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Apple
Logic Pro“I'm still using Logic [DAW], my Genelec 1034B main monitors and 7073A subwoofer, and the Yamaha NS-10M studio monitors remain.”
Said in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
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Hardwell has said he still works in Logic with Sylenth1, an Access Virus TI and reFX Nexus, mixing on Genelec 1034B mains with a 7073A sub and Yamaha NS-10M monitors. He uses Genelec 1234A main monitors and has said he relies on FabFilter Pro-C 2 for sidechain compression.
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LennarDigital
Sylenth1“I've also still got my synths, like [LennarDigital] Sylenth, Access Virus TI and [reFX] Nexus.”
Said in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
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Genelec
1234A SAM Studio Monitor“We recently upgraded to the 1234As and I couldn't be happier.”
Said in Genelec drives Hardwell's organic studio overhaul (Genelec), November 2024
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Studio
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Apple
Logic Pro“I'm still using Logic [DAW], my Genelec 1034B main monitors and 7073A subwoofer, and the Yamaha NS-10M studio monitors remain.”
Said in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“I've also still got my synths, like [LennarDigital] Sylenth, Access Virus TI and [reFX] Nexus.”
Said in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
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Uses
Genelec
1234A SAM Studio Monitor“We recently upgraded to the 1234As and I couldn't be happier.”
Said in Genelec drives Hardwell's organic studio overhaul (Genelec), November 2024
Seen using
Genelec
8341A SAM Studio MonitorSeen in Genelec drives Hardwell's organic studio overhaul (Genelec), November 2024
Has said they use
Genelec
1034B Studio MonitorSaid in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
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Has said they use
Genelec
7073A SubwooferSaid in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
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Has said they use
Yamaha
NS-10Said in Hardwell: The Road Back (DJ Life Magazine), June 2022
Apogee
Duet audio interface
Has said they use
Apogee
Duet audio interface“Yup, I'm still using it.”
Said in Interview with Hardwell (EVL Magazine), May 2011
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Universal Audio
UAD DSP card
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Universal Audio
UAD DSP card“I just bought a universal audio card and SSL compressor, so it's a bit more hardware. Just to get that warmth in the mix.”
Said in Interview with Hardwell (EVL Magazine), May 2011
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Curacao studio
Seen using
Genelec
1237A SAM Studio MonitorSeen in Hardwell takes Genelec on holiday (Genelec), May 2020
Seen using
Genelec
8330A SAM Studio MonitorSeen in Hardwell takes Genelec on holiday (Genelec), May 2020
Seen using
Genelec
7071A SubwooferSeen in Hardwell takes Genelec on holiday (Genelec), May 2020
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Plugins
FabFilter
Pro-C 2
Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-C 2“I always use the sidechain compressor of FabFilter [Pro-C 2], of all the compressors I feel it has the best sound.”
Said in Hardwell, FabFilter featured artist, August 2019
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FabFilter
Pro-Q 2“The FabFilter Pro-Q 2 - one of the best EQ plugins I've ever used.”
Said in Hardwell, FabFilter featured artist, August 2019
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FabFilter
Pro-MB“The Pro-MB is a great multiband compressor but also a great expander, for example for adjusting your low end on the master.”
Said in Hardwell, FabFilter featured artist, August 2019
DJ booth
Has said they use
Mixed In Key
Mixed In Key“Mixed In Key helps me find tracks and acapellas in the same key.”
Said in Artists (Mixed In Key), May 2017
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ media players
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ media players“I just playing with CDs and the new pioneer CDJ's.”
Said in Interview with Hardwell (EVL Magazine), May 2011
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Early studio
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I've been using logic for three years now I guess before I worked on windows with Cubase.”
Said in Interview with Hardwell (EVL Magazine), May 2011
Tour bag
BALR.
BALR. x Hardwell DJ Backpack
SponsoredSeen wearing
Seen in BALR. X Hardwell Collab (BALR. Official), October 2016
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Questions
About Hardwell's gear.
What DAW does Hardwell use?
Hardwell has said he is still using Logic (2022 interview with DJ Life Magazine). He has also said he worked in Cubase on Windows before switching to Logic about three years before a 2011 interview.
What synths does Hardwell use?
Hardwell has said he still has LennarDigital Sylenth1, an Access Virus TI and reFX Nexus as his synths (DJ Life Magazine, 2022).
What plugins does Hardwell use?
Hardwell has said he always uses the FabFilter Pro-C 2 compressor for sidechain, and has praised FabFilter Pro-Q 2 and Pro-MB on FabFilter's artist page. He has also said he uses Mixed In Key to find tracks and acapellas in the same key.
What studio monitors does Hardwell use?
Hardwell uses Genelec 1234A main monitors after a 2024 studio upgrade, with Genelec 8341A nearfields shown in Genelec's studio feature. In 2022 he said his Genelec 1034B mains, 7073A subwoofer and Yamaha NS-10M monitors remained.
What audio interface does Hardwell use?
In a 2011 interview Hardwell confirmed he was still using Logic Pro on a MacBook with an Apogee Duet and an Access Virus.
What backpack does Hardwell use?
Hardwell co-designed a DJ backpack with Dutch brand BALR., launched in 2016 and shown in BALR.'s official video for the collaboration.
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