Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It's Ableton Live for the sequencing, also the mixing.”
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Sébastien Léger has said he sequences and mixes in Ableton Live with hardware like a Prophet-6, and called the Nord Lead 3 his favourite synth. His first production tool was an Akai MPC2000. He has been seen DJing on Denon DJ SC6000 players with an Akai Force, Roland TR-707 and Behringer synths.
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Sequential
Prophet-6“I'm using outboard gear as well: Moog, Prophet 6, Model D, I have a huge modular synth.”
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Akai Professional
MPC2000“My first production was in '98. I bought an Akai MPC2000.”
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Future Retro
Revolution“This was actually my first acid machine and is really cool and has a great programming interface.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Vermona
DRM1 MKII“It's good for the really crispy weird analogue sounds.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
What studio gear Sébastien Léger uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“It's Ableton Live for the sequencing, also the mixing.”
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“I'm using outboard gear as well: Moog, Prophet 6, Model D, I have a huge modular synth.”
Said in Artist Spotlight: Sebastien Leger On Keeping DJing + Production Setups Simple (DJ TechTools), March 2018
Nord
Nord Lead 3
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Lead 3“This is my favourite synth - I know it very well and I've done all my famous tracks using it.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
Roland
TB-303 (MIDI modified)
Has said they use
Roland
TB-303 (MIDI modified)“This TB-303 has been a little bit modified.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Mode Machines
x0xb0x
Has said they use
Mode Machines
x0xb0x“with the addition of MIDI it's so much easier to program and costs less so is a great alternative.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Has said they use
Future Retro
Revolution“This was actually my first acid machine and is really cool and has a great programming interface.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Moog Music
Minimoog Voyager
Has said they use
Moog Music
Minimoog Voyager“It's a great piece of gear though and I'll use it for the live show.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Has said they use
Vermona
DRM1 MKII“It's good for the really crispy weird analogue sounds.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Has said they use
Electrix
Filter Queen“Before there were computer plug-ins, we had to filter things for real.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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TL Audio
Fat Track
Has said they use
TL Audio
Fat Track“I'm just using it as a monitor controller.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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Has said they use
“This is an amazing little device for making the robot voice effect”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
Kinyo
Computer speakers
Has said they use
Kinyo
Computer speakers“These and Ableton are the perfect combination for me.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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First studio
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC2000“My first production was in '98. I bought an Akai MPC2000.”
Live
Evolution
UC-33 MIDI controller
Has said they use
Evolution
UC-33 MIDI controller“This is the controller for my live sets and I've made my own lovely customised design.”
Said in In pictures: Sebastien Leger (MusicRadar / Future Music), November 2011
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DJ booth
Denon DJ
SC6000 Prime
Seen using
Denon DJ
SC6000 PrimeDenon DJ
X1850 Prime mixer
Seen using
Denon DJ
X1850 Prime mixerSeen in Sebastien Leger talks about his Live DJ Performance with Wireless Ableton LINK (Engine DJ), October 2021
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Hybrid DJ set
Seen using
Akai Professional
Force
Seen using
Roland
TR-707
Seen using
Behringer
TD-3Seen in Sebastien Leger talks about his Live DJ Performance with Wireless Ableton LINK (Engine DJ), October 2021
Seen using
Behringer
Model DSeen in Sebastien Leger talks about his Live DJ Performance with Wireless Ableton LINK (Engine DJ), October 2021
Questions
About Sébastien Léger's gear.
What DAW does Sébastien Léger use?
Sébastien Léger told DJ TechTools in 2018 that his setup is a hybrid, with Ableton Live for sequencing and mixing and hardware synths for the sounds.
What synth does Sébastien Léger use?
He told Future Music the Nord Lead 3 is the synth he made all his famous tracks on. He has also named a Prophet-6, a Moog Voyager, a MIDI modified TB-303 and a Future Retro Revolution.
What studio monitors does Sébastien Léger use?
In a 2011 Future Music studio feature he showed a pair of Kinyo computer speakers he had owned for over ten years and said that they and Ableton are the perfect combination for him.
What CDJs does Sébastien Léger use?
For a 2021 hybrid set at Destino Pacha in Ibiza he was seen on Denon DJ SC6000 players and an X1850 mixer, syncing an Akai Force, Roland TR-707 and Behringer TD-3 and MODEL D over Ableton Link.
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