitors does Fred again.. use?
He told Sound On Sound he has used Mackie HR824 monitors for 10 years, alongside a portable Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 interface.
What shoes does Fred again.. wear?
Highsnobiety reported that he headlined Coachella 2023 in trackies, a short sleeve tee and a pair of Nike Air Max 97s.
What software does Fred again.. use?
Fred again.. uses Logic Pro and has said he leans on its stock ES2, Sampler, Alchemy and Overdrive plugins, alongside Native Instruments Battery and Reaktor, Output Portal, iZotope Iris, Celemony Melodyne and Xfer Serum 2.
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Fred again.. is the London producer and songwriter Fred Gibson, known for the Actual Life albums, USB and his live pad-drumming sets. This guide covers the software and hardware he has named in interviews, the samplers he has been seen playing on stage, and a few things beyond the studio.
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