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LennarDigital
Sylenth1“Sylenth is the plugin that just won’t go away.”
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Markus Schulz has said he works in Logic, staying on Logic 9, and that Sylenth1, Spire and Tone2 Saurus are his go-to software synths. He has named a Korg MS-20 mini, a Waldorf Microwave XT and ArtsAcoustic Reverb, and has been seen DJing on Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS players.
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Reveal Sound
Spire“We also love [Reveal Sound’s] Spire. That’s probably the newest one that we fell in love with.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Native Instruments
MassiveSaid in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Dada Life
Sausage Fattener“And that comes from the Massive synth with the Dada Life Sausage Fattener.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Korg
MS-20 mini“the MS-20 I love because of the unique sounds it has.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Apple
Logic Pro 9
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro 9“Still on Logic 9 [laughs]. I can’t go to 10.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“Sylenth is the plugin that just won’t go away.”
Said in Markus Schulz Talks Production for City Series and Studio Workflow at EDC Las Vegas (Splice), July 2015
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Has said they use
Reveal Sound
Spire“We also love [Reveal Sound’s] Spire. That’s probably the newest one that we fell in love with.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
Tone2
Saurus
Has said they use
Tone2
Saurus“Saurus has also been getting used a lot.”
Said in New World Punx Talk Studio Tools, Music Production Workflow at EDC Vegas (Splice), June 2014
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
MassiveSaid in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
Has said they use
Dada Life
Sausage Fattener“And that comes from the Massive synth with the Dada Life Sausage Fattener.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
ArtsAcoustic
Reverb
Has said they use
ArtsAcoustic
Reverb“when you get to a place where there are really good speakers I’ll switch to the ArtsAcoustic”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Has said they use
Korg
MS-20 mini“the MS-20 I love because of the unique sounds it has.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
Has said they use
Waldorf
Microwave XT“The Waldorf Microwave XT is an old classic.”
Said in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Nord
Nord LeadSaid in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
DJ booth
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXS
Seen using
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXSSeen in In pictures: Markus Schulz's studio (MusicRadar / Future Music), February 2016
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Questions
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What DAW does Markus Schulz use?
Markus Schulz has said he works in Logic and told Future Music he was still on Logic 9 because a DAW needs to feel like an extension of your fingers (MusicRadar, 2016).
What plugins does Markus Schulz use?
Markus Schulz has said Sylenth1 and Spire are his main synth plugins, with Tone2 Saurus also getting a lot of use. He has named ArtsAcoustic Reverb and Dada Life Sausage Fattener on Native Instruments Massive.
What synth does Markus Schulz use?
Markus Schulz has named a Korg MS-20 mini, played as the lead on City Series tracks, plus a Waldorf Microwave XT and a Nord Lead in his Miami studio.
What CDJs does Markus Schulz use?
Markus Schulz has been seen playing on four Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS players at Club Space in Miami (MusicRadar, 2016).
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