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FL Studio“We both use FL Studio every day of our lives.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Good Times Ahead have said FL Studio is their main DAW, with Ableton Live alongside it. Matt Toth has named IK Multimedia iLoud MTM monitors, a UAD Volt 276, a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61, a Roland VT-4 and a Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3; Julio Mejia named a Moog Little Phatty.
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Ableton
Live“We do use Ableton, too.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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Fruity Limiter“The distortion is all over the album and we always use the limiter, the reverb and the compressor.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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Native Instruments
Massive“Massive has so much to offer, but I guess that's why it's still around after so many years.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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Xfer Records
Serum“Massive, Serum, which seems to be the new Massive.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
What studio gear Good Times Ahead uses: a sourced gear guide
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SponsoredHas said they use
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FL Studio“We both use FL Studio every day of our lives.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“We do use Ableton, too.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Moog
Little Phatty“All we've got in the studio is the computer, monitors, a MIDI keyboard and a Moog Little Phatty.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol S61Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Plugins (Matt Toth)
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Fruity Parametric EQ 2
Has said they use
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Fruity Parametric EQ 2“Parametric EQ2 is everything to me.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Has said they use
Excite Audio
VISION 4X“I have been loving all of Cradle and Slate Digital plugins, as well as Noisia’s Vision 4x.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Plugins
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3x Osc
Has said they use
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3x Osc“When it comes to basslines, you've only got to listen to the 3xOsc.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
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Fruity Limiter“The distortion is all over the album and we always use the limiter, the reverb and the compressor.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“Massive has so much to offer, but I guess that's why it's still around after so many years.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“Massive, Serum, which seems to be the new Massive.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“A lot of Kontakt”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Sonic Charge
Synplant“Sonic Charge's Synplant is another synth that really lets your imagination go crazy.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
Has said they use
Cytomic
The Glue“Glue is a classic”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
IK Multimedia
CSR reverbs
Has said they use
IK Multimedia
CSR reverbsSaid in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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ArtsAcoustic
Reverb
Has said they use
ArtsAcoustic
ReverbSaid in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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Plugins (Julio Mejia)
Kjaerhus Audio
Free plugin bundle
Has said they use
Kjaerhus Audio
Free plugin bundle“Some of the freeware stuff that's out there is pretty good, too. Like the Kjaerhus audio plugin bundle.”
Said in GTA on finding their sound and producing their debut album, MusicRadar / Computer Music, February 2017
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First studio
Seen using
Akai Professional
MPK49Studio (Matt Toth)
Has said they use
IK Multimedia
iLoud MTMSaid in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Focal
Twin6 BeSaid in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Volt 276Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Roland
VT-4 Voice TransformerSaid in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
XDJ-RX3Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Bose
QuietComfort 25
Has said they use
Bose
QuietComfort 25“after over a decade of traveling and using noise cancelling headphones, I am just so accustomed to the sound!”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Output
Platform desk
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Output
Platform deskSaid in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Studio (Julio Mejia)
KRK
8-inch studio monitors and subwoofer
Has said they use
“I have KRK 8s with a KRK sub, Moog Little Phatty and a Native Instruments Komplete S61 keyboard, as well as a UAD Apollo Twin.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo TwinSaid in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
On the road
Razer
Blade 15
Has said they use
Razer
Blade 15“On the road I use a Razer Blade 15 with FL Studio, of course.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
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Has said they use
Apple
MacBook Pro“I also use FL Studio on my MacBook Pro when I’m on the road.”
Said in Good Times Ahead (FL Studio Power Users), Image-Line, December 2023
Questions
About Good Times Ahead's gear.
What DAW does Good Times Ahead use?
Good Times Ahead have said FL Studio is their main DAW; both members are official FL Studio Power Users and told Image-Line they work in it every day. Matt Toth also told Computer Music they work in Ableton Live too.
What plugins does Good Times Ahead use?
They have named Native Instruments Massive and Kontakt, Xfer Serum, Sonic Charge Synplant, Cytomic The Glue, FL Studio's 3xOsc, Parametric EQ 2 and limiter, and Noisia's VISION 4X analyser.
What synth does Good Times Ahead use?
The one hardware synth they have named is a Moog Little Phatty, which both Matt Toth (2017) and Julio Mejia (2023) listed in their studio setups. For soft synths they named Massive, Serum, Synplant and 3xOsc.
What MIDI keyboard does Good Times Ahead use?
Both members have named a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 in their studios. An earlier Miami New Times studio visit in 2012 named an Akai MPK49 in their first bedroom studio.
What headphones does Good Times Ahead use?
Matt Toth has said he mixes down on headphones, naming Bose QuietComfort 25 noise cancelling headphones, which he got used to after years of touring.
What studio monitors does Good Times Ahead use?
Matt Toth has named IK Multimedia iLoud MTM monitors with a Focal Sub6 subwoofer, and owns Focal Twin6 Be monitors. Julio Mejia named KRK 8-inch monitors with a KRK subwoofer.
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Good Times Ahead (formerly GTA) is the Miami-born production duo of Matt Toth and Julio Mejia, known for genre-mixing club records with Diplo, Martin Solveig and Skrillex. This guide covers the DAW, plugins, synths, monitors and DJ gear both members have named in interviews.
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