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Ableton
Live“Once Max for Live was introduced, being able to use Ableton in a modular way really changed my creative choices”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
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16 items · Last checked What DAW does Machinedrum use?
Machinedrum uses Ableton Live and Ableton Note, with Max for Live, ValhallaRoom and Output Portal for sound design. On his mixes he uses FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Slate's Virtual Console Collection and SIR Audio Tools StandardCLIP, and he has said he is a serious fan of Ableton's Operator synth.
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Ableton
Note“Ableton Note is limited in that you can't add hundreds of tracks, but I think that's a good thing”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
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Valhalla DSP
ValhallaRoom“I'm usually using ValhallaRoom for that kind of stuff and using a dialled-in preset”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
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Ableton
Operator“I'm a serious fan of Operator. I just love how versatile its synthesis is.”
Said in Machinedrum's favourite music software (MusicRadar), July 2017
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Ableton
Live“Once Max for Live was introduced, being able to use Ableton in a modular way really changed my creative choices”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
Uses
Ableton
Note“Ableton Note is limited in that you can't add hundreds of tracks, but I think that's a good thing”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
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Uses
Valhalla DSP
ValhallaRoom“I'm usually using ValhallaRoom for that kind of stuff and using a dialled-in preset”
Said in Machinedrum: Planting Seeds (Ableton), September 2026
Has said they use
Ableton
Operator“I'm a serious fan of Operator. I just love how versatile its synthesis is.”
Said in Machinedrum's favourite music software (MusicRadar), July 2017
Uses
Output
Portal“It's a multi-FX glitch plugin that I use a lot for sound design.”
Said in Talkback: Machinedrum (Output), August 2025
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Output
ExhaleSaid in Machinedrum's favourite music software (MusicRadar), July 2017
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Plogue
Alter/EgoSaid in Machinedrum's favourite music software (MusicRadar), July 2017
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Moog
ProdigyMixing
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Slate Digital
Virtual Console Collection“I've been using the Slate Virtual Console stuff lately on final mixes, too”
Said in Talkback: Machinedrum (Output), August 2025
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SIR Audio Tools
StandardCLIP“I love SIR Audio Tools StandardCLIP. I almost always use it on my drum bus”
Said in Talkback: Machinedrum (Output), August 2025
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Waves
CLA VocalsSaid in Talkback: Machinedrum (Output), August 2025
Stage
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Epiphone
Emperor SwingsterSaid in Machinedrum on Live Performance: Balancing Simplicity and Presence (DJ TechTools), April 2014
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Akai Professional
MPK25
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Livid Instruments
Alias 8Said in Machinedrum on Live Performance: Balancing Simplicity and Presence (DJ TechTools), April 2014
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What DAW does Machinedrum use?
Ableton Live. He started ideas in Ableton Note for a 2026 Ableton feature, and he has said that Max for Live changed his creative choices. Earlier in his career he wrote in Impulse Tracker and used Ableton for live shows.
What plugins does Machinedrum use?
In a 2025 Output interview he named Output Portal, FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Slate's Virtual Console Collection and Air EQ, SIR Audio Tools StandardCLIP on his drum bus, CLA Vocals and Auto-Tune. He also uses ValhallaRoom reverb.
What does Machinedrum use for vocals?
His vocal template runs an EQ, CLA Vocals and Auto-Tune, which he keeps muted until needed. He has also said he uses Output Exhale alongside Plogue Alter/Ego to sketch vocal ideas.
What guitar does Machinedrum play live?
In a 2014 DJ TechTools interview on his live show, he was playing an Epiphone Emperor Swingster guitar alongside Akai MPD and MPK25 controllers and a Livid Alias 8, all running through Ableton Live.
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Machinedrum is Travis Stewart, the North Carolina born producer behind Vapor City, Room(s) and 3FOR82. This guide covers the software, plugins and live hardware he has named in interviews from 2014 to 2026.
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