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Apple
Logic Pro“Logic Pro is where the main part of the production takes place.”
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Solomun has said they produce in Apple Logic Pro, monitor on Barefoot MicroMain27 speakers and reach for u-he Diva, Native Instruments Komplete, Output and Arturia instruments plus a Roland Juno-60 and Prophet-5. Solomun uses Universal Audio plugins, and has named four Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players and a DJM-2000NXS mixer.
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Apple
MacBook Pro“I am currently using a MacBook Pro Quad Core with 2.66 GHz running Logic as my main Sequencer.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
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Barefoot Sound
MicroMain27“For the last 10 years, I have been very happy with my Barefoot MicroMain 27.”
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Lynx Studio Technology
Aurora converter“As a soundcard I am using an RME card feeding my Lynx Aurora converter.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
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Universal Audio
UAD plugins“In the studio, I love all the UAD stuff because I had a lot of analog gear, and it comes closest to that.”
Said in Solomun Tells Idris Elba the Real Story Behind His Rise (Interview Magazine), August 2026
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic Pro is where the main part of the production takes place.”
Has said they use
Apple
MacBook Pro“I am currently using a MacBook Pro Quad Core with 2.66 GHz running Logic as my main Sequencer.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
Has said they use
Barefoot Sound
MicroMain27“For the last 10 years, I have been very happy with my Barefoot MicroMain 27.”
Has said they use
Lynx Studio Technology
Aurora converter“As a soundcard I am using an RME card feeding my Lynx Aurora converter.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
Uses
Universal Audio
UAD plugins“In the studio, I love all the UAD stuff because I had a lot of analog gear, and it comes closest to that.”
Said in Solomun Tells Idris Elba the Real Story Behind His Rise (Interview Magazine), August 2026
Uses
Universal Audio
SPL Transient Designer“The biggest game changer for me is the Transient Designer from UAD.”
Said in Solomun Tells Idris Elba the Real Story Behind His Rise (Interview Magazine), August 2026
Has said they use
u-he
Diva“The bundle from Arturia, but also the plug-ins from u-he, especially Diva.”
Has said they use
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete“I also use the Komplete Bundle from Native Instruments”
Has said they use
Output
Output plugins“I’m a big fan of the Output plug-ins”
Has said they use
“I also occasionally use hardware, such as the API 2500 compressor or EQs from A-Designs.”
A Designs Audio
A-Designs EQs
Has said they use
A Designs Audio
A-Designs EQsSaid in Solomun Returns from the Lockdown with a New Label & His First Artist Album in 12 Years (DJ Times), June 2021
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Has said they use
Roland
Juno-60“I use Roland Juno-60 for warm pads and fat bass”
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-5“Prophet 5, polysynth and arpeggios like I used on “Night Travel.”
Said in Solomun Returns from the Lockdown with a New Label & His First Artist Album in 12 Years (DJ Times), June 2021
Has said they use
Teenage Engineering
OP-Z“A couple of percussion sounds also came from Teenage Engineering OP-Z.”
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Stage“the Nord stage delivers anything from Rhodes to piano and string sounds.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
Mobile studio
RME
Babyface audio interface
Has said they use
“For my mobile on the road set-up I use a retina MacBook Pro with an RME Babyface soundcard, Genelec 6010 monitors and a UAD satellite card.”
Said in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
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Genelec
6010 studio monitors
Has said they use
Genelec
6010 studio monitorsSaid in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
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Universal Audio
UAD-2 Satellite DSP accelerator
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD-2 Satellite DSP acceleratorSaid in In The Studio With... Solomun (DJ Mag), January 2014
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DJ booth
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXS2“Having four CDJs is very important for me to adjust my set on the fly.”
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-2000NXS mixer“four Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players and a DJM2000NXS mixer, with two RMX-1000 effect units.”
Said in Solomun Returns from the Lockdown with a New Label & His First Artist Album in 12 Years (DJ Times), June 2021
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Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
RMX-1000Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Various Artists
Breakin' original soundtrack (1984)“The first record that I actually purchased was the soundtrack to the breakdance movie Breakin’ from 1984.”
Said in 20 Questions With Solomun (Billboard), November 2021
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Has said they love
Mantronix
Mantronix: The Album“The first album also, this was a beautiful transition of electronic music and hip-hop.”
Said in Solomun Tells Idris Elba the Real Story Behind His Rise (Interview Magazine), August 2026
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fabric
fabric mix series
Has said they love
fabric
fabric mix series“I find it difficult to pick a single album here, and I think I would rather go for a compilation.”
Said in 20 Questions With Solomun (Billboard), November 2021
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Has said they love
BABii
SHADOW“one song really stuck with me: “SHADOW” by BABii. Great track.”
Said in 20 Questions With Solomun (Billboard), November 2021
Dale Howard
Bubbzz
Has said they love
Questions
About Solomun's gear.
What DAW does Solomun use?
Solomun has said Apple Logic Pro is where most of their production happens. In a 2014 DJ Mag studio feature they described running Logic on a MacBook Pro as their main sequencer, and they repeated it in a 2021 DJ Times interview.
What plugins does Solomun use?
Solomun uses Universal Audio plugins and in a 2026 Interview Magazine conversation called the UAD Transient Designer a game changer for kick drums. In 2021 they also named Output plug-ins, Native Instruments Komplete, Arturia's bundle and u-he Diva.
What synth does Solomun use?
Solomun has said they use a Roland Juno-60 for pads and bass and a Prophet-5 for polysynth parts and arpeggios, plus u-he Diva as a soft synth, a Nord Stage for keys and a Teenage Engineering OP-Z for some percussion.
What studio monitors does Solomun use?
Solomun told DJ Times in 2021 that they had been happy with Barefoot MicroMain27 monitors for ten years. For a mobile setup on the road, they named Genelec 6010 monitors in 2014.
What audio interface does Solomun use?
Solomun has said their sound interface comes from RME. In 2014 they described an RME card feeding a Lynx Aurora converter in the studio and an RME Babyface on the road.
What DJ setup does Solomun use?
Solomun told DJ Times in 2021 that their setup had been the same for ten years: four Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players, a DJM-2000NXS mixer and two RMX-1000 effect units.
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