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Apple
Logic Pro“On the software side, I still use Logic”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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George Evelyn of Nightmares On Wax has said he works in Logic with Serato Sample, Loopcloud and Softube plugins, mixes through a Softube Console 1 Fader, Burl Audio converters and a UAD Apollo 8, and plays a Roland Jupiter-Xm, Moog Minitaur, Behringer Model D and Akai samplers.
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Serato
Sample“find that Serato Sample is really good”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Loopmasters
Loopcloud“Loopcloud is also great if I’ve got a vocalist in here and need to move quickly”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Softube
Parallels“Softube software is really good, especially Parallels for synth soundscapes”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Softube
Monoment Bass“their bass plugin Monoment Bass”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“On the software side, I still use Logic”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Serato
Sample“find that Serato Sample is really good”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Loopmasters
Loopcloud“Loopcloud is also great if I’ve got a vocalist in here and need to move quickly”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Softube
Parallels“Softube software is really good, especially Parallels for synth soundscapes”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Softube
Monoment Bass“their bass plugin Monoment Bass”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Softube
Console 1 Fader“went for a Softube Console 1 Fader setup, which gives me British Class A and SSL 9000 definition”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Has said they use
Burl Audio
B2 Bomber ADC“the Burl Audio B2 Bomber has really made the difference”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Burl Audio
B80 Mothership“the B80 Mothership AD/DA interface which has got the in/outs, mic pres and an amazing BNC clock”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo 8“I’ve still got the UAD Apollo 8 for my DSP, plugins and stuff”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Tegeler Audio Manufaktur
Crème“At the end of the chain I’ve got the Tegeler Audio Crème unit for EQ/compression”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Has said they use
Empirical Labs
Distressor“I've got a couple of Empirical Labs Distressors, which are great for just finding the exact space that a kick drum needs”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Empirical Labs
FATSO“I've got a Fatso, too, which adds a bit of valvey tape emulation”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Dynaudio
Air 20 monitors“a set of Dynaudio Air 20 monitors”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
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Has said they use
TL Audio
VTC valve console“I ordered a brand new TL Audio VTC 16-channel valve desk”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
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Audio Damage
ADverb
Has said they use
Audio Damage
ADverb“Everyone needs a great reverb and I regularly find myself reaching for ADverb.”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Waves
Waves plugins“The Waves plugins always work brilliantly”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Celemony
Melodyne“as a piece of software, it's just unbelievable”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Synths and samplers
Has said they use
Roland
JUPITER-Xm“I’ve got the Roland Jupiter-Xm, which is a really cool keyboard that still has the Juno-106 modules”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
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Has said they use
Roland
TR-808 Rhythm Composer“my 808, which is about to go into service”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Moog
Minitaur“the Moog Minitaur, which is amazing for bass sounds”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Behringer
Model D“I’ve also just invested in a Behringer Model D”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S3000“I still use my Akai S3000”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Maschine Studio“NI’s Maschine Studio, although I’m kind of slipping away from that a little”
Said in Nightmares on Wax: I was like a mad scientist (Future Music interview), December 2021
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S950“I actually fired up the Akai S950 for a couple of tracks on this album”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC60“I love my MPCs - I've still got the 60 and the 2000”
Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC2000Said in Nightmares On Wax legend George Evelyn talks Logic, Maschine and beats, November 2013
Has said they use
Akai Professional
S1000“I used an Akai S1000 sampler, a bunch of samples, a bunch of records.”
Said in Ask The Experts: Nightmares on Wax, February 2018
DJ booth
Has said they use
Serato
Serato DJ“I used to DJ on Serato but I prefer to play now on CDJs”
Said in Ask The Experts: Nightmares on Wax, February 2018
Early studio (1991)
Seen using
Technics
SL-1200 turntablesSeen in Waxing Lyrical (Music Technology, Sep 1991), September 1991
Numark
DM1275 mixer
Seen using
Numark
DM1275 mixerSeen in Waxing Lyrical (Music Technology, Sep 1991), September 1991
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Seen in Waxing Lyrical (Music Technology, Sep 1991), September 1991
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Atari
Mega 1 computer
Seen using
Atari
Mega 1 computerSeen in Waxing Lyrical (Music Technology, Sep 1991), September 1991
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C-Lab
Creator sequencer
Seen using
C-Lab
Creator sequencerSeen in Waxing Lyrical (Music Technology, Sep 1991), September 1991
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals“there were the 5 elements of hip hop in there and that was it, that changed the game for me”
Said in The Purveyor of Sonic Perfection: Our chat with George Evelyn of Nightmares on Wax, November 2025
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Questions
About Nightmares On Wax's gear.
What DAW does Nightmares On Wax use?
George Evelyn has said he is still on Logic. He told Computer Music in 2013 that he had stayed with it for years, and told Future Music in 2021 that on the software side he still works in Logic.
What plugins does Nightmares On Wax use?
He has named Serato Sample, Loopcloud, and Softube's Parallels and Monoment Bass (2021), plus Audio Damage ADverb, Waves plugins and Melodyne (2013).
What synth does Nightmares On Wax use?
In 2021 he said his hands-on hardware includes a Roland Jupiter-Xm, a Roland 808, a Moog Minitaur for bass and a Behringer Model D, alongside his Akai S3000 sampler and NI Maschine Studio.
What audio interface does Nightmares On Wax use?
He has said he moved to a Burl Audio B80 Mothership AD/DA interface and B2 Bomber converter, and still keeps a UAD Apollo 8 for DSP and plugins (Future Music, 2021).
What studio monitors does Nightmares On Wax use?
When he set up his first Ibiza studio he said he ordered a set of Dynaudio Air 20 monitors along with a TL Audio VTC valve desk (Computer Music, 2013).
What DJ gear does Nightmares On Wax use?
He has said he used to DJ on Serato and now prefers CDJs and turntables with vinyl (XLR8R, 2018). A 1991 Music Technology visit showed two Technics SL-1200 decks and a Numark DM1275 mixer.
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