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Hamdi uses FL Studio, the DAW he started on as a kid, according to DJ Mag in 2026. He told MusicTech he usually makes his bass patches in Sytrus and made most of the basses on his Fred again.. remix in Serum. His first DJ controller was a Pioneer DDJ-SB his mum bought him for his 18th birthday.
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Serum“Most of the basses I made were done in Serum.”
Said in MusicTech: How We Remixed Fred Again.., Tips from HAAi, Oppidan and Hamdi, March 2026
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DDJ-SBSaid in DJ Mag: Hamdi, life goals, July 2026
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Sytrus“I usually make most of my bass patches in Sytrus, so it was a bit of a departure for me and a nice change.”
Said in MusicTech: How We Remixed Fred Again.., Tips from HAAi, Oppidan and Hamdi, March 2026
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Sytrus“I usually make most of my bass patches in Sytrus, so it was a bit of a departure for me and a nice change.”
Said in MusicTech: How We Remixed Fred Again.., Tips from HAAi, Oppidan and Hamdi, March 2026
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Xfer Records
Serum“Most of the basses I made were done in Serum.”
Said in MusicTech: How We Remixed Fred Again.., Tips from HAAi, Oppidan and Hamdi, March 2026
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DDJ-SBSaid in DJ Mag: Hamdi, life goals, July 2026
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What DAW does Hamdi use?
DJ Mag reported in July 2026 that Hamdi still uses FL Studio, the DAW he started playing around with as a kid.
What synths does Hamdi use for bass?
Hamdi told MusicTech in 2026 that he usually makes most of his bass patches in Sytrus, and that most of the basses on his Fred again.. remix were made in Serum instead.
What was Hamdi's first DJ controller?
DJ Mag reports that before his first DJ sets in 2016 Hamdi had a Pioneer DDJ-SB controller, which his mum bought him for his 18th birthday.
What music got Hamdi into grime and dubstep?
DJ Mag says Dizzee Rascal's Showtime hooked him on grime at around nine. DJ Mag adds that Chipmunk's League Of My Own followed closely, and that he found the vocal for Counting by searching Beatport for acapellas.
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Hamdi is the Oxford-born dubstep producer and DJ behind Skanka, Counting and Push with Skrillex. This guide covers the DAW, synth plugins and first controller named in his DJ Mag and MusicTech interviews, plus the record that got him into grime.
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