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What DAW does Rudimental use?

Rudimental use Xfer Serum, VPS Avenger, Soundtoys EchoBoy and Universal Audio's Eden WT800 and Culture Vulture plugins, and Piers Aggett uses a Minimoog Voyager. The band has said they write in Logic Pro, finish in Pro Tools and lean on a Nord Lead, Prophet 12 and Moog Sub 37.

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What DAW does Rudimental use?

Rudimental have said they write and produce in Logic Pro, turn to Ableton Live now and again, have gone back to FL Studio, and finish everything in Pro Tools for recording and mixing (MusicTech, 2018).

What plugins does Rudimental use?

Rudimental use VPS Avenger, Soundtoys EchoBoy and Universal Audio's Eden WT800 and Culture Vulture plugins, per a 2025 Tape Notes feature, and Piers Aggett learned Xfer Serum properly for RUDIM3NTAL. They have also named FXpansion Geist and Logic ES2.

What synth does Rudimental use?

Piers Aggett uses a Minimoog Voyager (MusicTech, 2025). The band has said a Nord Lead, a Prophet 12 and a Moog Sub 37 were on every track of Toast To Our Differences, alongside an Access Virus and a Roland Jupiter-80.

What studio monitors does Rudimental use?

Rudimental have said they mostly work on ADAM S4X-H monitors with a big KRK sub, check on KEF Egg speakers at close range, and love Yamaha NS10s (MusicTech, 2018).

What drum machine does Rudimental use?

Rudimental have said they use a Dave Smith Tempest, and FXpansion Geist software for layering kicks, snares and hats, sometimes pushed through a Thermionic Culture Vulture.

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Rudimental are the Hackney drum and bass group of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon 'Locksmith' Rolle, behind Feel the Love, These Days and RUDIM3NTAL. This guide covers the DAWs, plugins, synths and monitors they have named in studio interviews.

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