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GRiZ has said he records through a UA 4-710d preamp and a Neumann U67 mic, plays Prophet Rev2 and Prophet-6 synths, and loves Serum, Massive, FM8 and Kontakt. He mixes with iZotope Ozone, Nectar and VocalSynth, FabFilter Pro-Q and Pro-MB, and UAD plugins.
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4-710d preamp“I love my UA 710D preamp.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Neumann
U 67“I use the Neumann U67 mic for almost everything.”
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Korg
SV-1 stage pianoSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Sequential
Prophet Rev2“Prophet Rev 2 and Prophet 6 synths are great.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Live rig
Has said they use
Ableton
LiveSaid in Magnetic: Learn how to perform live during your DJ sets with GRiZ, July 2019
Studio
Has said they love
Universal Audio
4-710d preamp“I love my UA 710D preamp.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Has said they use
Neumann
U 67“I use the Neumann U67 mic for almost everything.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
Mesa/Boogie
Guitar amp
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Mesa/Boogie
Guitar amp“I dig my Mesa Boogie amp and my SV-1 keyboard.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Has said they love
Korg
SV-1 stage pianoSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet Rev2“Prophet Rev 2 and Prophet 6 synths are great.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Native Instruments
Kontakt“Kontakt is amazing for soft synths.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Xfer Records
SerumSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Native Instruments
FM8Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Native Instruments
MassiveSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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iZotope
VocalSynth“I use it for pitch correction, and then layer the poly-harmonic vocoder on my saxophone for textures and vocals for backups.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
Mixing
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iZotope
Nectar“Nectar is so next level.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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iZotope
Ozone“The Ozone Imager creates some good space for synths and the Exciter is great for multiband compression styling.”
Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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FabFilter
Pro-QSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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FabFilter
Pro-MBSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Goodhertz
Vulf CompressorSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Universal Audio
Teletronix LA-2A Leveler CollectionSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
Has said they love
Universal Audio
Thermionic Culture Vulture pluginSaid in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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Sonnox
Oxford Limiter (UAD)Said in iZotope: 9 Questions with electronic music producer GRiZ, February 2019
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About GRiZ's gear.
What DAW does GRiZ use?
Ableton Live. In a 2019 Point Blank session covered by Magnetic he walked through his controller setup and how he performs live with his saxophone in Ableton Live.
What plugins does GRiZ use?
He told iZotope he loves VocalSynth, Serum, FabFilter Pro-Q and Pro-MB, FM8, Massive, Ozone, Nectar, Goodhertz Vulf Compressor, and UAD's LA-2A, Culture Vulture and Oxford Limiter.
What synth does GRiZ use?
He has said the Sequential Prophet Rev2 and Prophet-6 are great, and that Kontakt is amazing for soft synths, alongside Serum, Massive and FM8.
What microphone does GRiZ use?
A Neumann U67. He told iZotope in 2019 that he records almost everything with it, and that he loves his Universal Audio 4-710d preamp.
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GRiZ is Grant Kwiecinski, the Detroit-born saxophonist, DJ and producer behind the future funk sound. This guide covers the mic, preamp, synths and plugins he has named, and how he runs his live sets in Ableton Live.
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