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Blackbox“I made a new video on echio.co in which I explain how to use two blackboxes from 1010music for playing live.”
Seen in Playing live with two 1010music Blackboxes, April 2026
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Stimming uses 1010music Blackbox and Bluebox units live, and in the studio uses an Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01, Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field, Tasty Chips GR-1 and API 2500 compressor, mixing on Kii THREE speakers. Stimming co-created the DOCtron IMC mastering box and works in Bitwig Studio.
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Erica Synths
Perkons HD-01“It's four voices of digital synth”
Said in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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1010music
Blackbox“I made a new video on echio.co in which I explain how to use two blackboxes from 1010music for playing live.”
Seen in Playing live with two 1010music Blackboxes, April 2026
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Said in Instant Mastering Chain with Martin Stimming - Music Production Podcast #272, July 2022
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Bitwig
Bitwig StudioSeen in Stimming on Velocity, Sidechain Compression & Reverb in Bitwig Studio, March 2026
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Erica Synths
Perkons HD-01“It's four voices of digital synth”
Said in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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Teenage Engineering
OP-1 field“Teenage Engineering really put great sounds in there.”
Said in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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Tasty Chips
GR-1 Granular Synthesizer“The GR1 is an incredible synth for that: it can handle really loud impulses”
Said in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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Behringer
TOROSaid in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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“I think the whole groove on Lucky Me went through the API 2500 compressor, for that old school glue.”
Said in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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Kii Audio
Kii THREESaid in Stimming breaks down the production techniques on his new single, 'Lucky Me', June 2025
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Moog
Grandmother“For this track I used the Grandmother as the main synth”
Said in A look at Stimming's hardware-driven production setup in 2024, January 2024
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Moog
DFAM“only use the trigger input externally and let the sequencer play independently”
Said in A look at Stimming's hardware-driven production setup in 2024, January 2024
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Universal Audio
UAFX Astra Modulation Machine“with the fabulous UAudio Astra behind it”
Said in A look at Stimming's hardware-driven production setup in 2024, January 2024
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Elektron
Model:Samples“The percussions come from the Model:samples”
Said in A look at Stimming's hardware-driven production setup in 2024, January 2024
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Merging Technologies
Hapi“My converter is a merging Hapi”
Said in In the studio with Stimming, December 2021
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SOMA Laboratory
Pulsar-23“The synths I love are the Cwejman S1, the crazy Pulsar23, my beloved Tanzbär, the OP-1 just to name a few.”
Said in In the studio with Stimming, December 2021
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DMG Audio
EQuilibrium“I use the DMG Audio EQuilibrium EQ every time”
Said in In the studio with Stimming, December 2021
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Daft Punk
Around the WorldSaid in 'organic, soulful, distinct' | Interview with Stimming, April 2025
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What does Stimming use for live sets?
Stimming uses two 1010music Blackboxes and a 1010music Bluebox mixer live, with the DOCtron IMC for mastering, as shown on Stimming's own YouTube channel in 2026.
What DAW does Stimming use?
Stimming uses Bitwig Studio, shown in a 2026 workshop clip on Stimming's own YouTube channel covering velocity, sidechain compression and reverb.
What speakers and headphones does Stimming use?
Stimming mixes on Kii THREE speakers and has said Shure KSE1500 in-ears and Sony MDR-7506 headphones are also used for listening.
What synths does Stimming use?
Stimming uses an Erica Synths PERKONS HD-01, a Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field and a Tasty Chips GR-1, and has talked about a Moog Grandmother, Moog DFAM, SOMA Pulsar-23, MFB Tanzbar and Arturia MicroFreak.
Is Stimming involved with the DOCtron IMC?
Yes. Stimming partnered with DOCtron to create the IMC (Instant Mastering Chain), a small analog mastering box built mainly for live performance.
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