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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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What studio gear Nicky Romero uses: a sourced gear guide

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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.

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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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