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What DAW does Jamie xx use?

Jamie xx uses Logic Pro as his DAW, with stock Logic instruments like the ES2 plus Soundtoys Crystallizer, XLN Audio XO, Xfer Serum and Output Thermal. His drums run through an Isla S2400, an Akai MPC1000 and a Roland TR-808, and an Oberheim Eight Voice plays his chords.

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“The ES 2 synth, I think, is probably the best one.”

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What studio gear Jamie xx uses: a sourced gear guide

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“The ES 2 synth, I think, is probably the best one.”

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What DAW does Jamie xx use?

Jamie xx uses Logic Pro. In a 2025 Tape Notes episode he said he learned on GarageBand and Logic, still works with the old stock Logic instruments and named the ES2 synth as the one he reaches for.

What plugins does Jamie xx use?

He uses Soundtoys Crystallizer for a wide delay, Zynaptiq MORPH, XLN Audio XO for finding drum sounds, Xfer Serum for the verse bass on Life, Output Thermal, and Sonarworks SoundID Reference to tune his speakers to the room.

What synth does Jamie xx use?

Jamie xx uses an Oberheim Eight Voice for the chords on Breather and Gosh and a Korg Delta he bought in Japan, alongside the ES2 software synth inside Logic Pro.

What drum machine does Jamie xx use?

Mostly an Isla S2400 and an Akai MPC1000, plus a Roland TR-808 run through a guitar distortion pedal. In a Roland interview he named a CR-78, TR-909 and AIRA TR-8, and The xx's live rigs have shown Akai MPC500 and MPC2000 units.

What DJ mixer does Jamie xx use?

Mixdown's 2018 rundown of The xx's live rig spotted an E&S DJR 400 rotary mixer next to two Pioneer CDJs, two Akai MPC500s and a Roland JX-03, and Mixdown has named him among DJs who favour the DJR 400.

What records does Jamie xx love?

He has said Radiohead's In Rainbows and The Avalanches' Since I Left You are the two records he rates above all others, and that Portishead's Dummy was one of the first electronic albums that inspired him.

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Jamie xx is the London producer, DJ and member of The xx behind the albums In Colour and In Waves. This guide covers the studio gear, plugins, drum machines and synths he has talked about or been seen with, from The xx's early MPC500 live rig to his In Waves studio, plus his DJ mixer and the records he says shaped him.

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