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Steinberg
Cubase“I’ve been writing in Cubase for at least 10 years now and because of that I know it inside out.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
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Kyle Watson has said he has written in Cubase for over a decade and never finishes a project without Waves J37 Tape, alongside Massive and Serum. He uses Massive X, which made the detuned chord in Double Dutch, and has said he moved back to CDJs after trying Traktor.
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Native Instruments
Massive“Apart from the obvious ones like Massive and Serum, I never finish a project without using Waves J37 at least once.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
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Xfer Records
SerumSaid in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
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Native Instruments
Massive X“It was made in Massive X.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Kyle Watson, A Track Is Never Finished, July 2026
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJs“most of all, I missed the actual feel of beatmatching my music using jogwheels. That’s why I moved back.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
What studio gear Kyle Watson uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I’ve been writing in Cubase for at least 10 years now and because of that I know it inside out.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
Waves
J37 Tape
Has said they use
Waves
J37 Tape“I never finish a project without using Waves J37 at least once.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“Apart from the obvious ones like Massive and Serum, I never finish a project without using Waves J37 at least once.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
Has said they use
Xfer Records
SerumSaid in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
Uses
Native Instruments
Massive X“It was made in Massive X.”
Said in Attack Magazine: Kyle Watson, A Track Is Never Finished, July 2026
DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJs“most of all, I missed the actual feel of beatmatching my music using jogwheels. That’s why I moved back.”
Said in IDM Mag: Kyle Watson chats ahead of Eden, November 2017
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What DAW does Kyle Watson use?
Cubase. He told IDM Mag in 2017 that he had been writing in it for at least 10 years and knows it inside out.
What plugins does Kyle Watson use?
He has named Waves J37 Tape as a plugin he puts on every project, plus Massive and Serum. In 2026 he told Attack Magazine the detuned synth in Double Dutch was made in Massive X.
Does Kyle Watson DJ on CDJs or a laptop?
CDJs. He told IDM Mag he experimented with a Traktor setup but moved back because he missed beatmatching on jogwheels.
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