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Apple
Logic Pro X“I began the Lily Allen project on Logic 7”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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Greg Kurstin has said he works in Logic and tracks almost everything through a BAE 312A preamp and a Universal Audio 1176 into an Apogee Ensemble, with a Roland A-37 master keyboard and ADAM A7 monitors. In 2025 he said a Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 is the main mic in his Hawaii studio.
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Apple
MacBook Pro“working on my MacBook Pro away from my own studio”
Said in The Loop: Logic Pro X and Adele (quoting Apple's Greg Kurstin profile), January 2016
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ES2“In general I just throw the most radical sounds at a song that I can find, mostly using the Logic EXS24 sampler or the Logic ES2 synthesizer.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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“I also have two buses on the lead vocal, going to the Logic reverb, Space Designer”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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Apogee
Ensemble audio interface“I have Apogee Ensemble for going in and out of the computer”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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Computer and DAW
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro X“I began the Lily Allen project on Logic 7”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Has said they use
Apple
MacBook Pro“working on my MacBook Pro away from my own studio”
Said in The Loop: Logic Pro X and Adele (quoting Apple's Greg Kurstin profile), January 2016
Plugins
Has said they use
Apple
ES2“In general I just throw the most radical sounds at a song that I can find, mostly using the Logic EXS24 sampler or the Logic ES2 synthesizer.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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“I also have two buses on the lead vocal, going to the Logic reverb, Space Designer”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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SponsoredHas said they use
iZotope
RX“I do love my vintage half broken gear and RX always helps me remove any of the extraneous noises”
Said in iZotope: Greg Kurstin, record producer (artist page), April 2021
SponsoredHas said they use
iZotope
Stutter Edit“Stutter Edit is great because it lets me play various glitchy effects like an instrument on the keyboard.”
Said in iZotope: Greg Kurstin, record producer (artist page), April 2021
SponsoredHas said they use
iZotope
Ozone“I also love the versatility of Ozone. It helps me really fine tune a mix in the last phase.”
Said in iZotope: Greg Kurstin, record producer (artist page), April 2021
Recording chain
Has said they use
Apogee
Ensemble audio interface“I have Apogee Ensemble for going in and out of the computer”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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Has said they use
BAE Audio
312A“Almost everything I track goes through the 312A, then the 1176 and into the computer.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176LN“plus a Universal Audio 1176 compressor.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Has said they use
Neve
1073 Mic Preamp“I recorded Lily's voice with the Neuman U87, going through the Neve 1073 and then an 1176.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Also at
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo audio interface“were [recorded] right into the Lauten Eden mic and [a] Universal Audio Apollo.”
Said in Lauten Audio: Greg Kurstin chooses Eden LT-386 for new Maren Morris record, October 2025
Mics
Has said they use
Neumann
U 87“I recorded Lily's voice with the Neuman U87, going through the Neve 1073 and then an 1176.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
SponsoredUses
Lauten Audio
Eden LT-386“I have a small studio in Hawaii where the Lauten [Eden] is my main mic, so that's what I had and it sounded great!”
Said in Lauten Audio: Greg Kurstin chooses Eden LT-386 for new Maren Morris record, October 2025
Keys and synths
Has said they use
Roland
A-37“My master keyboard is a Roland A37, my monitors are the Adam 7s, and I recently acquired an Adam Sub 8 bass speaker.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Electro 2“I'd rented an Apogee Ensemble, a Nord Electro 2 as a MIDI controller”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Seen using
Mellotron
Mellotron“occasionally unfurling melodies on the piano which Kurstin would join in with on his Mellotron”
Seen in Apple Music: Gorillaz, Cracker Island (album notes), February 2023
Monitoring
Has said they use
ADAM Audio
A7“My master keyboard is a Roland A37, my monitors are the Adam 7s, and I recently acquired an Adam Sub 8 bass speaker.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
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Has said they use
ADAM Audio
Sub8“My master keyboard is a Roland A37, my monitors are the Adam 7s, and I recently acquired an Adam Sub 8 bass speaker.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Guitars
Has said they use
Fender
Telecaster“I also played a real electric guitar, a Telecaster, which is on 75.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Secrets Of The Mix Engineers, Greg Kurstin, May 2009
Questions
About Greg Kurstin's gear.
What DAW does Greg Kurstin use?
Logic. He told Sound On Sound in 2009 that he began the Lily Allen project on Logic 7 and works on Logic 8, and Apple's 2016 profile quotes him working on 'Hello' for Adele in Logic Pro X on his MacBook Pro.
What microphone does Greg Kurstin use?
In 2025 he said a Lauten Audio Eden LT-386 is the main mic in his Hawaii studio and that he keeps a second Eden on drums in LA. For Lily Allen he recorded vocals on a Neumann U87 through a Neve 1073 and an 1176.
What is Greg Kurstin's recording chain?
He told Sound On Sound that almost everything he tracks goes through a BAE 312A preamp, then a Universal Audio 1176 compressor, into an Apogee Ensemble and the computer.
What keyboards does Greg Kurstin play?
He has named a Roland A-37 as his master keyboard and a Nord Electro 2 as a MIDI controller, and Apple Music describes him playing his Mellotron with Damon Albarn during the Gorillaz Cracker Island sessions.
What plugins does Greg Kurstin use?
On iZotope's artist page he names RX for removing noise, Stutter Edit for glitch effects and Ozone for the last phase of a mix. In Logic he has named the EXS24 sampler, the ES2 synth and the Space Designer reverb.
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Greg Kurstin is the Los Angeles producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist behind records for Adele, Foo Fighters, Sia, Lily Allen and Paul McCartney, and one half of The Bird and the Bee. This guide covers the DAW, recording chain, keyboards, mics and plugins he has named in Sound On Sound, Apple, iZotope and Lauten Audio features.
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