Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Shlohmo has said he works in Ableton Live and that most original sounds on Heaven Inc. came from his dad's Roland Jupiter-6. He has also named a Yamaha DX7, Korg minilogue, Korg monotron DELAY, Teenage Engineering OP-1 and OP-Z, and Waves Kramer Master Tape and Abbey Road Vinyl plugins.
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Roland
Jupiter-6“Pretty much all of the original sounds on Heaven Inc. come from the Jupiter-6.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Yamaha
DX7“I use a lot of Yamaha DX7”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Korg
minilogue“recently acquired a Korg Minilogue, which I love.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Korg
Monotron Delay“the Korg Monotron delay was one of my favourite little toys and it's really the cheapest thing.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Synths
Has said they use
Roland
Jupiter-6“Pretty much all of the original sounds on Heaven Inc. come from the Jupiter-6.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Yamaha
DX7“I use a lot of Yamaha DX7”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Korg
minilogue“recently acquired a Korg Minilogue, which I love.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Korg
Monotron Delay“the Korg Monotron delay was one of my favourite little toys and it's really the cheapest thing.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-1“I love to start songs with those, whether it's the OP-1, OP-Z or their Pocket Operators.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-Z“I love to start songs with those, whether it's the OP-1, OP-Z or their Pocket Operators.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Teenage Engineering
Pocket Operators
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
Pocket Operators“I love to start songs with those, whether it's the OP-1, OP-Z or their Pocket Operators.”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
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Plugins
Has said they use
Waves
Kramer Master Tape“Some Waves plugins like the Kramer Master Tape and Abbey Road Vinyl emulator”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Has said they use
Waves
Abbey Road Vinyl“Some Waves plugins like the Kramer Master Tape and Abbey Road Vinyl emulator”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Early days
Has said they use
Apple
GarageBand“when GarageBand came out I started bringing in samples and chopping stuff up”
Said in Shlohmo: "I kind of see myself as a graphic designer who uses Ableton" (MusicRadar), December 2020
Questions
About Shlohmo's gear.
What DAW does Shlohmo use?
Shlohmo told Future Music in 2020 that he sees himself as a graphic designer working in Ableton, and that he long relied on Ableton's built-in EQs and compressors. He started out chopping samples in GarageBand.
What synth does Shlohmo use?
Shlohmo has said nearly all of the original sounds on Heaven Inc. came from a Roland Jupiter-6 passed down from his dad. He has also said he plays a lot of Yamaha DX7 and loves his Korg minilogue.
What plugins does Shlohmo use?
Shlohmo has said he turned to Waves plugins such as the Kramer Master Tape and Abbey Road Vinyl to add tape distortion to individual sounds.
What does Shlohmo start songs with?
Shlohmo has said he likes to start songs on Teenage Engineering gear such as the OP-1, OP-Z and Pocket Operators, and that the Korg monotron DELAY was a go-to toy on his last album.
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Shlohmo is Henry Laufer, the Los Angeles producer behind Bad Vibes, Dark Red and The End and a co-founder of the WEDIDIT collective. This guide covers the DAW, synths, small instruments and plugins he named in a 2020 Future Music interview.
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