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ARP 2600“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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13 items · Last checked What synths does Soulwax use?
Soulwax say their go-to synths are the EMS Synthi AKS, the ARP 2600 and the Roland System 100, and lately the Korg Trident. They have also named an expanded Roland System 700, an EMS VCS3, Korg MS-20s, an Oberheim Two-Voice and Pro Tools at Studio DEEWEE.
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Synthi AKS“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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Korg
Trident“Lately we've been using the Korg Trident and our Oberheim 8 Voice a lot”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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Roland
System-700“We have an expanded Roland System 700 too, which has been at the heart of many of our productions.”
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ARP
ARP 2600“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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EMS
Synthi AKS“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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“The go-to guys for us tend to be the Synthi AKS, the 2600 and System 100”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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Korg
Trident“Lately we've been using the Korg Trident and our Oberheim 8 Voice a lot”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
Has said they use
Roland
System-700“We have an expanded Roland System 700 too, which has been at the heart of many of our productions.”
Said in MusicTech: How Soulwax used the esoteric EMS Synthi 100 to make their latest record, July 2020
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EMS
VCS3“One is the VCS 3, another is the ARP 2600, and the third is the Roland System 700. We still use them in almost everything we do.”
Said in Electronic Sound: Soulwax, Come In Number 30, July 2020
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Korg
MS-20“The Korg MS-20s are very reliable too.”
Oberheim
Two Voice
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Oberheim
Two Voice“There's an Oberheim Two-Voice, which is particularly nice.”
Said in MusicTech: How Soulwax used the esoteric EMS Synthi 100 to make their latest record, July 2020
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Where it started
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Moog
Moog Source“The first synths we bought were the Korg MS-20 ... and a Moog Source together on the same day for the amount of 400 euro.”
Said in Synth History: Three Questions With Soulwax, February 2026
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Studio
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Pro Tools“This amazing Calrec desk sits at the heart of the studio. We run Pro Tools and have a bunch of crazy analogue machines.”
From Deewee sessions
Seen using
ARP
OdysseySeen in The Vinyl Factory: Soulwax to release new studio album, From Deewee, February 2017
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Sequential
Prophet-6Seen in The Vinyl Factory: Soulwax to release new studio album, From Deewee, February 2017
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Mellotron
MellotronSeen in The Vinyl Factory: Soulwax to release new studio album, From Deewee, February 2017
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What synths do Soulwax use?
In 2026 the Dewaele brothers told Synth History their go-to synths are the EMS Synthi AKS, the ARP 2600 and the Roland System 100, and that they have lately been using a Korg Trident a lot. They have also named a Roland System 700, an EMS VCS3, Korg MS-20s and an Oberheim Two-Voice.
What were the first synths Soulwax bought?
They told Synth History the first synths they bought were a Korg MS-20 and a Moog Source, bought together on the same day for 400 euro in a local music shop in the early to mid 90s.
Which synths did Flood introduce Soulwax to?
David Dewaele told Electronic Sound that Flood introduced them to the EMS VCS3, the ARP 2600 and the Roland System 700, and said they still use them in almost everything they do.
What DAW do Soulwax use?
David Dewaele told MusicTech in 2020 that a Calrec desk sits at the heart of Studio DEEWEE and that they run Pro Tools.
What gear is on the From Deewee album?
The Vinyl Factory reported that the From Deewee gear list includes an EMS Synthi AKS, an ARP Odyssey and a Sequential Prophet-6, alongside guitars, Mellotron and drums.
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Soulwax are Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, also known as 2manydjs, who run Studio DEEWEE in Ghent. This guide covers the synths and studio tools they have named in interviews with Synth History, MusicTech and Electronic Sound, and the instruments listed for the From Deewee sessions.
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