Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Probably the most important development in recent years for me has been Ableton Live.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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Sharam has said Ableton Live changed his workflow after Logic, and that he leans on u-he Bazille and Diva, Reveal Sound Spire, a Universal Audio Apollo with UAD plugins, Softube, FabFilter and Waves. Deep Dish tracks ran through a Mackie 32.8 desk with a Juno-106, Jupiter-6 and Nord Lead.
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Apple
Logic Pro“I prefer Logic for arrangement, but there was a period where I was migrating projects from Live now and again.”
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u-he
Bazille“I've been using U-he synths a lot as well, mainly Bazille and Diva.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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u-he
Diva“They're like the Juno and Jupiter on steroids.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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Reveal Sound
Spire“Also Reveal Sound's Spire has become a go-to synth for me more often than not.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
What studio gear Sharam uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Probably the most important development in recent years for me has been Ableton Live.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I prefer Logic for arrangement, but there was a period where I was migrating projects from Live now and again.”
Has said they use
u-he
Bazille“I've been using U-he synths a lot as well, mainly Bazille and Diva.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“They're like the Juno and Jupiter on steroids.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Has said they use
Reveal Sound
Spire“Also Reveal Sound's Spire has become a go-to synth for me more often than not.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Has said they use
Universal Audio
Apollo audio interface“Universal Audio's Apollo system and the accompanying plugins have been a big game changer for me.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Mixing
Universal Audio
UAD Eventide H910 Harmonizer
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD Eventide H910 Harmonizer“I love the Eventide H910 and all of the classic UAD compressor emulations.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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Softube
Softube plugins
Has said they use
Softube
Softube plugins“Also Softube's plugins are worldclass.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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FabFilter
Plugins
Has said they use
FabFilter
Plugins“I use a lot of Fab Filter.”
Said in Artist Spotlight: Sharam (Deep Dish) on making DJ playlists, mixing and production (DJ TechTools), December 2017
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Has said they use
Waves
Waves plugins“I use some Softube, Waves, SoundTools and also a lot of in-the-box stuff from Live and Logic.”
Deep Dish years
Has said they use
Roland
Juno-106“I remember the first equipment I bought was a Juno 106.”
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-6“We also used a Nord Lead a lot, and of course, almost everything had a Juno-106 or Jupiter-6 on it.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Has said they use
Nord
Nord LeadSaid in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
Generalmusic
S2 keyboard
Has said they use
Generalmusic
S2 keyboard“We also used an old Generalmusic S2 keyboard on almost everything.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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Mackie
32.8 mixing desk
Has said they use
Mackie
32.8 mixing desk“When Ali and I were making tracks for Deep Dish, we passed everything on this Mackie 32.8 desk.”
Said in Sharam: The Dark Side (Attack Magazine), September 2017
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Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC3000“With BT we were using an MPC3000, and then we ended up buying one to use ourselves.”
Has said they use
Roland
TR-909 Rhythm Composer“Early on it was a 909, these IBM sequencers, very primitive.”
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“Our first sequencer was Cubase.”
DJ booth
Has said they use
Technics
SL-1200 turntable“My friends chipped in and got the Technic SL-1200.”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor“I used to play vinyl, then I went to burning CDs, then Traktor came along, which for me was revolutionary.”
Realistic
DJ mixer
Has said they use
Realistic
DJ mixer“The Realistic mixer, which was only $80, but it turned out to be one of the best sounding mixers.”
Said in Artist Spotlight: Sharam (Deep Dish) on making DJ playlists, mixing and production (DJ TechTools), December 2017
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Questions
About Sharam's gear.
What DAW does Sharam use?
He has said switching his sequencing from Logic to Ableton Live raised his productivity five-fold, and that he still prefers Logic for arrangement. His first sequencer with Deep Dish was Cubase.
What plugins does Sharam use?
He has named u-he Bazille and Diva, Reveal Sound Spire, Universal Audio plugins such as the Eventide H910, Softube, FabFilter and Waves.
What synth does Sharam use?
His first purchase was a Roland Juno-106, and he has said almost every Deep Dish track had a Juno-106 or Jupiter-6 on it, plus a Nord Lead and a Generalmusic S2.
What audio interface does Sharam use?
He has said the Universal Audio Apollo system and its plugins made a big difference to his mixing.
What DJ software does Sharam use?
He has said he went from vinyl to burned CDs to Native Instruments Traktor, which he called revolutionary, after starting on Technics SL-1200 turntables.
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