“It's the ultimate bass synth and I use it a lot for those really dramatic and thick sounds.”

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What DAW does Sander van Doorn use?
Sander van Doorn has said he works in Logic Pro and works in Ableton Live for mixes and edits. He has named hardware synths including a Moog Voyager, DSI Poly Evolver, Nord Lead 2X, Access Virus C and Waldorf Blofeld, plus Omnisphere, Predator, Nexus and Sylenth1 plugins.
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Synths
“It's the ultimate bass synth and I use it a lot for those really dramatic and thick sounds.”
“I've used this synth for the lead sound on the track Riff”
“It's a brilliant synth for sort of filling in the sounds that are missing.”
“I think this is a brilliant synth and sounds really warm and thick.”
“It's not as fat as some of my others but has some really classic detuned-type sounds.”
Plugins
“a great synth, especially for percussive type sounds”
“really good for the thick and warm trance pads”
“Sylenth I still use a lot.”
Studio
Records that shaped me
“This track simply has an amazing feel to it.”
“The melody is very heavy, but it's also beautiful at the same time.”
“it's definitely become a really inspiring song to me.”
“It's a classic Trance song and it never bores me.”
“It's a very deep track and the lyrics really moved me.”
“Daft Punk never fails in what they manage to produce.”
“This is one of those Trance anthems that'll stay in your head for a while.”
“It's uplifting but very dark at the same time”
About Sander van Doorn's gear.
What DAW does Sander van Doorn use?
Future Music reported in 2009 that Sander van Doorn is a Logic Pro producer in the studio and turns to Ableton Live for mixes and edits. He said he sometimes writes small melody ideas in Logic on his laptop.
What synth does Sander van Doorn use?
In his Eindhoven studio he has named a Moog Voyager as his bass synth, a DSI Poly Evolver used for the lead on Riff, a Nord Lead 2X, an Access Virus C and a Waldorf Blofeld.
What plugins does Sander van Doorn use?
He has said Rob Papen's Predator is great for percussive sounds and Spectrasonics Omnisphere for thick, warm trance pads. In a 2013 interview he also named reFX Nexus and said he still used Sylenth1 a lot.
What records inspired Sander van Doorn?
In a 2016 MusicRadar feature he picked tracks including Cygnus X's The Orange Theme, Moby's Natural Blues, Oxia's Domino, Daft Punk's High Life and Marco V's Simulated.
Sander van Doorn is the Dutch DJ and producer from Eindhoven behind tracks like Riff and the Purple Haze alias. This guide covers the synths, plugins and DAWs he has named in interviews, plus records he has said shaped him.
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