“Logic just suits me the best, the workflow is really nice and the layout just feels logical to me”

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What DAW does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use Logic Pro with Serum, Sylenth1, his own Kickstart plugin and Universal Audio plugins on a UAD Satellite, PMC MB2-XBD and Genelec 8050 monitors, an Apogee Symphony interface, a Nord Lead and Access Virus synths, and Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players with a DJM-900NXS mixer.
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Studio
“Logic just suits me the best, the workflow is really nice and the layout just feels logical to me”
“it’s just so easy to use for sidechaining and the results are great!”
“We collaborated with the Cableguys and Sonic Academy to create a sidechain plugin and kick plugin to be able to create your own kicks.”
“you can make anything with this plugin and the tweak options are endless.”
“I use Serum a lot and Sylenth.”
“Then there’s Massive, which is an easy tool to get nice thick, fat-sounding sounds like bass and mid-bass.”
“My go to bundle from there would be the Precision bundle, as it’s great for mastering!”
“I think my favourite piece of gear would be the UAD Satellite Quad Core.”
“the Pro-Q 3 Equalizer is just my go to EQ, sounds really clean and has some really handy visual features.”
“This is a great tool when you are mixing and mastering your song”
“I just can’t live without them anymore; they sound so good!”
“I work with Genelec 8050 nearfields as my monitor reference speakers”
“Also in the mixing stage I used the Crane Song STC-8 to get that tight low end that really gets the club shaking!”
“I try to use more outboard gear, as the power and quality are amazing.”
“my newest addition is the SSL AWS console for mixing recording and mastering”
“I work with Apogee Symphony, which does an amazing job as a soundcard”
“I work with a Mac Pro and have some UAD stuff going on.”
“I used the Nord lead for the strings and pads to make it feel more natural.”
“I love to make big room sounds and synths using it”
“I love their raw sound.”
“This is mainly being used just for inspiration and for some occasional vintage sounds.”
“Always nice to jam around with samples, and see if they work together”
“I use the VXT8 cause I’m so used to KRK, and the VXT8 does the job for me.”
“it's a great reverb.”
Recording
“For vocal recordings i use the Avalon VT-737sp. It's a great-sounding compressor and a really warm pre amp.”
“I work with Manley microphones for recording vocals”
Early days
“I bought my first KRK set around then too, the RP6s.”
“Just FL Studio with basic monitor speakers”
“That night I brought my own CD players, which were JB-Systems 19inch players”
DJ booth
“On the road, I use the CDJ2000 Nexus 2 and the DJM-900 Nexus”
Records that shaped me
“its like 3 songs into one, amazing.”
“It sounds so easy, but it’s timeless.”
Downtime
“Playing Fifa haha.”
“we can play some games on the PlayStation in the living room or play table soccer.”
About Nicky Romero's gear.
What DAW does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use Logic Pro. He told MusicTech in 2021 he had been on Logic for about 10 years after starting on FL Studio, and told MusicRadar the layout just feels logical to him.
What plugins does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use his own Kickstart sidechain plugin, Serum, Sylenth1, Massive, the Universal Audio Precision bundle, FabFilter Pro-Q 3 and Mastering The Mix Reference. He also co-created the KICK drum plugin with Sonic Academy.
What synth does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use a Nord Lead, which he played for the strings and pads on the Monocule track Awakening, plus Access Virus TI, Virus B and Virus C synths and a Roland JP-8000.
What studio monitors does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use PMC MB2-XBD speakers, which he called his biggest studio investment in 2021. In 2016 he named Genelec 8050 nearfields, and in 2012 KRK VXT8 monitors.
What audio interface does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use an Apogee Symphony, telling MusicRadar in 2016 that it does an amazing job as a soundcard. He runs UAD plugins on a UAD Satellite Quad Core.
What DJ gear does Nicky Romero use?
Nicky Romero has said they use Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players and a DJM-900NXS mixer on the road, usually four players and one mixer.
Nicky Romero is the Dutch DJ and producer behind Toulouse and I Could Be the One with Avicii, and the founder of Protocol Recordings. This guide covers the DAW, plugins, synths, monitors and booth gear he has named in studio interviews from 2012 to 2021, plus the records and downtime habits he has named in his own interviews.
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