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7 items · Last checked What DAW does Joshwa use?
Joshwa uses Ableton Live to produce his tracks, according to a 2025 SoundCloud interview. In that interview he named CamelCrusher, FabFilter Saturn, Soundtoys Decapitator and the u-he synths Diva and Repro among the plug-ins he relies on. He has said his first decks were Gemini CDJs.
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Camel Audio
CamelCrusher
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Camel Audio
CamelCrusherSaid in Sound Advice: Joshwa (SoundCloud), June 2025
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FabFilter
Saturn 2Said in Sound Advice: Joshwa (SoundCloud), June 2025
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Soundtoys
DecapitatorSaid in Sound Advice: Joshwa (SoundCloud), June 2025
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DivaSaid in Sound Advice: Joshwa (SoundCloud), June 2025
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ReproSaid in Sound Advice: Joshwa (SoundCloud), June 2025
First decks
Gemini
CDJ players (his first decks)
Has said they use
“I bought my first set of decks with money I earned selling sweets in school. They were Gemini CDJs”
Said in Live from Splash House, Joshwa talks recent traction, what's to come musically (Dancing Astronaut), August 2022
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What DAW does Joshwa use?
Joshwa uses Ableton Live. A June 2025 SoundCloud Sound Advice feature says he produces his tracks in Ableton and suggests new producers learn its stock plug-ins first.
What plugins does Joshwa use?
In the same 2025 SoundCloud feature, Joshwa named CamelCrusher, FabFilter Saturn and Soundtoys Decapitator, plus the u-he synths Diva and Repro, as plug-ins he likes for big melodies and kicks.
What synth does Joshwa use?
The software synths Joshwa has named are u-he Diva and u-he Repro, both listed among his plug-ins in a 2025 SoundCloud interview.
What were Joshwa's first DJ decks?
Joshwa told Dancing Astronaut in 2022 that he bought his first decks, Gemini CDJs, with money he earned selling sweets at school, and had to burn music onto discs.
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Joshwa is the UK tech house producer and DJ behind "My Humps" with Lee Foss, who runs the No Bad Fridays label and is now based in New York. This guide covers the DAW and plug-ins named in a 2025 SoundCloud interview and the decks he started on.
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