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Ableton
Live“Ableton Live is where everything comes together because it’s so immediate”
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Wilkinson uses Ableton Live and a Novation Bass Station II, and has been seen using Novation controllers on stage. He has said he uses a Moog Grandmother, Sequential Prophet-6, Moog Sub 37, Thermionic Culture Vulture, Serum and Massive, and earlier wrote in Logic Pro with a Roland Juno-DS88 live.
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Novation
Bass Station II“It cuts through a mix really naturally, whether it’s a bassline, a lead or just some texture sitting underneath everything else.”
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Novation
Launchpad“My Novation controllers are a massive part of that workflow because they let me get hands-on without thinking about the technology.”
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Novation
Launch Control XLSaid in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
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Apple
Logic Pro“So I use Logic to create the music and programme the DS-88 to get the sounds.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
What studio gear Wilkinson uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Uses
Ableton
Live“Ableton Live is where everything comes together because it’s so immediate”
SponsoredUses
Novation
Bass Station II“It cuts through a mix really naturally, whether it’s a bassline, a lead or just some texture sitting underneath everything else.”
Said in Wilkinson: Buy one decent controller and synth, and learn them inside out (MusicTech, ad feature with Novation), August 2026
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“So I use Logic to create the music and programme the DS-88 to get the sounds.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
Has said they use
Xfer Records
Serum“anything that I made in the studio using Massive or Serum soft synths in Logic.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
Has said they use
Native Instruments
MassiveSaid in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
Has said they use
Moog
Grandmother“I did recently buy a Moog Grandmother, so I’m going to stick with that for a bit.”
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-6“I’ve also got a Prophet-6 and a Sub 37 and do think the sound is so much bigger.”
Said in Sub Focus and Wilkinson: We just wanted to do something with a bit more depth and ambition (MusicRadar), August 2020
Has said they use
Moog
Sub 37Said in Sub Focus and Wilkinson: We just wanted to do something with a bit more depth and ambition (MusicRadar), August 2020
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Has said they use
Thermionic Culture
Culture Vulture“An amazing distortion unit that adds character to any stems without being driven.”
Said in Sub Focus and Wilkinson: We just wanted to do something with a bit more depth and ambition (MusicRadar), August 2020
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
Alicia Keys (Kontakt instrument)“I’ve often used Kontakt’s Alicia Keys piano”
Said in Sub Focus and Wilkinson: We just wanted to do something with a bit more depth and ambition (MusicRadar), August 2020
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Stage
SponsoredSeen using
Novation
Launchpad“My Novation controllers are a massive part of that workflow because they let me get hands-on without thinking about the technology.”
Has said they use
Novation
Launch Control XLSaid in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
Has said they use
Roland
JUNO-DS88“the Juno is a great piano for replicating sounds.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
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Roland
PD-8 Dual-Trigger Pad“we run the PD8 through the drum rack in Ableton so they’re all mapped.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
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Strymon
BigSky“It has a massive reverb and the shimmer’s really nice.”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
Has said they use
Alesis
Trigger iO“These are all going through the Alesis Trigger IO - a trigger to MIDI converter”
Said in In pictures: Wilkinson's live setup revealed (MusicRadar), February 2017
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Recording
Neumann
U47 (vintage remake)
Has said they use
Neumann
U47 (vintage remake)“I bought the vintage remake of this incredibly versatile mic”
Said in Sub Focus and Wilkinson: We just wanted to do something with a bit more depth and ambition (MusicRadar), August 2020
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Questions
About Wilkinson's gear.
What DAW does Wilkinson use?
Wilkinson uses Ableton Live. In 2026 he said Ableton Live is where everything comes together in the studio and runs his NIRVA show. He used Logic Pro earlier and switched to Ableton while making Portals with Sub Focus.
What synth does Wilkinson use?
He uses a Novation Bass Station II, which he said keeps finding its way back into sessions. He has also said he owns a Moog Grandmother, a Sequential Prophet-6 and a Moog Sub 37.
What plugins does Wilkinson use?
He has said he made sounds with Serum and Native Instruments Massive in Logic, and that he has often used the Alicia Keys piano in Kontakt.
What MIDI controller does Wilkinson use?
He has been seen using a Novation Launchpad on stage in 2026 and has said he used a Novation Launch Control XL to control reverb and delay sends in his live show.
What outboard gear does Wilkinson use?
He has said he bought a Thermionic Culture Vulture distortion unit after the Portals sessions, and runs his Bass Station through a Strymon BigSky reverb on stage.
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