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FL Studio“FL Studio has been very important to me throughout my career and for my musical development.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Martin Garrix has said they produce in FL Studio and record and comp vocals in Pro Tools, with Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2, Native Instruments Kontakt, Synapse Audio The Legend, u-he Diva and Sylenth1 as soft synths. They monitor on PMC MB3 XBD-A and Genelec 8351 speakers and record vocals on a Sony C-800G.
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Avid
Pro Tools“Especially vocal comping is very chill in Pro Tools.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere 2“It contains so many sounds, you never get bored with it.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Native Instruments
Kontakt“I also use Native Instruments Kontakt, because of the cool libraries which I use for my piano, strings and atmospheric samples.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Synapse Audio
The Legend“I often use the Synapse Audio The Legend for bass sounds”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Studio
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FL Studio“FL Studio has been very important to me throughout my career and for my musical development.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere 2“It contains so many sounds, you never get bored with it.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“I also use Native Instruments Kontakt, because of the cool libraries which I use for my piano, strings and atmospheric samples.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
Synapse Audio
The Legend“I often use the Synapse Audio The Legend for bass sounds”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“U-he's Diva also is cool, and I still use Lennar Digital's Sylenth a lot.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“U-he's Diva also is cool, and I still use Lennar Digital's Sylenth a lot.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Xfer Records
OTT“I also love OTT by Xfer, and The Glue by Cytomic, which is a great-sounding compressor.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Has said they use
Cytomic
The Glue“I also love OTT by Xfer, and The Glue by Cytomic, which is a great-sounding compressor.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
PMC
MB3 XBD-A
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PMC
MB3 XBD-A“I have big PMC MB3 XBD-A monitors, and small Genelec 8351 monitors for nearfield.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Genelec
8351“I worked for three years on the Genelecs, and I know them really well. They have a very truthful sound.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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KRK
Rokit 5“My first monitors were the KRK Rokit 5”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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KRK
ROKIT 6“Later, after having saved up some money, I bought the KRK Rokit 6 monitors.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Moog
Minimoog Model D“Take the Moog. There are tons of plug-ins that imitate it, but they don't get close to the original.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Sequential
Prophet Rev2“I can use hardware synths there like the Minimoog, Dave Smith Prophet Rev2 and Dave Smith OB-6.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Sequential
OB-6“I can use hardware synths there like the Minimoog, Dave Smith Prophet Rev2 and Dave Smith OB-6.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
Yamaha
C6 grand piano
Has said they use
Yamaha
C6 grand piano“I have a Yamaha C6 grand piano in my house, with microphones permanently set up to record it.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Recording
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“Especially vocal comping is very chill in Pro Tools.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Sony
C-800G“For the rest I have a Sony C800G microphone, a Tube-Tech CL-1B compressor and a Neve 1073 mic pre.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Tube-Tech
CL 1B“For the rest I have a Sony C800G microphone, a Tube-Tech CL-1B compressor and a Neve 1073 mic pre.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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AMS Neve
1073
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AMS Neve
1073“For the rest I have a Sony C800G microphone, a Tube-Tech CL-1B compressor and a Neve 1073 mic pre.”
Said in Martin Garrix: Superstar DJ (Sound On Sound), February 2021
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Daily rituals
JBL
Portable speakers
SponsoredHas said they love
“JBL has been my go-to audio brand for a while, so I'm super excited I can now call myself a global brand ambassador.”
Said in JBL signs Martin Garrix as global brand ambassador (HARMAN), April 2021
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What I wear
TAG Heuer
Aquaracer
SponsoredSeen wearing
TAG Heuer
AquaracerSeen in WorldTempus: TAG Heuer, DJ Martin Garrix electrifies the Manufacture, October 2015
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Replay
Replay x Martin Garrix capsule shirts
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“I really like the brand too.”
Said in Schön! Magazine: Interview, Martin Garrix, September 2024
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Questions
About Martin Garrix's gear.
What DAW does Martin Garrix use?
Martin Garrix has said they have used FL Studio since age eight, write and mix and master in it, and record and comp instruments and vocals in Pro Tools before importing the audio back into FL Studio.
What plugins does Martin Garrix use?
Martin Garrix has said they use Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2, Native Instruments Kontakt for piano, strings and atmospheres, Synapse Audio The Legend for bass, u-he Diva, Sylenth1, Xfer OTT and Cytomic The Glue.
What studio monitors does Martin Garrix use?
Martin Garrix has said they work on big PMC MB3 XBD-A monitors and Genelec 8351 nearfields at home. Their first monitors were KRK Rokit 5s, later upgraded to KRK Rokit 6s.
What microphone does Martin Garrix use?
Martin Garrix has said they record vocals on a Sony C-800G through a Neve 1073 mic pre and a Tube-Tech CL 1B compressor.
What synths does Martin Garrix use?
Martin Garrix has said they record hardware synths at STMPD Recording Studios, including a Minimoog, a Prophet Rev2 and an OB-6, and keep a Yamaha C6 grand piano at home with microphones set up to record it.
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Martin Garrix is a Dutch DJ and producer behind Animals, In the Name of Love and Scared to Be Lonely, and the owner of STMPD Recording Studios in Amsterdam. This guide covers the DAWs, plugins, synths, monitors and vocal chain Martin Garrix has named in interviews.
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