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FL Studio“FL Studio works perfect for me, I like how I can draw my idea’s in it really quick.”
Said in Oliver Heldens (Image-Line artists), December 2014
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Oliver Heldens has said they produce in FL Studio on a laptop, with Sylenth1, Massive, Nexus and Serum for synths, Kontakt for organic sounds, Guitar Rig for distortion and Valhalla for reverb. They have said they monitor on Genelec 1030A and EVE Audio speakers through a Prism Sound Lyra.
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Image-Line
Gross Beat“I still like to use Gross Beat.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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LennarDigital
Sylenth1“Sylenth is great for creating clean sub sounds.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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Native Instruments
Massive“The main ones for me are Massive, Sylenth and Nexus.”
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reFX
Nexus“When I do have bass and sub-bass sounds I tend to use Sylenth, Nexus or Serum, which are my go-to plug-ins for bass sounds.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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Studio
Has said they use
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FL Studio“FL Studio works perfect for me, I like how I can draw my idea’s in it really quick.”
Said in Oliver Heldens (Image-Line artists), December 2014
Has said they use
Image-Line
Gross Beat“I still like to use Gross Beat.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Image-Line
Fruity Parametric EQ 2
Has said they use
Image-Line
Fruity Parametric EQ 2“In terms of plug-ins, I like the parametric EQ and Gross Beat in Fruity Loops.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1“Sylenth is great for creating clean sub sounds.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“The main ones for me are Massive, Sylenth and Nexus.”
Has said they use
reFX
Nexus“When I do have bass and sub-bass sounds I tend to use Sylenth, Nexus or Serum, which are my go-to plug-ins for bass sounds.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“at the moment I also love Xfer's Serum”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“Native Instruments' Kontakt for more organic sounds”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Guitar Rig“The main effects plugin is Guitar Rig.”
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla reverb plugins
Has said they use
Valhalla DSP
Valhalla reverb plugins“For reverbs I love to use Valhalla.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Genelec
Genelec 1030A“My monitors are the old Genelec 1030A's, and I have a sub.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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EVE Audio
Four-way studio monitors“I also have a four-way monitoring system from Eve, the big ones.”
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Has said they use
Prism Sound
Lyra“My soundcard is the Prism Sound Lyra”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Mackie
Big Knob“I have the Mackie Big Knob that the monitors and soundcard plug into, so I can select the monitors.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
Has said they use
Moog
Minimoog“A few years ago I had his Minimoog in my studio, which has a really sick sound.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
HP
Laptop
Has said they use
HP
Laptop“just got a new PC laptop, an HP, with the best drivers, and four TB of storage space.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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Early setup
Focusrite
Saffire audio interface
Has said they use
Focusrite
Saffire audio interface“I have a pair of Genelec monitors, a Saffire soundcard and a Roland MIDI keyboard.”
Said in Oliver Heldens (Image-Line artists), December 2014
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Roland
MIDI keyboard
Has said they use
Roland
MIDI keyboard“Most of the times I don’t use the keyboard to create and draw in my melodies in the Piano roll though.”
Said in Oliver Heldens (Image-Line artists), December 2014
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DJ booth
Denon DJ
Denon DJ media players
Has said they use
Denon DJ
Denon DJ media players“When I am on stage I use Denon CD players and a mixer.”
Said in Oliver Heldens: DJ & Producer (Sound On Sound), January 2020
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What I wear
Hublot
Big Bang watch
Seen wearing
Hublot
Big Bang watch“This Hublot is basically the only watch I ever wear.”
Seen in An afternoon in Portobello with Oliver Heldens (Gentleman's Journal), January 2020
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Nike
Air Max 1 sneakers
Has said they love
“I wear a lot of Air Max One sneakers”
Said in An afternoon in Portobello with Oliver Heldens (Gentleman's Journal), January 2020
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Supreme
Supreme clothing
Has said they love
Supreme
Supreme clothing“have just bought a bunch of stuff from Supreme.”
Said in An afternoon in Portobello with Oliver Heldens (Gentleman's Journal), January 2020
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Collusion
Collusion clothing
Has said they love
Collusion
Collusion clothing“There’s also this brand from the UK called Collusion I really like.”
Said in An afternoon in Portobello with Oliver Heldens (Gentleman's Journal), January 2020
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Questions
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What DAW does Oliver Heldens use?
Oliver Heldens has said they work in FL Studio (Fruity Loops), and that they like how quickly they can draw ideas into it. In a 2020 Sound On Sound interview they said they had Studio One too but had not switched.
What plugins does Oliver Heldens use?
Oliver Heldens has said they use Gross Beat and the parametric EQ in FL Studio, Guitar Rig for distortion, Valhalla for reverb and Native Instruments Kontakt for more organic sounds like strings and pianos.
What synth does Oliver Heldens use?
Oliver Heldens has said Sylenth1, Massive and Nexus are their main synths, with Xfer Serum added later. Sylenth, Nexus or Serum are their go-to plugins for bass and sub-bass. They have also said they once had their dad's Minimoog in the studio.
What studio monitors does Oliver Heldens use?
Oliver Heldens has said they monitor on old Genelec 1030A speakers with a sub, plus a large four-way system from EVE Audio, switched with a Mackie Big Knob (Sound On Sound, 2020).
What audio interface does Oliver Heldens use?
Oliver Heldens has said their soundcard is the Prism Sound Lyra (Sound On Sound, 2020). In a 2014 Image-Line interview they named a Focusrite Saffire soundcard.
What watch does Oliver Heldens wear?
Oliver Heldens has been seen wearing a Hublot Big Bang, which they told Gentleman's Journal in 2020 is basically the only watch they ever wear.
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Oliver Heldens is a Dutch DJ and producer from Rotterdam, known for Gecko (Overdrive), the Heldeep label and the HI-LO alias. This guide covers the studio tools he has named in interviews with Sound On Sound, Computer Music and Image-Line, his booth setup and what he has said he wears.
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