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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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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.

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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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