“fed that out through this effect and recorded it back into Ableton.”
What DAW does Jamie Stevens use?
Jamie Stevens uses Ableton Live, a Yamaha FX500 effects unit and ADPTR Audio Metric AB on the master bus, per a 2025 Decoded interview. Earlier they said they use Logic Pro with its Sculpture synth, and Traktor with an Allen & Heath Xone:K2 and NI Maschine for DJ sets.
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“fed that out through this effect and recorded it back into Ableton.”
“discovering an old Yamaha effects unit called the FX500. I ended up picking one up for $100.”
“That sits on my master channel and keeps me in check.”
“Production-wise I'm still Logic-based but utilising Ableton 9 more and more.”
“Sculpture in Logic Studio remains my workhorse plugin.”
“I love dissecting and twisting all kinds of audio within Ableton and using softsynths such as Logic's Sculpture or Uh-e's Zebra 2.”
“Mixing-wise I can't do without Sample Magic's Magic AB for referencing and Slate Digital's mixrack for EQing.”
DJ booth
“DJing I use Traktor with an Allen & Heath Xone K2 controller and NI Maschine.”
Records that shaped me
“I saw them at Laneway Festival here in Melbourne and they just blew me away.”
“I have a feeling I could do something with the album stems for Jean-Michel Jarre's 'Oxygene', even though it's a masterpiece.”
“The best example I can give is looking into Slowdive's productions”
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What DAW does Jamie Stevens use?
Jamie Stevens uses Ableton Live, recording outboard effects back into it for their 2025 album (Decoded, 2025). In 2014 they said they were Logic-based while working in Ableton 9 more and more, and rewired the two together.
What plugins does Jamie Stevens use?
Jamie Stevens uses ADPTR Audio Metric AB on the master channel for every mixdown (Decoded, 2025). They have called Sculpture in Logic their workhorse plugin (2014) and named Sample Magic's Magic AB as a referencing tool (When We Dip, 2019).
What synth does Jamie Stevens use?
The synths Jamie Stevens has named are software: Sculpture inside Logic Pro, which they called their workhorse plugin in 2014, and u-he Zebra2, which they have said they use alongside it (Electronic Groove, 2019).
What DJ setup does Jamie Stevens use?
Jamie Stevens has said they DJ with Traktor, an Allen & Heath Xone:K2 controller and NI Maschine, running up to four decks at once, while still enjoying playing on CDJs (Balance Music, 2014).
What outboard gear does Jamie Stevens use?
Jamie Stevens uses an old Yamaha FX500 effects unit, found while researching Slowdive's productions. Its Soft Focus preset gave the shoegaze chorus on the album Beginner's Guide to Floating (Decoded, 2025).
What records influenced Jamie Stevens?
Jamie Stevens has said they love Yello's Oh Yeah, Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene, Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, Hardfloor's Acperience and Unity 3's Age of Love Suite, naming them as influential tracks (Progressive Astronaut, 2019).
Jamie Stevens is an Australian progressive house producer and DJ, a founding member of the ARIA-winning electronic act Infusion, whose debut solo album Beginner's Guide to Floating came out on Music To Die For. This guide covers the studio and DJ gear and the records they have named in interviews.
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