What's in Marshmello's studio?
Marshmello uses Ableton Live, and in his 2024 Just Can't Stop breakdown he works with Serum, Omnisphere, a UDO Super 6, Slate Digital Fresh Air, Baby Audio Crystalline, Valhalla reverbs and oeksound soothe. He has said he plays guitar through Native Instruments Guitar Rig.
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Studio
“I started on GarageBand”
Plugins
“around with the operator here and made some white noise”
“I also have this as a layer here from omnisphere”
“simple um serum thing I made”
“if you need to make anything bright brighter use fresh air it'll change your life”
“crystalline is also amazing plugin baby audio is the best”
“humanoid again baby audio shout out baby audio”
“I got the whole pack for the Melda”
“polysaturator is insane”
“we got snap Heap absolute Banger of a plug-in insane”
“sooth is great for anything honestly”
“This and Guitar Rig.”
Synths
“it might have been the Super Six which you guys can't see but I have here right next to me”
About Marshmello's gear.
What DAW does Marshmello use?
Marshmello uses Ableton Live. He told GQ in 2018 that he started on GarageBand and went straight to Ableton rather than Logic, and his 2024 Just Can't Stop breakdown is an Ableton session that uses Ableton's Operator synth.
What plugins does Marshmello use?
In his Just Can't Stop breakdown he uses Serum, Omnisphere, Slate Digital Fresh Air, Baby Audio Crystalline, Humanoid and Transit 2, ValhallaRoom and ValhallaVintageVerb, MeldaProduction MWaveShaper and MPolySaturator, Kilohearts Snap Heap and oeksound soothe. He says none of the makers pay him.
What synths does Marshmello have in his studio?
In the Just Can't Stop breakdown he says a UDO Audio Super 6 sits right next to him and may be the analog layer on that track. His official How To Play Proud video shows him on a Roland JUNO-DS61.
What does Marshmello play guitar through?
On Daniel Wall's podcast in 2025 he showed the guitar he uses for everything and said he plays it through Native Instruments Guitar Rig. He also said he put Cableguys HalfTime on a chord part during the Come & Go era.
Marshmello is the masked American producer and DJ behind Alone, Happier and Friends. This guide covers the DAW, synths and plugins he walks through in his own Just Can't Stop production breakdown, plus the gear he has named in interviews with GQ and on Daniel Wall's podcast.
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