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Apple
Logic ProSaid in Suedkurier: Topic ist als Produzent auf der Erfolgsspur, January 2017
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Topic has said he started producing in Logic Pro at 16, and that his Moog Subsequent 37, his first analog synth, gave him a sound heard on Breaking Me. He has named oeksound soothe2 and Universal Audio plugins, and used Native Instruments Maschine in his early setup.
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Moog
Subsequent 37“I bought my first analog synth in 2019. The moog sub 37. I just played around with it and found a sick sound which I've been using since then.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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oeksound
soothe2“it is a bit like a de-esser but just sounds so amazing that I barely have to worry about annoying high frequencies in my mix anymore.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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Native Instruments
Maschine+“In the beginning, I used like a little mixer, maschine by Native Instruments and some other midi controllers.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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Has said they use
Apple
Logic ProSaid in Suedkurier: Topic ist als Produzent auf der Erfolgsspur, January 2017
Has said they use
Moog
Subsequent 37“I bought my first analog synth in 2019. The moog sub 37. I just played around with it and found a sick sound which I've been using since then.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
Has said they use
oeksound
soothe2“it is a bit like a de-esser but just sounds so amazing that I barely have to worry about annoying high frequencies in my mix anymore.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
Has said they use
Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Maschine+“In the beginning, I used like a little mixer, maschine by Native Instruments and some other midi controllers.”
Said in 15 Questions: Topic about production, technology and creativity, April 2022
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What DAW does Topic use?
Logic Pro. A music teacher introduced him to it at 16 in 2008, and he built his first beat in it that same day.
What synth does Topic use?
He has said he bought a Moog Subsequent 37 in 2019 as his first analog synth, and that a sound he found on it can be heard in Breaking Me, Your Love (9PM) and My Heart Goes (La Di Da).
What plugins does Topic use?
He has named oeksound soothe2, which he said keeps harsh high frequencies in check, and Universal Audio plugins as the gear he points producers to.
What MIDI controller does Topic use?
He has said his early setup had a small mixer, Native Instruments Maschine and other MIDI controllers, and that today he works mostly on a laptop with a simple MIDI keyboard.
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