
Photo: Christoph Köstlin (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 4.0
What DAW does Paul van Dyk use?
Paul van Dyk has said his music production starts in Logic, where he tweaks the ES1, ES2 and EVP88 instruments. His Berlin studio has been seen with Roland Juno-60, Juno-106, TR-808, TR-909 and TB-303 units, a Euphonix controller, and he toured with MacBook Pros running Ableton Live into an Allen and Heath Xone:3D.
Where to start with Paul van Dyk's gear.
What studio gear Paul van Dyk uses: a sourced gear guide
Independent research by truerecs: every item links to the public source it comes from.
Studio
“My music production starts in Logic. I usually nail down a speed, then get a nice drum loop going for some rhythm.”
“I use the ES1, ES2, EVP88 and the like”
Stage
About Paul van Dyk's gear.
What DAW does Paul van Dyk use?
Logic. He has said his music production starts in Logic, and he toured the In Between album with two MacBook Pros running Logic Studio and Ableton Live.
What synth does Paul van Dyk use?
He has said he works with Logic's ES1, ES2 and EVP88 instruments, and his Berlin studio has been seen with a Roland Juno-60, Juno-106 and TB-303.
What drum machine does Paul van Dyk use?
His studio has been seen with a Roland TR-808 and TR-909.
What MIDI controller does Paul van Dyk use?
An Evolution UC-33e controller and a Euphonix control surface were listed in his setup, with an Allen and Heath Xone:3D mixer for live shows.
Paul van Dyk is a German trance DJ and producer and the founder of the Vandit label. This guide covers the Berlin studio and touring rig he described around his In Between album: Logic, Ableton Live, Roland classics and his controllers.
truerecs put this guide together from public videos, interviews and posts. Each item says how we know and links to the source. Paul van Dyk didn't write it or choose anything on it. How we source gear guides.
Report an error or ask for removal. We fix or remove within 72 hours. You don't need to sign up.
Claim this page to make it yours: verify with your Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, keep what's right, drop what isn't, and add your own.
Claim this page











