Top 5Uses
Korg
Prophecy“I'm looking at it now and it's just a grey synth that's only got a few buttons and a tiny LCD screen.”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
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Nathan Fake uses a Korg Prophecy, a Yamaha Reface CS and Ableton Live, per a 2026 Ableton interview. He has said his favourite hardware is the Roland SH-09 and MC-202, that he loves his Korg Minilogue and Yamaha DX200, and that the Waldorf A1 is his all-time favourite plugin.
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Yamaha
reface CS“What I like about the Yamaha Reface CS is that it has built-in speakers, so it's easy to just randomly turn on and mess about with it.”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
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Ableton
Live“I've been using Ableton Live since 2004”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
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Roland
SH-09“My favourite bits of hardware are my Roland SH-09 and the Roland MC-202.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
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What synths Nathan Fake uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Uses
Korg
Prophecy“I'm looking at it now and it's just a grey synth that's only got a few buttons and a tiny LCD screen.”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
Uses
Yamaha
reface CS“What I like about the Yamaha Reface CS is that it has built-in speakers, so it's easy to just randomly turn on and mess about with it.”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
Has said they use
Roland
SH-09“My favourite bits of hardware are my Roland SH-09 and the Roland MC-202.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
Has said they use
Roland
MC-202Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
Has said they use
Korg
minilogue“Also I love my Korg Prophecy and Korg Minilogue.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
Has said they use
Yamaha
reface DX“Also I use my Yamaha DX and CS Refaces a lot.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
Has said they use
Yamaha
DX200“The Yamaha DX200 is a fun thing for that too.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
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Steinberg
Cubase VST5
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase VST5“Cubase VST5 (yes I know it's super ancient but I love it and it's part of my brain)”
Said in Nathan Fake: "Drums are usually my starting point" (MusicRadar), November 2021
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Has said they use
BOSS
DR-550“Also I could never sell my aforementioned DR-550”
Said in Nathan Fake: "Drums are usually my starting point" (MusicRadar), November 2021
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Has said they use
Soundtheory
Gullfoss“Recently a friend showed me the Soundtheory Gullfoss VST for mastering, which is amazing.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "Drums are usually my starting point" (MusicRadar), November 2021
Stage
Uses
Ableton
Live“I've been using Ableton Live since 2004”
Said in Nathan Fake: Live, Reshape, Repeat (Ableton), May 2026
Waldorf
A1
Has said they use
Waldorf
A1“Waldorf A1. My all-time favourite VST.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Orbital
Chime“It's beautiful, simple and iconic. I love every single part of it.”
Said in Nathan Fake: "I'd love to get a Yamaha Z1" (MusicRadar), July 2023
Has said they love
Questions
About Nathan Fake's gear.
What synth did Nathan Fake use on Providence?
He told Ableton the Providence album ended up being all the material he hammered out on a second-hand Korg Prophecy, a 1990s digital synth he still uses.
What DAW does Nathan Fake use?
He has used Ableton Live for his live sets since 2004 and also for writing. He has said he still loves the ancient Cubase VST5, and runs the Waldorf A1 plugin inside Ableton.
What are Nathan Fake's favourite synths?
He told MusicRadar his favourite hardware is the Roland SH-09 and Roland MC-202, and that he also loves his Korg Prophecy and Korg Minilogue and uses his Yamaha Reface DX and CS a lot.
What plugin does Nathan Fake use most?
He has called the Waldorf A1 his all-time favourite VST and said it is still a mainstay of his live set because it is so light on CPU.
What music inspired Nathan Fake?
He has named Orbital's Chime as the track he wishes he had produced, and The Orb's Orblivion as another favourite album.
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Nathan Fake is an English electronic producer from rural Norfolk, known for records on Border Community and Ninja Tune. This guide covers the synths, drum machines and software he has named in interviews, plus records he has said he loves.
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