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What does Kx5 wear and use?

Kx5 have said a Roland TB-303 with the Devil Fish mod is on several album tracks, and that their live show runs an Ableton Live file controlled through a custom OSC/Pilot interface. They swap near-finished tracks in Dropbox folders. For Billboard they were seen wearing Dior, Amiri and Oscar & Frank.

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What DAW does Kx5 use?

deadmau5 told MusicTech in 2023 that the Kx5 show server runs an Ableton Live file, and Kaskade said he is comfortable with Ableton Live and called the setup a very playable version of Ableton.

What synth does Kx5 use?

deadmau5 has said some Kx5 tracks needed a TB-303 Devil Fish, so he borrowed the one Kaskade owns. MusicTech says it is heard most on Avalanche.

What controller does Kx5 use live?

deadmau5 has said he built a custom interface in OSC/Pilot for the Kx5 show, with two control systems so he and Kaskade can each trigger loops and effects.

What sunglasses does Kaskade wear in Kx5?

For the 2023 Billboard cover shoot Kaskade was seen wearing Oscar & Frank eyewear with a Dior jacket and sneakers.

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Kx5 is the duo of deadmau5 and Kaskade, whose self-titled album came out on mau5trap in 2023. This guide covers the gear they named to MusicTech and what they wore for their 2023 Billboard cover shoot.

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