Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Ableton is my jam, to be honest. It's been my main tool for playing live and making shit.”
Said in Beat Construction: Knxwledge (The FADER), May 2015
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Knxwledge has said Ableton Live is his main tool, working with Simpler, Drum Rack, EQ Three and UAD tape emulation plug-ins. His first sampler was a Boss SP-303, and a 2020 profile described Mellotron and Prophet keyboards in his home setup. He has also named iPads in his workflow.
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Ableton
Simpler“I got a Drum Rack. I got two empty audio joints and a Simpler. That's pretty much it.”
Said in Knxwledge: Staying in 'Go' Mode (Ableton blog), October 2020
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Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
EQ Three“Super light, like literally EQ Threes.”
Said in Knxwledge: Staying in 'Go' Mode (Ableton blog), October 2020
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“The whole music thing started there”
Said in Knxwledge Breaks Down the Process Behind His Projects (Bandcamp Daily), April 2020
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Mellotron
MellotronSaid in Knxwledge Breaks Down the Process Behind His Projects (Bandcamp Daily), April 2020
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Ableton is my jam, to be honest. It's been my main tool for playing live and making shit.”
Said in Beat Construction: Knxwledge (The FADER), May 2015
Has said they use
Ableton
Simpler“I got a Drum Rack. I got two empty audio joints and a Simpler. That's pretty much it.”
Said in Knxwledge: Staying in 'Go' Mode (Ableton blog), October 2020
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Has said they use
Ableton
EQ Three“Super light, like literally EQ Threes.”
Said in Knxwledge: Staying in 'Go' Mode (Ableton blog), October 2020
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Universal Audio
UAD tape emulation plug-ins
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD tape emulation plug-ins“So there's just a bunch of UAD tape emulators.”
Said in Knxwledge: Staying in 'Go' Mode (Ableton blog), October 2020
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Has said they use
“The whole music thing started there”
Said in Knxwledge Breaks Down the Process Behind His Projects (Bandcamp Daily), April 2020
Has said they use
Apple
iPad“I bought that thing so I could literally circulate and combine all the beats from these laptops, from this MP and these iPads”
Said in Knxwledge Can't Stop Working (Hypebeast), April 2020
Keys
Has said they use
Mellotron
MellotronSaid in Knxwledge Breaks Down the Process Behind His Projects (Bandcamp Daily), April 2020
Has said they use
Sequential
ProphetSaid in Knxwledge Breaks Down the Process Behind His Projects (Bandcamp Daily), April 2020
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What I wear
ASICS
GEL-LYTE sneakers
Has said they love
ASICS
GEL-LYTE sneakers“I might have to go with the Asics Gel Lyte. Super comfortable.”
Said in Touching Bass: Knxwledge (Noisey / VICE), September 2013
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Daily rituals
Has said they love
Capcom
Street Fighter V“For some reason I jumped back into Street Fighter V on the PC.”
Said in Knxwledge Can't Stop Working (Hypebeast), April 2020
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Skyy
Real Love“I could literally play that whole record through nonstop.”
Said in Knxwledge Can't Stop Working (Hypebeast), April 2020
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What DAW does Knxwledge use?
Ableton Live. He told The FADER in 2015 that Ableton is his main tool for playing live and making beats, and told Ableton in 2020 he has files going back to Ableton 4.
What plugins does Knxwledge use?
He told Ableton in 2020 he works with a lot of UAD tape emulators, light EQ Three, Simpler and Drum Rack, and prefers Live's built-in limiters to external ones.
What sampler does Knxwledge use?
His parents gave him a Boss SP-303 in middle school, and he told Bandcamp Daily that the whole music thing started there.
What keyboards does Knxwledge use?
Bandcamp Daily reported in 2020 that his album 1988 was made on a home setup including Mellotron and Prophet keyboards.
What sneakers does Knxwledge wear?
Asked about his favorite trainers in 2013, he named the Asics Gel Lyte for comfort.
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Knxwledge is a Los Angeles beatmaker and producer from New Jersey, one half of NxWorries with Anderson .Paak and a Stones Throw artist with hundreds of Bandcamp releases. This guide covers the DAW, devices, samplers and keys he has named in interviews, plus a few personal favorites.
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