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Ableton
Live“I started messing with Ableton in 2003”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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Nosaj Thing has said he started on Fruity Loops, Reason and a Roland JX-305, then bought an Akai MPC after high school. He has said he wrote his first EP in Logic and started using Ableton Live in 2003, which became his main tool. He has also named a Moleskine notebook among his essentials.
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Logic Pro“I had used Logic to write the first EP.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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Akai Professional
MPC“I had always wanted an MPC since high school.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)“one of them hooked me up with copies of Fruity Loops and Reason.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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Ableton
Live“I started messing with Ableton in 2003”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I had used Logic to write the first EP.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC“I had always wanted an MPC since high school.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)“one of them hooked me up with copies of Fruity Loops and Reason.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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Reason Studios
ReasonSaid in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
Roland
JX-305
Has said they use
Roland
JX-305“a Roland JX-305 that was kind of hard to use.”
Said in XLR8R: In the Studio, Nosaj Thing, December 2012
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Daily essentials
Moleskine
Notebook
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Moleskine
NotebookSaid in Hypebeast: Music Essentials, Nosaj Thing, September 2013
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What DAW does Nosaj Thing use?
He has said he started using Ableton Live in 2003, first for time stretching, and moved his main workflow over from Logic, which he used to write his first EP. His first setup was Fruity Loops and Reason.
What sampler does Nosaj Thing use?
He has said he always wanted an MPC since high school and bought an Akai MPC used after he finished school.
What synth does Nosaj Thing use?
His first keyboard was a Roland JX-305, which he has said was kind of hard to use.
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Nosaj Thing is the Los Angeles electronic producer Jason Chung. This guide covers the DAWs, sampler and keyboard he has talked about in a studio interview, from his first Fruity Loops setup to Ableton Live.
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