“Cubase! Cubase! Cubase! Showtek and Cubase is a successful marriage. We’ve been with it for 14 years, since the first SX version.”

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What DAW does Showtek use?
Showtek have said they use Steinberg Cubase as their DAW and that most of their synth sounds come from the Access Virus TI2 and Virus Indigo. They have said they use iZotope Alloy 2, Sonnox Oxford plugins and D16 Toraverb, and brand pages list them for Cableguys ShaperBox and Kickstart.
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“Cubase! Cubase! Cubase! Showtek and Cubase is a successful marriage. We’ve been with it for 14 years, since the first SX version.”
“Most of our synth sounds are derived from the Virus (alongside the Indigo).”
“A classy all-in-one mixing suite that has become the main insert in most channels in most of our songs.”
“we kept a little bit of nostalgia alive by using the Oxford series in our insert channels.”
“High quality for an affordable price - a reverb that gets used in all our productions.”
Records that shaped me
“This was one of the most memorable dance hooks in the history of dance music and a pioneering song at the dawn of EDM’s global breakthrough.”
“Heard this for the first time at Sensation WHITE. Performed by Marco V, it’s an absolutely crazy song and could still be played nowadays.”
“A lot of great music came from Belgium during that era and Blow the Speakers inspired us to become dance music producers.”
“This is an absolutely crazy track that we must have played millions of times. We have also probably remixed this song every year.”
“Super-easy to make, but catchy as hell!”
“It was a pivotal track for us and made big dance hooks one of the main ingredients in our songs.”
“I was nine years old, watching MTV and already into music and getting familiar with US house.”
“Another amazing Italian producer and the first to do a reverse bass kick in a song.”
“This was track number three on a compilation CD that our dad gave us for Christmas.”
“I went into the studio right after because I was so inspired by that sidechain sawbass.”
About Showtek's gear.
What DAW does Showtek use?
Showtek have said they use Steinberg Cubase. In a 2018 MusicRadar feature they said they had been with it for 14 years, since the first SX version.
What synth does Showtek use?
Showtek have said most of their synth sounds come from the Access Virus TI2, alongside the Access Virus Indigo (MusicRadar, 2018).
What plugins does Showtek use?
Showtek have said they use iZotope Alloy 2 as a main insert, the Sonnox Oxford plugins on insert channels and D16 Group Toraverb on all their productions. Cableguys lists them as a ShaperBox artist and the Kickstart site lists them among artists using it.
What records influenced Showtek?
In a 2018 MusicRadar feature Showtek named tracks including Faithless 'Insomnia', The Moon 'Blow the Speakers', Mauro Picotto 'Komodo', Gigi D'Agostino 'L'Amour Toujours' and Benny Benassi 'Satisfaction'.
Showtek are Dutch brothers Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen, a DJ and production duo who moved from hardstyle into electro house and big room. This guide covers their studio software, synths and plugins, plus the records that shaped them.
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