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LiveSaid in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Skrillex uses Ableton Live with mostly stock devices, per a 2026 032c interview. Skrillex has said they use Native Instruments Massive and FM8 for bass, Sylenth1, iZotope Trash and Ozone, Ohmicide and Melodyne, and early tracks came from a MacBook Pro, KRK monitors and a Focusrite Saffire Pro 14.
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Apple
GarageBand“Most of that production was actually done in GarageBand, which is crazy.”
Said in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Avid
Pro Tools“I moved some of it over to Pro Tools”
Said in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Native Instruments
Massive“My two personal favourites are NI's Massive and FM8.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Ableton
LiveSaid in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Apple
GarageBand“Most of that production was actually done in GarageBand, which is crazy.”
Said in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“I moved some of it over to Pro Tools”
Said in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Native Instruments
Massive“My two personal favourites are NI's Massive and FM8.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Native Instruments
FM8“My best monster bass sounds have come from FM8.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Native Instruments
Reaktor“Massive, Reaktor and FM8 are all amazing.”
Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
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LennarDigital
Sylenth1“I also really like Sylenth1, my Tone2 Gladiator and some other granular soft synths as well.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Tone2
GladiatorSaid in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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iZotope
Trash“I really like iZotope Trash, which is a great plug-in for distortion”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Ohm Force
Ohmicide“It's an absolutely crazy multiband distortion, compression, EQ and filter, which pretty much lets you do anything.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Apple
MacBook Pro“I've got a MacBook Pro running Ableton Live with two little KRK monitors and a Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 interface.”
Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
KRK Systems
KRK studio monitors
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KRK Systems
KRK studio monitors“So I was just in my warehouse with some blown KRK speakers trying to make music”
Said in Skrillex discusses his 2010s, from dubstep kid to Grammy-winning producer (Dazed), December 2019
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Focusrite
Saffire Pro 14Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
Alesis
Two-octave MIDI controller (model not named)
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Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Mastering
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iZotope
Ozone“Mastering, for me, literally consists of an iZotope Maximizer, maybe with a little bit of EQ and harmonic excitement, but that's it.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
Vocals
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Celemony
Melodyne“Melodyne is crazy - with DNA you can actually take the individual sounds in a chord, isolate them and then change any of them.”
Said in Interview: Skrillex on Ableton Live, plug-ins, production and more (MusicRadar), November 2011
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Shure
SM58“I record everything into the Saffire with an SM58 then scratch it with loads of plug-ins.”
Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
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“Songs like "Bangarang" (2011) were made on Snowball mics or laptop mics.”
Said in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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What I wear
Courrèges
Shirt
Seen wearing
Courrèges
ShirtSeen in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Gucci
Pants and jacket
Seen wearing
Gucci
Pants and jacketSeen in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Alexander Digenova
Shoes
Seen wearing
Alexander Digenova
ShoesSeen in Mastering Disruption: Skrillex in conversation with Ecco2k (032c), September 2026
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Records that shaped me
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Epic Records
Astroworld (Travis Scott)“my two favourite records of the decade are Astroworld and Purpose.”
Said in Skrillex discusses his 2010s, from dubstep kid to Grammy-winning producer (Dazed), December 2019
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Def Jam Recordings
Purpose (Justin Bieber)Said in Skrillex discusses his 2010s, from dubstep kid to Grammy-winning producer (Dazed), December 2019
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Where it started
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)
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FL Studio (FruityLoops)“I started with Fruity Loops back in the day, then Reason and then I learnt Pro Tools”
Said in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
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Reason Studios
ReasonSaid in Classic interview: Skrillex (MusicRadar), February 2023
Tech
Ultimate Ears
UE BOOM Skrillex Edition
SponsoredHas said they love
Ultimate Ears
UE BOOM Skrillex Edition“UE BOOM is awesome because it's small, portable and powerful.”
Said in Ultimate Ears BOOM Wireless Speaker Series Expands With Skrillex Limited Edition (audioXpress), November 2014
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Questions
About Skrillex's gear.
What DAW does Skrillex use?
Skrillex uses Ableton Live, first picked up in 2007, and works mostly with stock Ableton plugins, according to a 2026 032c conversation. Skrillex has also said they used GarageBand and Pro Tools on some projects.
What plugins does Skrillex use?
Skrillex has said they use Native Instruments Massive and FM8, Sylenth1, Tone2 Gladiator, iZotope Trash, Ohm Force Ohmicide and Melodyne, and that mastering came down to an iZotope Maximizer (MusicRadar, 2011).
What synth does Skrillex use?
Skrillex has said they use soft synths, mainly Native Instruments FM8 and Massive, with Sylenth1, Tone2 Gladiator, Reaktor and Ableton Operator also named in 2011 interviews.
What studio monitors does Skrillex use?
Skrillex has said they made early records on small KRK monitors, including one EP finished with the right speaker blown (MusicRadar; Dazed, 2019).
What audio interface does Skrillex use?
Skrillex has said they recorded vocals into a Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 with a Shure SM58, and that songs like Bangarang were made on Blue Snowball or laptop mics.
What does Skrillex wear?
In a 2026 032c shoot Skrillex has been seen wearing a Courrèges shirt, Gucci pants and jacket and Alexander Digenova shoes, with jewelry from the artist's own collection.
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