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Xfer Records
Serum“I've really come to love Serum as my go-to synth, it's now the first thing I open in a new project”
Said in Lane 8 // Producer Q&A (Audiotent), August 2017
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Lane 8 has said he moved from FL Studio to Ableton Live, that Serum became his go-to synth, and that he loves u-he Diva for synth sounds while mixing with a lot of UAD plug-ins. He has said he DJs on three Pioneer DJ CDJs and a mixer.
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u-he
Diva“Right now, I really love the u-he Diva for synth sounds”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
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Universal Audio
UAD plugins“I use a ton of UAD plug-ins for mixing.”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
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Ableton
Live“I have moved from my early days producing with just a keyboard and a drum machine to discovering FL Studio to later discovering Ableton Live”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
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FL Studio“A few years later I discovered Fruity Loops and I think I entered an even deeper level of obsession with creating music!”
Said in Lane 8 // Producer Q&A (Audiotent), August 2017
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Studio
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“I've really come to love Serum as my go-to synth, it's now the first thing I open in a new project”
Said in Lane 8 // Producer Q&A (Audiotent), August 2017
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“Right now, I really love the u-he Diva for synth sounds”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD plugins“I use a ton of UAD plug-ins for mixing.”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I have moved from my early days producing with just a keyboard and a drum machine to discovering FL Studio to later discovering Ableton Live”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
Has said they use
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FL Studio“A few years later I discovered Fruity Loops and I think I entered an even deeper level of obsession with creating music!”
Said in Lane 8 // Producer Q&A (Audiotent), August 2017
DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ players“Back in college, I learned on [Pioneer DJ] CDJs with actual CDs, and now I’m using USB sticks”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
Records that shaped me
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Pet Shop Boys
Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys)“like Pet Shop Boys’ Behaviour and Pink Floyd’s The Wall.”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
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Pink Floyd
The Wall (Pink Floyd)“like Pet Shop Boys’ Behaviour and Pink Floyd’s The Wall.”
Said in Lane 8: Little By Little (DJ Times), April 2018
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On repeat
Has said they love
This Never Happened
Kyrie (Khåen)“It's got everything that I love about electronic music, really strong production, extremely catchy and emotional and very unique in character.”
Said in Lane 8 // Producer Q&A (Audiotent), August 2017
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What DAW does Lane 8 use?
Lane 8 has said he started on FL Studio (then called Fruity Loops) and later moved to Ableton Live. He broke down his track Undercover in Ableton Live for Point Blank in 2015.
What plugins does Lane 8 use?
Lane 8 has said Serum is his go-to synth and the first thing he opens in a new project, that he loves u-he Diva for synth sounds, and that he mixes with a ton of UAD plug-ins.
What synth does Lane 8 use?
Lane 8 has said his synth sounds mostly come from software: Xfer Serum, which he opens first in new projects, and u-he Diva.
What DJ gear does Lane 8 use?
Lane 8 has said his DJ setup is simple: three Pioneer DJ CDJs played from USB sticks, a mixer and a microphone so he can thank the crowd during his sets.
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Lane 8 is the melodic house project of Denver producer and DJ Daniel Goldstein, who runs the label and phone-free party series This Never Happened. This guide covers the DAWs, synth plugins and DJ setup he has described in interviews, plus records he has spoken about.
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