Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“After that, I moved on to Ableton Live and have been using it since.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
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Nils Hoffmann has said his DAW is Ableton Live, after starting on Magix Music Maker. For bass he has named Serum, u-he Diva and a Korg MS-20, plus a Sequential Prophet-6 for pads. His studio list names HEDD Type 20 monitors, an Apollo 8 interface and an SPL Mixdream.
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Xfer Records
Serum“For the bass, I mostly use the Korg MS-20, Diva, and Serum.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
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u-he
Diva“I use Diva and Serum as fillers before recording the final bassline with the MS-20, which I do very quickly.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
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Universal Audio
Thermionic Culture Vulture plugin“It’s like a saturator with three kinds of distortion. Yeah, they’re amazing.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“The Korg MS-20 is very helpful for baselines and FX, the Prophet 6 Sequential more for pad sounds.”
Said in Nils Hoffmann about Production, Technology, and Creativity (15 Questions), September 2022
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“After that, I moved on to Ableton Live and have been using it since.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“For the bass, I mostly use the Korg MS-20, Diva, and Serum.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“I use Diva and Serum as fillers before recording the final bassline with the MS-20, which I do very quickly.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Thermionic Culture Vulture plugin“It’s like a saturator with three kinds of distortion. Yeah, they’re amazing.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
Spitfire Audio
Sample libraries
Has said they use
Spitfire Audio
Sample libraries“I love the Universal Audio plug ins and the Spitfire Audio libraries.”
Said in Nils Hoffmann about Production, Technology, and Creativity (15 Questions), September 2022
Has said they use
Korg
MS-20“The Korg MS-20 is very helpful for baselines and FX, the Prophet 6 Sequential more for pad sounds.”
Said in Nils Hoffmann about Production, Technology, and Creativity (15 Questions), September 2022
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“When it comes to gear, I really enjoyed working with the Korg MS-20 and the Prophet 6 Sequential.”
Said in Nils Hoffmann about Production, Technology, and Creativity (15 Questions), September 2022
Has said they use
HEDD Audio
Type 20 studio monitors“I have a perfect treated room, an SPL Mixdream, Thermioinic Culture Vulture, HEDD Type 20 and Apollo 8.”
Said in Nils Hoffmann, Mixing Engineer, Berlin (SoundBetter profile interview), August 2020
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Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo 8Said in Nils Hoffmann, Mixing Engineer, Berlin (SoundBetter profile interview), August 2020
Has said they use
Said in Nils Hoffmann, Mixing Engineer, Berlin (SoundBetter profile interview), August 2020
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Where it started
Has said they use
MAGIX
Music Maker“I started with Magix Music Maker.”
Said in Behind The Sound: Nils Hoffmann Interview (Production Music Live), April 2021
Stage
Shure
In-ear monitors
Has said they use
Shure
In-ear monitors“playing with in-ears from Shure, to make sure I’m playing to tight while my live show and to protect my ears from hearing damage.”
Said in German producer Nils Hoffmann releases latest single Lonely feat. Rae Morris + Exclusive Interview (rickyleepotts), July 2023
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What I wear
Patagonia
Logo long-sleeve T-shirt
Seen wearing
Patagonia
Logo long-sleeve T-shirtSeen in Nils Hoffmann, Mixing Engineer, Berlin (SoundBetter profile photo), August 2020
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Questions
About Nils Hoffmann's gear.
What DAW does Nils Hoffmann use?
Nils Hoffmann has said he moved to Ableton Live after starting out on Magix Music Maker, and that he has stayed with Ableton Live since (Production Music Live interview, 2021).
What plugins does Nils Hoffmann use?
He has named Xfer Serum and u-he Diva for basslines, Universal Audio's Thermionic Culture Vulture saturation plugin, and Spitfire Audio sample libraries.
What synth does Nils Hoffmann use?
He has said he enjoys working with a Korg MS-20 for basslines and FX and a Sequential Prophet-6 for pad sounds. He records his final basslines on the MS-20.
What studio monitors does Nils Hoffmann use?
His own SoundBetter studio profile lists HEDD Type 20 monitors, alongside an SPL Mixdream summing mixer.
What audio interface does Nils Hoffmann use?
His SoundBetter studio profile lists a Universal Audio Apollo 8 interface.
What headphones does Nils Hoffmann use?
On stage he has said he plays with Shure in-ear monitors, to keep his live show tight and protect his hearing (2023 interview).
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