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What DAW does Tritonal use?

Tritonal have said FL Studio was the powerhouse behind many of their productions, with Logic Pro and Ableton Live alongside. Their synths included an Access Virus TI, a Prophet '08 and a Korg Triton, with Native Instruments, Waves and reFX plugins, Dynaudio Air 15 monitors and an Apogee Ensemble.

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What studio gear Tritonal uses: a sourced gear guide

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What DAW does Tritonal use?

In a 2012 Image-Line interview, Dave Reed said FL Studio was the powerhouse behind many Tritonal productions. His PC ran FL Studio and Pro Tools, his Mac ran Cubase, Ableton Live and Logic, and Chad Cisneros said he started out on Logic Pro and Live.

What plugins does Tritonal use?

Dave Reed listed Native Instruments Massive, Absynth, FM8, Kontakt and Kore, the Waves plugin suite, reFX Vanguard and Nexus, Z3TA, Novation V-Station and FabFilter. Chad Cisneros added a UAD-2 Quad Omni.

What synth does Tritonal use?

The two met on the Access Virus TI forums. Chad has said he had a Virus TI2 and started on a Roland MC-505 and Korg Triton, and Dave named a Roland JP-8000, a Dave Smith Prophet '08 and his Virus TI.

What MIDI keyboard does Tritonal use?

Chad Cisneros named an M-Audio Axiom Pro 61, and Dave Reed an M-Audio Axiom MIDI keyboard.

What studio monitors does Tritonal use?

Chad Cisneros said Dynaudio Air 15s were his near fields, and Dave Reed used a Mackie Big Knob to switch between monitors.

What audio interface does Tritonal use?

Both named an Apogee Ensemble. Dave Reed also had an Avid Digi 003 for Pro Tools and a Focusrite Liquid Mix.

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Tritonal is the Texas trance and progressive act started by Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed. This guide covers the DAWs, synths, plugins, monitors and interfaces both members listed in a detailed Image-Line studio interview.

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