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FL Studio“I'm proficient at most DAWs but I think FL Studio is objectively the most advanced.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Madeon has said FL Studio is his DAW, and he made his Pop Culture mashup on a Novation Launchpad the day he got it. He has named a Novation Bass Station, a Roland Juno-106, a Moog Model D and an OP-1 as synths, and u-he Diva and Repro, Sylenth1, Harmor, Oxford Dynamics and Guitar Rig as plugins.
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Novation
Launchpad“I recorded it at 16, the day I got the Novation Launchpad, shot it on my iPhone and waited for the right time to release it.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Novation
Bass Station II“On stage I use the Bass Station by Novation quite a lot. I love it.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
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Roland
Juno-106“I got a Roland Juno-106 because I'd used emulations of that and thought it would be more fun tweaking the real thing.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Moog
Minimoog Model D“I also got a Moog Model D”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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FL Studio“I'm proficient at most DAWs but I think FL Studio is objectively the most advanced.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Akai Professional
MPK49Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Novation
Launchpad“I recorded it at 16, the day I got the Novation Launchpad, shot it on my iPhone and waited for the right time to release it.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Novation
Bass Station II“On stage I use the Bass Station by Novation quite a lot. I love it.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
Synths
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Roland
Juno-106“I got a Roland Juno-106 because I'd used emulations of that and thought it would be more fun tweaking the real thing.”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Moog
Minimoog Model D“I also got a Moog Model D”
Said in MusicRadar (Future Music): Madeon, FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW, December 2019
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1“I have an OP-1 which I use sometimes to create textures.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
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Diva“I think Diva is probably one of the finest soft synths”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
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u-he
Repro-5“Lately I've been reaching out for the Repro which is a Prophet simulation that they have.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
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Repro-1
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Repro-1“they do Diva and Repro-1 and 5, which I use a ton.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with Madeon, August 2022
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Harmor
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Harmor“The FL synths - things like Harmless and Harmor - are as good as anything else in the marketplace.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Harmless“The FL synths - things like Harmless and Harmor - are as good as anything else in the marketplace.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Maximus
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Maximus“Maximus is one of the easiest mastering tools you'll ever use.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Sylenth1“I also use Sylenth1, FabFilter Twin and u-he DIVA.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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FabFilter
Twin 2“I also use Sylenth1, FabFilter Twin and u-he DIVA.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Native Instruments
Komplete“But I'm not exclusively FL Studio. I use Komplete 9.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Sonnox
Oxford Dynamics“The ones that really matter to me are the Oxford Dynamics Compressor, which I've used forever, and Guitar Rig.”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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Native Instruments
Guitar Rig“That has been used on so many of my songs that it's a little bit ridiculous!”
Said in MusicRadar (Computer Music): Madeon, the electro house prodigy, October 2013
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What DAW does Madeon use?
FL Studio. He told Future Music in 2019 that FL Studio is objectively the most advanced DAW and that he has used it for several hours every day since he was 10.
What did Madeon use to make Pop Culture?
A Novation Launchpad. He told MusicRadar he recorded the Pop Culture video at 16, the day he got the Launchpad, and shot it on his iPhone.
What synths does Madeon use?
He told Synth History in 2022 that he plays a Novation Bass Station on stage and in the studio and turns to an OP-1 for textures. In 2019 he said he had bought a Roland Juno-106 and a Moog Model D.
What plugins does Madeon use?
He has named u-he Diva and Repro, Sylenth1, FabFilter Twin, Native Instruments Komplete and Guitar Rig, Sonnox Oxford Dynamics and the FL Studio synths Harmor and Harmless, plus Maximus for mastering.
What MIDI keyboard did Madeon use?
He told Computer Music in 2013 that his setup was a Windows PC with FL Studio, plugins, an Akai MPK49 keyboard and M-Audio BX8a Deluxe monitors.
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Madeon is Hugo Leclercq, the French producer and singer from Nantes behind Pop Culture, Adventure, Good Faith and Shelter with Porter Robinson. This guide covers the DAW, Launchpad, synths and plugins he has named in interviews with MusicRadar, Computer Music, Future Music and Synth History.
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