Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Now that I'm in Ableton I don't know how I got by before.”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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26 items · Last checked What DAW does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use Ableton Live on a MacBook Pro with a Universal Audio Apollo 8p interface, ADAM S3H monitors, a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard and a Neumann U87. For synths he has said they use Sylenth1, Spire, Nexus and Serum, plus Kontakt and Omnisphere.
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Reason Studios
Reason“I used Propellerhead's Reason for a long time”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Apple
MacBook Pro“newest model with maxed-out specs”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Universal Audio
Apollo 8pSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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ADAM Audio
S3H Studio MonitorSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Now that I'm in Ableton I don't know how I got by before.”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
Apple
MacBook Pro“newest model with maxed-out specs”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo 8pSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Has said they use
ADAM Audio
S3H Studio MonitorSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
PreSonus
Monitor Station V2Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboard
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete Kontrol keyboardSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Earlier setup
Has said they use
Reason Studios
Reason“I used Propellerhead's Reason for a long time”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Recording
Rupert Neve Designs
Portico II mic preamp
Has said they use
Rupert Neve Designs
Portico II mic preampSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Has said they use
Neumann
U 87“I do sometimes record vocals here, using my U87 and an Aston Halo microphone reflection filter”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
Aston Microphones
Halo reflection filterSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Sounds
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“I am always collecting Kontakt libraries, it's like an obsession!”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
EastWest
Play
Has said they use
EastWest
Play“EastWest's Play, which has incredible string and ethnic music libraries”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
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Has said they use
Best Service
Engine
Has said they use
Best Service
Engine“Best Service puts out many libraries with weird and cool stuff.”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Synths
Has said they use
Has said they use
Reveal Sound
SpireSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“Xfer Records' Serum, which has a distinct character that I tend to use for bass sounds”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they love
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“I also love Spectrasonics' Omnisphere, which has many sounds, and although they are not all great, they always are fun.”
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Mastering chain
Has said they use
Said in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-MBSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
IK Multimedia
T-RackS
Has said they use
IK Multimedia
T-RackSSaid in KSHMR: Producing EDM (Sound On Sound), September 2018
Drums and bass
Has said they use
Has said they use
Has said they use
Has said they use
Boz Digital Labs
Transgressor“it has the most control I've seen in such a plugin”
Questions
About KSHMR's gear.
What DAW does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use Ableton Live. He told Sound On Sound he used Reason for a long time before switching to Ableton around the start of the KSHMR project.
What plugins does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use Kontakt, EastWest Play and UVI Workstation for sampled instruments, the Waves C4, FabFilter Pro-MB and IK Multimedia T-RackS for mastering, and Waves MaxxBass, Renaissance Bass, LoAir and Boz Transgressor on drums and bass.
What synth does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use the software synths Sylenth1, Reveal Sound Spire, reFX Nexus for leads and Xfer Serum for bass sounds, and that he loves Spectrasonics Omnisphere.
What studio monitors does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use ADAM Audio S3H monitors with a PreSonus Monitor Station V2 monitor controller in his Los Angeles studio.
What audio interface does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use a Universal Audio Apollo 8p interface, with a Rupert Neve Designs Portico II mic preamp and a Neumann U87 microphone for vocals.
What MIDI keyboard does KSHMR use?
KSHMR has said they use a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboard in his home studio.
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