Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live mainly.”
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Netsky has said he produces mainly in Ableton Live and prefers Logic for recording vocals and instruments. His favorite synths include Omnisphere, Sylenth1, Serum, Zebra and Razor, he mixes Rio with FabFilter Pro-L and Saturn, and he checks mixes on Grimm Audio LS1 monitors.
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Apple
Logic Pro X“I love Ableton Live for production and live performance but I prefer Logic for vocal and instrument recording.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: I Am Belgian Drum & Bass Producer Netsky, AMA, April 2014
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“Omnisphere is the only plugin I always use patches in. I like to start from scratch in all the other ones.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
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Top 5Seen using
Xfer Records
Serum“there's one kind of extra sound that I use, I think it's a preset in Serum called Bottle Blower”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 4:00, August 2016
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Top 5Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“5 synths I love: Omnisphere, Serum, Zebra, Reaktor(Razor is cool) and Sylenth.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
What studio gear Netsky uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio: DAWs
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live mainly.”
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro X“I love Ableton Live for production and live performance but I prefer Logic for vocal and instrument recording.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: I Am Belgian Drum & Bass Producer Netsky, AMA, April 2014
Synths and instruments
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“Omnisphere is the only plugin I always use patches in. I like to start from scratch in all the other ones.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Seen using
Xfer Records
Serum“there's one kind of extra sound that I use, I think it's a preset in Serum called Bottle Blower”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 4:00, August 2016
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“5 synths I love: Omnisphere, Serum, Zebra, Reaktor(Razor is cool) and Sylenth.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Also at
Has said they use
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ZebraSaid in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Has said they use
Native Instruments
ReaktorSaid in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Razor“Some of my favorite synths must be Omnisphere, Sylenth, Razor, B4, Real Guitar to name a few.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: I Am Belgian Drum & Bass Producer Netsky, AMA, April 2014
Has said they use
MusicLab
RealGuitarSaid in Reddit r/electronicmusic: I Am Belgian Drum & Bass Producer Netsky, AMA, April 2014
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“I love Ableton live. Omnisphere, Sylenth and Kontakt as a sampler.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: I Am Belgian Drum & Bass Producer Netsky, AMA, April 2014
Has said they use
4Front
Truepianos“I used the Truepianos a lot as a plugin”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 14:11, August 2016
Mixing and mastering
Has said they use
FabFilter
Pro-L“I use a FabFilter Pro-L as a compressor”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 34:39, August 2016
Has said they use
FabFilter
Saturn“Saturn is an incredible plugin”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 35:38, August 2016
Seen using
iZotope
OzoneSeen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 35:09, August 2016
Monitoring
Has said they use
Grimm Audio
LS1 monitors“I've got some good monitors in here, Grimm LS1s, they've always been quite honest”
Seen in MusicRadar Tech: Netsky on the creation of Rio, The Track, 37:35, August 2016
Records I've had on repeat
Has said they love
Kaytranada
99.9%“I'm in love with the Kaytranada album”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Has said they love
Kanye West
The Life of Pablo“I've been hammering the Kaytranada album and the life of pablo lately.”
Said in Reddit r/electronicmusic: Hi Reddit, my name is Netsky, AMA, May 2016
Questions
About Netsky's gear.
What DAW does Netsky use?
Ableton Live. He said so in his 2014, 2016 and 2020 Reddit AMAs, and in 2014 added that he prefers Logic for vocal and instrument recording. He also runs Ableton Live with Max for the backing tracks of his live band shows.
What synths does Netsky use?
In 2016 he named Omnisphere, Serum, Zebra, Reaktor (Razor) and Sylenth as five synths he loves, saying Omnisphere is the only plugin where he always works from presets. In 2014 he also named B4, RealGuitar and Kontakt as a sampler.
How does Netsky mix and master?
Breaking down Rio for MusicRadar in 2016, he showed FabFilter Pro-L used as a compressor, FabFilter Saturn, which he called an incredible plugin, and iZotope Ozone for harmonic exciting and stereo imaging. He leaned on Truepianos for the piano parts.
What studio monitors does Netsky use?
In the same 2016 video he said his studio has Grimm Audio LS1 monitors, which he called quite honest, and that he also checks mixes in cars, on his phone and on Sonos speakers.
What music does Netsky listen to?
In 2016 he said he was in love with Kaytranada's album 99.9% and had been hammering it and Kanye West's The Life of Pablo. He has said he mainly listens to hip hop and funk at home.
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Netsky is Boris Daenen, the Belgian drum and bass producer behind Netsky, 2, 3 and Second Nature, and a live act with his own band. This guide covers the DAWs, synths, mixing plugins and monitors he has named in his Reddit AMAs and in MusicRadar's breakdown of Rio, plus the albums he says he had on repeat.
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