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Sequential
Prophet-6“It's my go-to for when I start writing a song.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Hayden James has said the Sequential Prophet-6 was his go-to synth and the Prophet-5 was on nearly every song of LIFTED. He has worked in Ableton Live with Valhalla, UAD and Soundtoys plugins, mixed on Focal SM9 monitors, and DJed on Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 or DJM-900.
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Prophet-5“Synth-wise, you hear the Sequential Prophet 5 in nearly every song.”
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Universal Audio
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Soundtoys
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Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“It's my go-to for when I start writing a song.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-5“Synth-wise, you hear the Sequential Prophet 5 in nearly every song.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Ableton
Sampler (for building risers)
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Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla reverbs and delays
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla reverbs and delays“Effects-wise, I use a lot of Valhalla plug-ins for reverbs and delays”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Soundtoys
Soundtoys plug-insSaid in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Soundtoys
Little AlterBoySaid in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
Native Instruments
Kontakt instruments
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Native Instruments
Kontakt instrumentsSaid in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Toontrack
EZkeys
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Toontrack
EZkeysSaid in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
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Spectrasonics
KeyscapeSaid in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
Korg
M1 piano sound
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Korg
M1 piano sound“Yeah, there's an M1 classic piano sound. It's layered also with Keyscape.”
Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
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Focal
SM9 studio monitors“By far, my monitors, the Focal SM9s.”
Said in Show Off Your Studio: Hayden James (MusicTech), May 2022
Live setup
Moog
Sub 37 (on stage)
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Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
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Allen & Heath
Xone:96 mixers (four linked for stems)
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Allen & Heath
Xone:96 mixers (four linked for stems)Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
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DJ booth
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-V10Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-3000“I use the 3000s alongside the mixer.”
Said in Hayden James: Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again (Attack Magazine), October 2022
Questions
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What DAW does Hayden James use?
Ableton Live. He told MusicTech he used it to pitch-shift vocals on Lights Go Down, and told Attack he built risers with Ableton's Sampler and ran his live effects through Ableton.
What plugins does Hayden James use?
Valhalla plugins for reverbs and delays, UAD and Soundtoys for processing including Little AlterBoy, Kontakt instruments, EZkeys and Spectrasonics Keyscape layered with an M1 piano.
What synth does Hayden James use?
The Sequential Prophet-6 was his go-to when starting a song, and he said the Prophet-5 was in nearly every song on LIFTED. He has also named a Moog Sub 37 in his live setup.
What studio monitors does Hayden James use?
Focal SM9s, which he called his biggest studio investment.
What DJ gear does Hayden James use?
Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 or DJM-900. For his live hybrid set he linked four Allen & Heath Xone:96 mixers, one stem per fader.
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