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Ableton
Live“I do everything in Ableton from start to finish these days.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
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Jon Hopkins has said he does everything in Ableton Live. In 2025 he said he uses Live's Reverb, Delay, Sampler and Simpler, Una Corda, and a Moog One. He made Immunity in Logic and Sound Forge, and has named a Korg MS-20, Moog Sub 37 and Altiverb.
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Ableton
Push“I might drum a beat on the desk with a mic and split that out onto the Push.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
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Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is the main system that I use”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Jon Hopkins, June 2013
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Korg
MS-20“I have one of the original MS-20s, which hasn't been cleaned up and ruined like the new ones have.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
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Moog
Sub 37“The mid-layer is an organ sound from the Trinity, while the bass comes from the Moog Sub 37.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I do everything in Ableton from start to finish these days.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Ableton
Push“I might drum a beat on the desk with a mic and split that out onto the Push.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Sennheiser
HD 25 SP
Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 25 SP“I also have an old pair of Sennheiser HD-25 SPs, which I find very useful”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Jon Hopkins' London studio, October 2013
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Immunity sessions
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is the main system that I use”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Jon Hopkins, June 2013
Sony
Sound Forge 4.5
Has said they use
Sony
Sound Forge 4.5“any sound I can imagine, I can make with SoundForge.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio: Jon Hopkins, June 2013
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Has said they use
Synths
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“I have one of the original MS-20s, which hasn't been cleaned up and ruined like the new ones have.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Moog
Sub 37“The mid-layer is an organ sound from the Trinity, while the bass comes from the Moog Sub 37.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Also at
Has said they use
Roland
SH-09“I also have a Roland SH-09 and a Korg MS20, which is the newest one, and it’s all over the album.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Jon Hopkins' London studio, October 2013
Uses
Moog
Moog One“this track is almost exclusively the Moog One.”
Said in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
Korg
Trinity Pro
Has said they use
Korg
Trinity Pro“I have the Korg Trinity Pro and a CasioTone 101”
Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Jon Hopkins' London studio, October 2013
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Casio
Casiotone 101
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Casio
Casiotone 101Said in MusicRadar: In pictures: Jon Hopkins' London studio, October 2013
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Plugins
Has said they use
Audio Ease
Altiverb“Altiverb really is the core. Anything that sounds like a real space is probably Altiverb.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Soundtoys
EchoBoy“You can create reverb-like sounds with Soundtoys EchoBoy because you've got control over diffusion as well as the delays.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Soundtoys
Decapitator“There’s also the Decapitator, which is like a tape saturation.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Jon Hopkins, June 2013
Has said they use
Waves
Renaissance Reverb“Renaissance Reverb in particular with a very long decay can sound amazing on a piano, very wooden and real.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Waves
TrueVerbSaid in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Has said they use
Waves
PuigTec EQs“The PuigTec EQs from one of the Waves bundles I’ve got bring this amazing richness to the music.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Jon Hopkins, June 2013
Has said they use
reFX
Nexus“the treble comes from the reFX Nexus, which is a software synth.”
Said in Resident Advisor: Machine Love, Jon Hopkins, May 2018
Ableton
Reverb (Live audio effect)“I use it all the time”
Said in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
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Ableton
Delay (Live audio effect)Said in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
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Uses
Ableton
Sampler“Then there’s Ableton’s Sampler and Simpler, which are amazing, obviously.”
Said in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
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Uses
Ableton
SimplerSaid in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
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Uses
Native Instruments
Una CordaSaid in Ableton: Jon Hopkins: No Comfort Without Discomfort, January 2025
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla ShimmerOutboard
Has said they use
Has said they use
Mackie
Big Knob“a Mackie Big Knob desktop audio control centre, which I love”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Jon Hopkins' London studio, October 2013
Questions
About Jon Hopkins's gear.
What DAW does Jon Hopkins use?
He told Resident Advisor in 2018 that he does everything in Ableton. In a 2025 Ableton interview he said he uses Live's Reverb all the time, plus its Delay, Sampler and Simpler. He made Immunity in Logic, editing every sound in Sound Forge 4.5.
What synth does Jon Hopkins use?
In 2025 he said one RITUAL track is almost all Moog One. He has also named an original Korg MS-20, which he said is all over Immunity, a Moog Sub 37 for bass on Singularity, a Roland SH-09, a Korg Trinity Pro and a Casiotone 101.
What plugins does Jon Hopkins use?
He has said Altiverb is the core of his spaces, and has named Soundtoys EchoBoy and Decapitator, Waves TrueVerb, Renaissance Reverb and PuigTec EQs, ValhallaShimmer, Native Instruments Kontakt and Una Corda and reFX Nexus.
What controller does Jon Hopkins use?
He told Resident Advisor he splits finger-drummed beats out onto the pads of his Ableton Push.
What outboard gear does Jon Hopkins have?
In a 2013 Future Music studio tour he named an Eventide DSP4000 ultra-harmonizer and a Mackie Big Knob desktop controller.
What headphones does Jon Hopkins use?
In a 2013 Future Music studio tour he said he has an old pair of Sennheiser HD 25 SP headphones that he finds very useful.
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