Top 5Uses
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJS-1000“I use the Pioneer DJS-1000 to program the drums on the modular setup.”
Said in Beatportal: Freedom Through the Machine, Kolsch on his modular live show and KINEMA, November 2025
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7 items · Last checked What DAW does Kölsch use?
Kölsch uses a Pioneer DJS-1000 to program drums for his modular live show. In the studio he has said he works in Ableton Live, starts basslines in Sylenth1, shapes EQ with iZotope Ozone, uses IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik for strings and checks mixes in T-RackS.
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-V1003
Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“After that, I graduated to Logic and discovered Ableton in about 2004. Even today, I find it way more logical than Logic.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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Top 5Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“It's a fantastic synth. A lot of my basslines start here.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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iZotope
Ozone 6 EQ
Top 5Has said they use
iZotope
Ozone 6 EQ“You can really scoop out the sound and find exactly what you're looking for.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJS-1000“I use the Pioneer DJS-1000 to program the drums on the modular setup.”
Said in Beatportal: Freedom Through the Machine, Kolsch on his modular live show and KINEMA, November 2025
DJ booth
Seen using
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-V10
Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“After that, I graduated to Logic and discovered Ableton in about 2004. Even today, I find it way more logical than Logic.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“It's a fantastic synth. A lot of my basslines start here.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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iZotope
Ozone 6 EQ
Has said they use
iZotope
Ozone 6 EQ“You can really scoop out the sound and find exactly what you're looking for.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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IK Multimedia
Miroslav Philharmonik
Has said they use
IK Multimedia
Miroslav Philharmonik“I've been using this for years. Strings, choirs, some pianos... All great quality sounds.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
IK Multimedia
T-RackS 3
Has said they use
IK Multimedia
T-RackS 3“This is probably the most important bit of software in my studio at the moment.”
Said in MusicRadar: Kolsch's favourite music software, July 2015
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About Kölsch's gear.
What DAW does Kölsch use?
Ableton Live. He has said he moved from tracker programs to Logic and discovered Ableton around 2004, and finds it more logical than Logic.
What plugins does Kölsch use?
He has named LennarDigital Sylenth1 for basslines, iZotope Ozone 6 EQ, IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik for strings and choirs, and IK Multimedia T-RackS 3, which he called the most important software in his studio at the time.
What synth does Kölsch use?
For software he has said many of his basslines start in Sylenth1. His live show runs on a modular setup from his Copenhagen studio, with drums programmed on a Pioneer DJS-1000.
What DJ gear does Kölsch use?
He uses a Pioneer DJS-1000 in his modular live show, and he has been seen using a Pioneer DJM-V10 in Pioneer DJ's artist videos for the mixer.
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Kölsch is the Copenhagen DJ and producer Rune Reilly Kølsch, known for melodic techno on Kompakt and his modular live show Kölsch and the Machine. This guide covers the software he has named for his studio and the Pioneer gear he uses live.
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