Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Wir nutzen aber auch viele interne Tools von Ableton, z. B. reicht der interne EQ für viele Sachen vollkommen aus.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
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17 items · Last checked What DAW does Scooter use?
Scooter's studio team has said they use Ableton Live as their standard DAW, along with Kontakt, Serum, Sylenth1, Spire, FabFilter Saturn and Elevate, in a room treated with HOFA acoustics. Jay Frog has said FL Studio is his go-to. H.P. Baxxter has said he loves Bünting East Frisian tea.
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Native Instruments
Kontakt“Wir haben uns eine Weile sehr auf Kontakt fokussiert und unzählige Libraries ausprobiert.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“Serum und Sylenth sind eigentlich immer drin.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
LennarDigital
Sylenth1Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
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Top 5Has said they use
Reveal Sound
Spire“Ob Fabfilter, Sachen von Izotope oder Synth-Plug-ins wie Serum, Sylenth oder Spire.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Wir nutzen aber auch viele interne Tools von Ableton, z. B. reicht der interne EQ für viele Sachen vollkommen aus.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Kontakt“Wir haben uns eine Weile sehr auf Kontakt fokussiert und unzählige Libraries ausprobiert.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“Serum und Sylenth sind eigentlich immer drin.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Has said they use
Has said they use
Reveal Sound
Spire“Ob Fabfilter, Sachen von Izotope oder Synth-Plug-ins wie Serum, Sylenth oder Spire.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Has said they use
Newfangled Audio
Elevate“Ich habe mir gerade ein Tool namens Elevate gekauft, einen ultrafetten Limiter.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Vocal chain
Has said they use
FabFilter
Saturn 2“Der Channel Strip beginnt mit einem Kompressor von Universal Audio, dann jeder Menge EQs, Saturn Fabfilter usw.”
Said in Interview: Scooter - Die Rave Teachers (Beat), August 2021
Jay Frog
Has said they use
Image-Line
FL Studio“Since then I got stuck with FL Studio and never stopped using it.”
Said in Jay Frog - FL Studio power user interview (Image-Line), October 2010
Image-Line
Deckadance
Has said they use
Image-Line
Deckadance“Deckadance is very practical to me because it can learn almost every vinyl time code.”
Said in Jay Frog - FL Studio power user interview (Image-Line), October 2010
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Studio room
Has said they use
HOFA-Akustik
Basstrap“The look and the functionality are absolutely fantastic!”
Said in Scooter (HOFA-Akustik references), June 2020
Has said they use
Has said they use
HOFA-Akustik
Absorber NaturalSaid in Scooter (HOFA-Akustik references), June 2020
Daily rituals
Bünting Tee
Privat Ostfriesentee
Has said they love
Bünting Tee
Privat Ostfriesentee“At home I especially like to drink the mixture “Bünting Privat Ostfriesentee”.”
Said in Meet me for Tea: Mystylery's interview with H.P. Baxxter, March 2018
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Has said they love
PG Tips
PG Tips tea bags“I also like to take PJ Tips tea bags from England. Especially when we are in the studio and the leisure is missing.”
Said in Meet me for Tea: Mystylery's interview with H.P. Baxxter, March 2018
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Records that shaped me
The KLF
What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral)
Has said they love
“A local radio show in Hanover played “What Time is Love?” on a Saturday in the summer of 1990, and my fate was changed forever.”
Said in Style Icons: H.P. Baxxter on The KLF (Electronic Beats), October 2013
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Has said they love
Anne Clark
Sleeper in Metropolis“It immediately reminded me of Anne Clarke’s “Sleeper in Metropolis”.”
Said in Style Icons: H.P. Baxxter on The KLF (Electronic Beats), October 2013
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On my nightstand
The KLF
The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)
Has said they love
“I was proud to realize that Scooter had followed most of the rules in the book without even knowing of its existence.”
Said in Style Icons: H.P. Baxxter on The KLF (Electronic Beats), October 2013
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What DAW does Scooter use?
Scooter's producers told Beat magazine in 2021 that Ableton Live is their standard DAW and that they lean on its built-in tools. Jay Frog told Image-Line he got stuck with FL Studio and never stopped using it.
What plugins does Scooter use?
In a 2021 Beat interview the band's producers said they have used Kontakt libraries, FabFilter Saturn on H.P. Baxxter's vocal chain, the Newfangled Audio Elevate limiter, and the synth plugins Serum, Sylenth1 and Spire.
What synth does Scooter use?
Scooter's producers have said Serum and Sylenth are almost always in their tracks, with Spire also part of their standard plugin set. They mentioned older hardware synths in the studio but said they rarely touch them.
What tea does H.P. Baxxter drink?
H.P. Baxxter has said that at home he especially likes Bünting Privat Ostfriesentee, a strong East Frisian blend, and that he takes PG Tips tea bags from England into the studio.
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Scooter is the Hamburg rave act fronted by H.P. Baxxter since 1993. This guide covers the studio software and room the band's producers have described in interviews, plus the tea, records and book Baxxter has talked about.
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