Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live 9 as my DAW and Sennheiser HD-25s for headphones when on tour.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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San Holo has said he produces in Ableton Live and plays Fender guitars, including a Duo-Sonic and a Mustang that Fender gave him and a Highway Strat at home. On bb u ok? he sampled vocals on a Yamaha VSS-30, recorded guitar into an Apogee Quartet, used Native Instruments Massive for synths and bass, and doubled 808s with a 70s Fender Musicmaster bass.
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Native Instruments
Massive“I use Native Instruments Massive for a lot of my synths, including my bass sounds. I just know the plug-in very well, and I can create any sound I want with it.”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
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Yamaha
VSS-30“I only added some slight compression and reverb! Most of the sound comes from the Yamaha VSS-30”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
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Waves
Waves TuneSeen in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I use Ableton Live 9 as my DAW and Sennheiser HD-25s for headphones when on tour.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Massive“I use Native Instruments Massive for a lot of my synths, including my bass sounds. I just know the plug-in very well, and I can create any sound I want with it.”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
Has said they use
Yamaha
VSS-30“I only added some slight compression and reverb! Most of the sound comes from the Yamaha VSS-30”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
Seen using
Waves
Waves TuneSeen in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
Seen using
Has said they use
Antares
Auto-Tune Vocodist“I use Auto-Tune Artist and Auto-Tune Vocodist.”
Said in Antares: Blessed Beats and Sacred Songs, San Holo interview (archived), March 2022
Guitars and bass
SponsoredHas said they use
Fender
Duo-Sonic“Fender has been kind enough to support me with a Duo-Sonic and a Mustang from their Offset guitar series, which I perform with, but also record with on tour.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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SponsoredHas said they use
Fender
Mustang“Fender has been kind enough to support me with a Duo-Sonic and a Mustang from their Offset guitar series, which I perform with, but also record with on tour.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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Has said they use
Fender
Highway One Stratocaster“I also have a Fender Highway Strat and an acoustic Avalon guitar.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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Has said they use
Fender
Musicmaster Bass (1970s)“We found this bass guitar on Craigslist, and I've used this bass on many songs on this album. It's a 70s Musicmaster bass with an Aero pickup.”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
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Recording
Has said they use
Apogee
Apogee ONE“I also recently bought the Apogee One. It's such a great interface for touring, because I'm now able to record guitars via D.I. or vocals with the built-in mic”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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Has said they use
Apogee
Quartet“I recorded this guitar through a vibrato pedal into the Apogee Quartet. I like to double my guitar and pan them hard left and right.”
Said in MusicTech: Track Breakdown, bb u ok? by San Holo, June 2021
Has said they use
Shure
SM57“When I'm recording vocals at home, I usually use a Shure SM57 or SM7B mic.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
Has said they use
Shure
SM7B“When I'm recording vocals at home, I usually use a Shure SM57 or SM7B mic.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
Has said they use
Yamaha
NS-10“When at home, I use my Apogee Duet [interface] for recording and a pair of Yamaha NS-10s for monitoring.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
On tour
Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 25“I use Ableton Live 9 as my DAW and Sennheiser HD-25s for headphones when on tour.”
Said in DJ Times: San Holo, Sounds Not Genres (archived), January 2018
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About San Holo's gear.
What guitar does San Holo play?
He told DJ Times in 2018 that Fender supports him with a Duo-Sonic and a Mustang from its Offset series, which he performs and records with on tour, and that he also has a Fender Highway Strat. In 2021 he told MusicTech the bb u ok? guitar parts came from a Fender Coronado.
What DAW does San Holo use?
Ableton Live. He told DJ Times he used Ableton Live 9, MusicTech describes him using Live's stock effects on bb u ok?, and he told Antares he pitches audio in Ableton to push vocals towards other notes.
What synth does San Holo use for bass?
He told MusicTech: "I use Native Instruments Massive for a lot of my synths, including my bass sounds." On bb u ok? he doubled his 808s with a 70s Fender Musicmaster bass he found on Craigslist.
What mic and interface does San Holo record with?
In 2018 he named an Apogee One for touring, an Apogee Duet at home, and a Shure SM57 or SM7B for vocals. In 2021 he said he recorded the bb u ok? guitars into an Apogee Quartet.
How did San Holo make the bb u ok? vocal hook?
He told MusicTech that his friend The Nicholas sang into the built-in mic of a Yamaha VSS-30 sampling keyboard, and that most of the processing was done on the keyboard itself.
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San Holo is the Dutch producer, guitarist and bitbird label founder behind Light, album1 and bb u ok?. This guide covers the Fender guitars and bass, interfaces, mics, monitors, sampler keyboard and plugins he has named in interviews with DJ Times, MusicTech and Antares.
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