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u-he
Diva“DIVA is honestly just one of the best synths around at the moment”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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MARNIK use u-he Diva as a warm layer under trance leads, D16 Decimort 2 for bit-crushed grit, and Native Instruments Replika XT, Valhalla Delay and Soundtoys EchoBoy for delays. They have said they use V-MODA headphones: the Crossfade M-100 Master on the road and the M-200 for studio recording.
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Decimort 2“We used Decimort 2 on quite a few different elements in the track, especially the lead, vocals, and bass.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla Delay“we often also use Valhalla Delay or EchoBoy by Soundtoys.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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Soundtoys
EchoBoySaid in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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Native Instruments
Replika XT
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Native Instruments
Replika XT“On 'Synthetic Heart' we used Replika XT mainly on the Trance lead section”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
What studio gear MARNIK uses: a sourced gear guide
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Uses
u-he
Diva“DIVA is honestly just one of the best synths around at the moment”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
Uses
D16 Group
Decimort 2“We used Decimort 2 on quite a few different elements in the track, especially the lead, vocals, and bass.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
Native Instruments
Replika XT“On 'Synthetic Heart' we used Replika XT mainly on the Trance lead section”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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Valhalla DSP
Valhalla Delay“we often also use Valhalla Delay or EchoBoy by Soundtoys.”
Said in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
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Soundtoys
EchoBoySaid in Magnetic Magazine: How It Was Made, MARNIK Synthetic Heart, September 2026
V-Moda
M-200
Has said they use
V-Moda
M-200“In the studio, I use the M-200 for production, especially in the recording phase.”
Said in Roland: A Few Minutes with MARNIK, Educating the Dancefloor, May 2021
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V-Moda
Crossfade M-100 Master
Has said they use
V-Moda
Crossfade M-100 Master“I've taken them everywhere, airports, gyms, hotels.”
Said in Roland: A Few Minutes with MARNIK, Educating the Dancefloor, May 2021
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About MARNIK's gear.
What plugins does MARNIK use?
For 'Synthetic Heart' (2026) they used u-he Diva, D16 Decimort 2 and Native Instruments Replika XT, and they also reach for Valhalla Delay and Soundtoys EchoBoy.
What synth does MARNIK use?
u-he Diva. They layer it under their main trance leads for analog-style warmth and call it one of the best synths around.
What headphones does MARNIK use?
V-MODA. Alessandro Martello takes his Crossfade M-100 Master everywhere, and Emanuele Longo uses the M-200 in the studio when tracking.
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MARNIK is the Italian duo of Alessandro Martello and Emanuele Longo, festival EDM producers now pushing into tech-trance with their ARENA Records label. This guide covers the plugins they use in the studio and their V-MODA headphones.
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