“We mainly use Logic for production and writing, and Ableton now and again.”

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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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“We mainly use Logic for production and writing, and Ableton now and again.”
“We go through waves really and everything always ends up in Pro Tools”
“especially when using Ableton because that's great with MIDI”
“recently I've gone back to my roots and started using Fruity Loops again.”
“we've been getting into using the Push recently.”
“We use a Dave Smith Tempest.”
“Sometimes we'll push that through the Culture Vulture to give it a bit of grit”
Plugins
“I tweaked the presets, the LFO and got stuck into it a bit more”
“I downloaded VPS Avenger about two years ago and it changed my life”
“Eden sounds amazing on bass. It's my go-to”
“We do a lot of drums through it - get a drums bus and put it through the Culture Vulture.”
“I honestly put that on almost everything”
“we end up using Logic ES2, because the basic Logic plugin does the job.”
“now we use FXpansion Geist software, which is like a software version of an MPC”
Synths and keys
“favourite synth by a country mile.”
“The Nord Lead, refaced Prophet 12 and Moog Sub 37 were used on literally every track.”
“The Nord Lead, refaced Prophet 12 and Moog Sub 37 were used on literally every track.”
“The Nord Lead, refaced Prophet 12 and Moog Sub 37 were used on literally every track.”
“Otherwise, we like using the Access Virus.”
“It's got the Jupiter-8 sounds, nearly every other Roland synth sound”
“it's a cool synth, but we don't use the vocoder much.”
“we can play an idea on the Oberheim OB3, for example, record it into Logic”
“We also use the Hammond because you can't beat the sound of a B3.”
“Another essential is the Rhodes.”
Monitoring
“We mostly use the ADAM S4X-Hs and have a big KRK sub so that when we're writing we can hear everything nice and loud.”
“We mostly use the ADAM S4X-Hs and have a big KRK sub so that when we're writing we can hear everything nice and loud.”
“The KEF Egg speakers are more used for near field close referencing, so we're not burning our ears.”
“I love NS10s even though they have a flat sound”
About Rudimental's gear.
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.
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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