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Ableton
Live“I started using the programme for my live gigs, then recreated those live sessions in the studio.”
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Joris Voorn has said he produces in Ableton Live, with a Dave Smith OB-6, a Sequential Prophet-6 and Roland's SH-101, MC-202 and Boutique SH-01A on many tracks, plus plugins like Omnisphere, Kick 2 and FabFilter Pro-Q 3. For DJing he has said he plays Traktor from a laptop with an Allen & Heath Xone:K2 controller.
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Max for Live“I recently started using Max for Live, which opens up the DAW to endless new possibilities.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Joris Voorn's favourite music software, January 2015
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Sequential
OB-6“I used it on quite a lot of tracks on the new album because it has a bit of a warmer and wider sound than the Prophet.”
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Sequential
Prophet-6“I bought a Prophet-6 a few years ago and this synthesiser is very close to that.”
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Top 5Has said they use
Roland
SH-101“almost all of my tracks feature the 101 either as an effect, arpeggio or bassline.”
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I started using the programme for my live gigs, then recreated those live sessions in the studio.”
Has said they use
Ableton
Max for Live“I recently started using Max for Live, which opens up the DAW to endless new possibilities.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Joris Voorn's favourite music software, January 2015
Has said they use
Genelec
1031A“They're really crisp and clear but with enough of a clubby sound for me to hear what the tracks will sound like on the floor.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Joris Voorn's home studio, March 2010
Synths
Has said they use
Sequential
OB-6“I used it on quite a lot of tracks on the new album because it has a bit of a warmer and wider sound than the Prophet.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Joris Voorn, I could probably throw away 90% of my gear and still make the music I do today, November 2019
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“I bought a Prophet-6 a few years ago and this synthesiser is very close to that.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Joris Voorn, I could probably throw away 90% of my gear and still make the music I do today, November 2019
Has said they use
Roland
SH-101“almost all of my tracks feature the 101 either as an effect, arpeggio or bassline.”
Has said they use
Roland
MC-202“two years ago I picked up a very old Roland MC-202 in Japan.”
Has said they use
Roland
SH-01A“I've also used the Roland Boutique 101 on quite a lot of my tracks”
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-60“My Juno-60 or Juno-106, yeah. My first synth actually.”
Said in NIGHTMAG (Xceed): Interview with Joris Voorn, October 2023
Drum machines
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“I've recorded some live tracks with a 909 and synths running through the mixer”
Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“I bought the 808 as well, but the 909 has a much tougher sound on the floor.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Joris Voorn's home studio, March 2010
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Where it started
Has said they use
Roland
MC-303 Groovebox“That's where it all started for me.”
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I was more into Cubase, so it took a while to switch to Ableton”
Plugins
Has said they use
TAL Software
TAL-BassLine-101“I mentioned the TAL Juno-106 and 101 plugins, but I also really enjoy using Omnisphere.”
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“it would be my desert island plugin for sure.”
Has said they use
Sonic Academy
Kick 2“For bass drums I use the Kick 2 bass drum plugin from Sonic Academy”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Joris Voorn, I could probably throw away 90% of my gear and still make the music I do today, November 2019
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Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-Q 3“I use the FabFilter Pro-Q 3 because it's an amazing piece of software”
Has said they use
Sonnox
Oxford Envolution“I'll often use the Sonnox Oxford Envolution plugin”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete“I haven't made a single track of my album without using Komplete in one way or another.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Joris Voorn's favourite music software, January 2015
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD plugins“These allow me to get a warmth that is hard to do with anything else.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Joris Voorn's favourite music software, January 2015
Has said they use
Soundtoys
EchoBoy“SoundToys' EchoBoy is a versatile delay classic”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Joris Voorn's favourite music software, January 2015
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Joris Voorn's home studio, March 2010
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
BatterySaid in MusicRadar (Future Music): In pictures, Joris Voorn's home studio, March 2010
DJ booth
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor“At the moment the core of my DJ set is my laptop with TRAKTOR.”
Said in Native Instruments Blog: TRAKTOR SIGNATURES, Joris Voorn, April 2018
Has said they use
Allen & Heath
Xone:K2“I use a MacBook Pro 15", Fireface 400 Soundcard, Allen & Heath K2 midi controller and an iPad with the Lemur app.”
Said in 15 Questions: Fifteen Questions Interview with Joris Voorn, December 2015
Has said they use
RME
Fireface 400“I use a MacBook Pro 15", Fireface 400 Soundcard, Allen & Heath K2 midi controller and an iPad with the Lemur app.”
Said in 15 Questions: Fifteen Questions Interview with Joris Voorn, December 2015
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Josh Wink
Higher State of Consciousness“I loved Josh Wink's Higher State of Consciousness and all those acid records”
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What DJ gear does Joris Voorn use?
Joris Voorn has said they use the Native Instruments Traktor (blog.native-instruments.com, April 2018).
What DAW does Joris Voorn use?
He has said he switched from Cubase to Ableton Live after seeing Richie Hawtin's Decks, EFX series, first for live gigs and then for finishing productions. In 2015 he called Live the most versatile DAW there is and said he had started using Max for Live.
What synths does Joris Voorn use?
In a 2019 Future Music studio visit he named a Dave Smith OB-6, a Sequential Prophet-6, a Roland MC-202, an original SH-101 and the Roland Boutique 101. He has called the Juno-60 or Juno-106 his first synth, and said a Roland MC-303 Groovebox is where it all started.
What plugins does Joris Voorn use?
He has named Omnisphere as his desert island plugin, Sonic Academy's Kick 2 for bass drums, FabFilter Pro-Q 3 for EQ, Sonnox Oxford Envolution for percussion, Native Instruments Komplete, Universal Audio UAD plugins, Soundtoys EchoBoy and TAL's 101 emulation.
What is Joris Voorn's DJ setup?
He has said he plays Traktor from a laptop rather than CDJs. In 2015 he listed a MacBook Pro, an RME Fireface 400, an Allen & Heath K2 controller and an iPad running Lemur; in 2018 he named a Native Instruments Audio 10 sound card instead of the Fireface.
What studio monitors does Joris Voorn use?
Future Music's 2010 visit to his Amsterdam loft studio showed a pair of Genelec 1031A monitors, which he described as crisp and clear but with enough of a clubby sound to hear how tracks will work on the floor.
What drum machines does Joris Voorn use?
He has said he bought a Roland TR-909 and a TR-808 when he started, and in 2019 he said he had recorded some live tracks with a 909. A TB-303 was seen on top of his drum machines in his 2010 studio.
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Joris Voorn is the Dutch DJ and producer behind Balance 014, the Dusty House Room EPs and the albums Nobody Knows and \\ (AKA Four). This guide covers the synths, drum machines, plugins and DJ setup he has named in Future Music, Computer Music, Native Instruments and other interviews, plus a record that shaped him.
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