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Ableton
Live“For all my music, it's Ableton, Serum 2, the entire kHs suite, a ton of Melda stuff, lots of Soothe2, tons of stock plugins as well.”
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Subtronics uses Ableton Live with Serum 2, the Kilohearts suite, MeldaProduction plugins, Soothe2 and Ableton Operator, per a 2026 interview. Subtronics has said they use Barefoot Footprint01 monitors, Xfer OTT and a MacBook Pro, and has said they practice sets on Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players with a DJM-900NXS2.
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Operator“I also use a ridiculous amount of Operator.”
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Xfer Records
Serum 204
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MeldaProduction pluginsWhat studio gear Subtronics uses: a sourced gear guide
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Ableton
Live“For all my music, it's Ableton, Serum 2, the entire kHs suite, a ton of Melda stuff, lots of Soothe2, tons of stock plugins as well.”
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Ableton
Operator“I also use a ridiculous amount of Operator.”
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Xfer Records
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MeldaProduction
MeldaProduction plugins
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Spectrasonics
Omnisphere“People (myself included) love Omnisphere, but I also like Diva and Spire.”
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Native Instruments
Kontakt“I also love a bunch of different, less popular Kontakt libraries.”
Has said they use
Xfer Records
OTT“For VSTs, these are the primary driving forces behind my mid range sound design”
Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
Camel Audio
CamelCrusher
Has said they use
Camel Audio
CamelCrusherSaid in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
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Apple
MacBook Pro“I use both Apple and PC but this laptop is my primary production computer.”
Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
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Barefoot Sound
Footprint01 monitors“I'd be lying if I said I didn't actually for real shed a tear the first time I heard them.”
Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
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Said in Subtronics has a complex relationship with studio monitors (MusicTech), December 2025
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“Super handy for use with programs like VirtualDJ”
Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
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Has said they use
Sennheiser
HD 490 PRO“It's very rare that I'll trust a listening source as much as I trust these.”
Said in Subtronics Creating Music on Sold-out Tour with HD 490 PRO (Sennheiser), September 2024
Said in Subtronics has a complex relationship with studio monitors (MusicTech), December 2025
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DJ practice
Has said they use
Atomix Productions
VirtualDJSaid in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXS2“I use these regularly to practice new routines, transitions, make sure what I plan is feasible with only two arms and time my sets.”
Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900NXS2Said in 9 Things You'll Find In Subtronics' Studio (This Song Is Sick, archived copy), November 2020
Questions
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What DAW does Subtronics use?
Subtronics uses Ableton Live for all their music, per a 2026 Headliner interview, and leans on stock devices like Operator.
What plugins does Subtronics use?
Subtronics uses Serum 2, the full Kilohearts suite, MeldaProduction plugins, Soothe2, Omnisphere, u-he Diva, Reveal Sound Spire and Kontakt libraries (Headliner, 2026). In 2020 they named Serum, CamelCrusher and Xfer OTT as the core of their mid-range sound design.
What synth does Subtronics use?
Subtronics uses software synths: Serum 2, a large amount of Ableton Operator, Omnisphere, u-he Diva and Reveal Sound Spire, according to a 2026 Headliner interview.
What studio monitors does Subtronics use?
Subtronics has said they use Barefoot Footprint01 monitors, which MusicTech reports were used for most of their catalogue, and the second half of the album Fibonacci was made on PMC MB2S XBD monitors (MusicTech, 2025).
What DJ gear does Subtronics use?
Subtronics has said they use Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 players and a DJM-900NXS2 mixer at home to practice routines and time sets, plus VirtualDJ on two AOC screens (This Song Is Sick, 2020).
What headphones does Subtronics use?
Subtronics has said they use Sennheiser HD 490 PRO headphones in their Philadelphia studio and on tour, saying it is very rare that they trust a listening source as much as these (Sennheiser, 2024).
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