“For my solo work, the Prophet '08 was very important to me, and I still use the sequel to that - the REV2.”
What DAW does Steve Hauschildt use?
Steve Hauschildt uses a Sequential Prophet Rev2, a Nord Modular G2 and a modular synth with Ableton Live, plus plugins including Fors Chiral, Synplant, FabFilter Pro-Q 3, Gullfoss and oeksound Soothe. For Aeropsia he mixed through an SSL X-Desk and a Universal Audio Apollo x8.
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“For my solo work, the Prophet '08 was very important to me, and I still use the sequel to that - the REV2.”
“I have really come to appreciate the Nord Modular G2.”
“at home, I am almost always running the latest version of Live.”
“I have used some Max for Live stuff”
“I used the original Synplant on some tracks a few years ago”
“There's a small company called Fors who make a plugin called Chiral, which I like a lot.”
Mixing
“I really love the FabFilter Pro-Q 3 and use that on pretty much everything.”
“For effects chains, I really like the Mäag Audio EQ4, because it has this Air feature that's so unique-sounding”
“I pretty much put the Gullfoss plugin on everything when it comes to transient shaping.”
“Oeksound's Soothe and Spiff plugins were also used for a lot of the sound design.”
“for compression I prefer the Dramastic Audio Obsidian 500G comp clone”
“My setup there, which I used for Aeropsia, was centered around the SSL Xlogic X-Desk with an Apollo x8 interface and Studiocraft Studio Patch DB25.”
“My SPL Transient Designer is currently in Rafael Irisarri's studio.”
Stage
“8 main ones I am live mixing with a Novation Launch Control XL”
Earlier setups
“I started using DAWs like Ableton Live and Reaper for my solo releases on Kranky Records.”
“My main synthesizers are the Prophet 08 and the Waldorf Blofeld.”
“I would really like the Waldorf Iridium, as I used the Blofeld extensively for a couple of years.”
“I also use Kontakt for some piano sounds and Waldorf Nave for pad sounds.”
“A couple parts were done with the Roland JX-8P”
On my nightstand
“I was really inspired by the 'The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music'”
Records that shaped me
“This was the genesis that really sparked my love for electronic music.”
“I remember buying the CD 'Tri Repetae' at a record store run by the drummer of Pere Ubu and being very moved by that.”
About Steve Hauschildt's gear.
What DAW does Steve Hauschildt use?
Ableton Live. He told Headphone Commute in 2025 that he has used it for most productions since Tragedy and Geometry and is almost always running the latest version at home. He has also used Reaper and some Max for Live devices.
What synth does Steve Hauschildt use?
A Sequential Prophet Rev2, the sequel to the Prophet '08 that shaped his solo work, plus a Nord Modular G2 and a modular system. Earlier he named the Prophet '08 and Waldorf Blofeld as his main synths.
What plugins does Steve Hauschildt use?
On Aeropsia he used Fors Chiral, Sonic Charge Synplant, FabFilter Pro-Q 3 on almost everything, Maag Audio EQ4, Soundtheory Gullfoss and oeksound Soothe and Spiff. Earlier he used Kontakt and Waldorf Nave.
What audio interface does Steve Hauschildt use?
His Aeropsia setup centred on a Universal Audio Apollo x8 with an SSL XLogic X-Desk summing mixer and a Studiocraft DB25 patchbay, as he told Headphone Commute in 2025.
What MIDI controller does Steve Hauschildt use live?
A Novation Launch Control XL, which he uses to live mix the eight main Ableton busses, with MIDI sent to plugins, his Prophet Rev2 and the modular.
What records inspired Steve Hauschildt?
He has said a CD-R of AFX's Analogue Bubblebath sparked his love for electronic music, and that buying Autechre's Tri Repetae moved him.
Steve Hauschildt is an American synth composer and founding member of Emeralds, now based in Tbilisi, Georgia. This guide covers the synths, plugins, outboard and live rig he has described in interviews, plus a book and records he has said inspired him.
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