James Zabiela has said he made music in Ableton Live and mixed on Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 or DJM-900NXS2. In the studio he has named a Teenage Engineering OP-1, a Toraiz SP-16 and an Akai MPC 3000, and on the road he has said he carried Pioneer HDJ-2000 headphones and an RMX-1000.
“Ableton Live. I have a live setup that sometimes accompanies my DJ'ing and so it makes the most sense on that level and I sometimes make my mixes in it.”
“I've been demoing Oeksound Soothe 2 for the second time, and I think now I'm going to have to buy it.”
“Teenage Engineering's OP-1 is my go-to gadget for fun.”
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“Ableton Live. I have a live setup that sometimes accompanies my DJ'ing and so it makes the most sense on that level and I sometimes make my mixes in it.”
“I've been demoing Oeksound Soothe 2 for the second time, and I think now I'm going to have to buy it.”
“Teenage Engineering's OP-1 is my go-to gadget for fun.”
“My favourite effect is the HPF Echo”
“The best, most durable and reliable pad controller I've used”
“I didn't pay for these.”
“This book has been a game changer”
Ableton Live. He has said it suited his live setup alongside DJing, and that he liked Session View for recording ideas into clips.
He has said he checked his mixes with iZotope Tonal Balance Control 2 and was demoing oeksound Soothe 2.
He has said the Teenage Engineering OP-1 was his go-to gadget, and he has named Korg Volcas, a Volca Bass and a Kaossilator. A Pioneer Toraiz AS-1 and a Roland TR-606 were in his studio in 2020.
He has said he carried Pioneer HDJ-2000 headphones in his DJ bag, plus Bose QC20i earphones for travel.
Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 or DJM-900NXS2, an Electro-Harmonix Cathedral reverb and an Alter.Audio Timetosser prototype on the mixer sends. Earlier he named CDJ-2000s and an RMX-1000.
James Zabiela is a DJ and producer from Southampton, known for creative CDJ mixing and for advising Pioneer DJ on new decks. This guide covers his studio in a medieval basement, his DJ booth setup and what he carries in his tour bag.
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