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What DAW does Laidback Luke use?

Laidback Luke uses Ableton Live and white Genelec 8331 monitors, with the Waves SSL G-Channel and Wavesfactory Trackspacer among his plugins. In the booth he uses Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000X players and the Reloop Mixtour Pro he co-developed. He has said he uses Sylenth1, Massive and the Korg M1.

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What DAW does Laidback Luke use?

Laidback Luke uses Ableton Live. He told DJ LIFE in 2026 that his DAW is Ableton, which he switched to in 2010 after FruityLoops (FL Studio). Before that he worked in Cubase on an Atari ST and in Logic on a Mac.

What plugins does Laidback Luke use?

He mostly uses stock Ableton plugins, and in 2026 named the Waves SSL G-Channel and Wavesfactory Trackspacer. He has said he uses Sylenth1, Native Instruments Massive and the Korg M1 software synth, and has been seen using his own Laidback Limiter.

What synth does Laidback Luke use?

In software he has said he uses Sylenth1, Massive and the Korg M1 as go-to synths. In hardware he still has a Korg MS-20 in his studio in the Netherlands. His first synth was a Roland D-5.

What studio monitors does Laidback Luke use?

Laidback Luke uses white Genelec 8331 SAM monitors in his rebuilt New York home studio. He told DJ LIFE that if anything sounds good on them, it will sound good anywhere.

What headphones does Laidback Luke use?

In a 2015 Ableton interview he said he produced everything on SOL Republic Master Tracks XC headphones, the Calvin Harris edition, even in the studio, and checked mixes in mono.

What DJ gear does Laidback Luke use?

Back with AlphaTheta in 2026, he uses Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000X players and the RMX-IGNITE effects unit. For smaller sets he uses the Reloop Mixtour Pro he co-developed, running djay on an iPhone.

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Laidback Luke is the Filipino-born Dutch DJ and producer behind Show Me Love and Leave the World Behind, now based in New York. This guide covers his studio, his DJ booth, his early hardware and the records that shaped him, all from his own interviews and videos.

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