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beyerdynamic
DT 770 PRO“When I'm making a track, 90% of it will be on my DT770 headphones to start with; only then I'll compare it on speakers”
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Xilent has said he mixes most of each track on Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones before checking on KRK studio monitors, with a Native Instruments Komplete audio interface and an M-Audio Oxygen 61 keyboard. He has said he started in Propellerhead ReBirth and Cubase SX2, with Massive and FM8.
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Novation
Launchpad“I finally got myself an Ableton Launchpad literally days ago”
Said in Xilent Guest Mix (Kmag), September 2014
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Native Instruments
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Native Instruments
FM805
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beyerdynamic
DT 770 PRO“When I'm making a track, 90% of it will be on my DT770 headphones to start with; only then I'll compare it on speakers”
Said in Xilent on crossing genre boundaries and working with some of the biggest names in pop (MusicRadar), May 2015
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KRK
Studio monitors
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete audio interface
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Komplete audio interface“A pretty high-tier PC, a NI Komplete audio interface, Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphones, a set of KRK studio monitors,”
Said in Xilent Guest Mix (Kmag), September 2014
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M-Audio
Oxygen 61
Has said they use
M-Audio
Oxygen 61“an Oxygen 61 midi keyboard to speed things up.”
Said in Xilent Guest Mix (Kmag), September 2014
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Steinberg
Cubase SX2
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Steinberg
Cubase SX2“Then I got into Cubase SX2 that way.”
Said in Xilent on crossing genre boundaries and working with some of the biggest names in pop (MusicRadar), May 2015
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Toontrack
EZdrummer
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Toontrack
EZdrummer“With Cubase, you could have EZdrummer, which was the first way we could make decent-sounding drums.”
Said in Xilent on crossing genre boundaries and working with some of the biggest names in pop (MusicRadar), May 2015
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Native Instruments
FM8Live
Has said they use
Novation
Launchpad“I finally got myself an Ableton Launchpad literally days ago”
Said in Xilent Guest Mix (Kmag), September 2014
Where it started
Reason Studios
ReBirth RB-338
Has said they use
Reason Studios
ReBirth RB-338“I had Propellerhead's ReBirth RB-338, which was two 303s, an 808 and a 909.”
Said in Xilent on crossing genre boundaries and working with some of the biggest names in pop (MusicRadar), May 2015
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What headphones does Xilent use?
Xilent told MusicRadar in 2015 that 90% of a track is made on his Beyerdynamic DT770 headphones before he compares it on speakers.
What studio monitors does Xilent use?
He told Kmag in 2014 that his setup includes a set of KRK studio monitors.
What audio interface does Xilent use?
He has said his studio runs a Native Instruments Komplete audio interface on a high-tier PC.
What MIDI keyboard does Xilent use?
He told Kmag in 2014 that an Oxygen 61 MIDI keyboard helps him speed things up.
What DAW does Xilent use?
He told MusicRadar he moved into Cubase SX2 while programming drums for his old punk band, after starting on Propellerhead's ReBirth RB-338 at age eight.
What plugins does Xilent use?
He has said he got into Native Instruments Massive and FM8 around age 19, and used Toontrack EZdrummer inside Cubase.
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Xilent is the Polish producer Eryk Kowalczyk, known for genre-hopping drum and bass, dubstep and electro house on AudioPorn and Monstercat. This guide covers the headphones, monitors, interface, keyboard and software he has named in interviews.
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