Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I primarily use Ableton Live, but I'd say it's my favorite and most comfortable DAW that I use.”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
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23 items · Last checked What DAW does Gryffin use?
Gryffin has said Ableton Live is his main DAW, with Pro Tools for vocals, Genelec monitors, a Sequential Prophet Rev2 and a Universal Audio 1176. His go-to plugins include Xfer Serum, u-he Diva and FabFilter, he writes on a Fender Strat and Gibson acoustic, and he DJs on Pioneer CDJ-3000s.
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Avid
Pro Tools“I'll cut vocals a decent amount in Avid's Pro Tools”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
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Apple
Logic Pro“I use Ableton Live as my go to, but I also enjoy Pro Tools and Logic.”
Said in CULTR: Gryffin interview, December 2020
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Xfer Records
Serum“It's just become a go-to synth for me for bass sounds and synth leads.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
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u-he
Diva“Although super CPU-heavy, it's got some expansive sounds and has a lot of depth to it.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
What studio gear Gryffin uses: a sourced gear guide
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Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I primarily use Ableton Live, but I'd say it's my favorite and most comfortable DAW that I use.”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“I'll cut vocals a decent amount in Avid's Pro Tools”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I use Ableton Live as my go to, but I also enjoy Pro Tools and Logic.”
Said in CULTR: Gryffin interview, December 2020
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“It's just become a go-to synth for me for bass sounds and synth leads.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“Although super CPU-heavy, it's got some expansive sounds and has a lot of depth to it.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
u-he
Hive“I also really like the U-he products, I use Diva and Hive a lot now.”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“Whenever I'm needing some inspiration I go here because of the sheer amount of options of sound and style”
Said in We Rave You: Plugins and gear used by Gryffin, March 2022
Has said they use
Arturia
Pigments“My newest tool in the kit. Really great 80s esque sounds and cool deep, analogue tones.”
Said in We Rave You: Plugins and gear used by Gryffin, March 2022
Korg
Legacy Collection
Has said they use
“Some really nice 90s dance-inspired sounds in here.”
Said in We Rave You: Plugins and gear used by Gryffin, March 2022
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Little AlterBoy“I use AlterBoy on a lot of vocal chops/processing.”
Said in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
Soundtoys
DecapitatorSaid in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-L“It's been my limiter for a few years now.”
Said in We Rave You: Plugins and gear used by Gryffin, March 2022
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FabFilter
SaturnSaid in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
Genelec
Genelec studio monitorsSaid in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
1176 compressorSaid in MusicRadar: Gryffin interview, May 2023
Has said they use
Fender
Stratocaster“I've been writing most of the new material with my Fender Strat and Gibson acoustic”
Said in CULTR: Gryffin interview, December 2020
Gibson
Acoustic guitar
Has said they use
DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“I use a standard arrangement of four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 players and a DJM-900NXS2 mixer”
Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, The Hits Keep Comin', May 2022
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900NXS2Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, The Hits Keep Comin', May 2022
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-A9Said in DJ LIFE Magazine: Gryffin, Next Level, July 2024
Questions
About Gryffin's gear.
What DAW does Gryffin use?
Ableton Live. He has called it his favorite and most comfortable DAW, cuts vocals in Pro Tools and also works with Logic.
What plugins does Gryffin use?
He has named Xfer Serum and LFO Tool, u-he Diva and Hive, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, Arturia Pigments, Korg Legacy, Soundtoys AlterBoy and Decapitator, and FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Pro-L and Saturn.
What synth does Gryffin use?
His key hardware synth is a Sequential (Dave Smith) Prophet Rev2. In software he has said Serum is his most used synth for bass and leads.
What studio monitors does Gryffin use?
He has said his monitors are Genelec.
What guitar does Gryffin play?
He has said he writes most of his material on a Fender Stratocaster and a Gibson acoustic.
What DJ gear does Gryffin use?
He has said he plays four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-900NXS2 mixer, and more recently a DJM-A9.
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Gryffin is the Los Angeles DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist Dan Griffith, known for putting guitar and piano at the front of melodic dance hits like Tie Me Down and Body Back. This guide covers his DAW, plugins, studio hardware, guitars and DJ booth.
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