“I use them almost as stems in the way I remix live during my sets.”

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What DAW does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez uses four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000s with a DJM-V10 or DJM-A9 mixer and an RMX-1000 in the booth. In the studio he uses Logic and Ableton Live, with Serum and Spire patches found through Splice. He endorsed Pioneer DJ HDJ-X10 headphones and has named Roland Cloud in his studio.
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DJ booth
“I use them almost as stems in the way I remix live during my sets.”
“I’m playing with four Pioneer CDJ-3000s and DJM-V10 or DJM-A9 mixers, an RMX-1000”
“They sound fantastic, feel extremely comfortable, are robust and - this is important - look SEXY!!”
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Studio
“Logic allows me to sound-design and is my preferred platform to record vocals and live instruments due to its transparency.”
“Ableton Live allows me to set up loops, drums, and samples quickly”
“I’ve been using Splice to help me find synth and bass sounds”
“I use a lot of the patches on Serum and Spire, and then rework them.”
“One thing I love about Roland Cloud is the vast array of sounds that become available”
“For every dance music producer who came up in the 1980s and ’90s, a JUNO-106 is kind of like the machine”
“That and the 909 and the 808 drum machines are the ones that you could squeeze the most out of.”
First bedroom setup
“I started out with two Technics SL-1100 belt-driven turntables and a Gemini mixer.”
On my nightstand
“I’m a bit of a sci-fi nerd”
Records that shaped me
“when I was a kid that was the soundtrack of being out, free, with kids basically opening up the fire hydrant”
“That paints a very clear and poignant picture of social decay in America”
“the chords are so emotive and his voice is so haunting”
“one thing I like about Drake's productions is they're almost British, it almost sounds like The xx”
“Trevor Horn is an absolute genius.”
“I fell in love with the original OG track, but I wound up playing Frankie Knuckles' edit”
“That track was influential to me, because when it came out, I was a breakdancer at the same time”
“The beats and the bassline really are very key to a lot of my building musically”
“that became such a staple in my DJ sets”
“it was such a soulful track”
“Anytime I dropped that record the dancefloor would explode.”
“That beat is what really made that a dancer track.”
“there's a very hypnotic element to that track that feels like you're floating in outer space”
About Roger Sanchez's gear.
What DAW does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez uses both Logic and Ableton Live. He told DJ LIFE in 2026 that Ableton Live is for setting up loops, drums and samples quickly, while Logic is where he does sound design and records vocals and live instruments.
What plugins does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez uses Xfer Serum and Reveal Sound Spire, often starting from patches he finds on Splice and reworking them. In 2022 he also told Roland he works with Roland Cloud software instruments.
What synth does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez has named the Roland JUNO-106, alongside the TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines, as the classic studio machines he goes back to. He told Roland he carries those sounds on his laptop through Roland Cloud.
What headphones does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez endorsed the Pioneer DJ HDJ-X10 headphones at their 2017 launch, saying they sound fantastic, feel comfortable and are robust.
What DJ setup does Roger Sanchez use?
Roger Sanchez uses four Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000 players with a DJM-V10 or DJM-A9 mixer and an RMX-1000 effects unit. He says he uses the CDJs almost like stems to remix live during his sets.
Roger Sanchez is the Grammy-winning New York house DJ and producer behind "Another Chance" and the Stealth Records label. This guide covers his current booth rig, the DAWs and synths in his studio, his headphones, and the records that shaped his sound.
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