Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“the main DAW is Ableton Live”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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8 items · Last checked What DAW does Zeds Dead use?
Zeds Dead's DC has said the duo's main DAW is Ableton Live, with FL Studio still used for little bits. He has named Ableton's Operator synth and the D16 Toraverb reverb, and went back to FruityLoops after struggling with Cubase early on. He has said he loves Hendrix's Little Wing.
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FL Studio“We still use it for little bits here and there”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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Ableton
Operator“I’ve got some wild basslines from that in the past”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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D16 Group
Toraverb“D16’s Toraverb has those great, rich, full-sounding reverbs”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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Steinberg
Cubase“I struggled with Cubase for a while, but I ended up going back to FruityLoops.”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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Studio (DC)
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“the main DAW is Ableton Live”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
Has said they use
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FL Studio“We still use it for little bits here and there”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
Has said they use
Ableton
Operator“I’ve got some wild basslines from that in the past”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
Has said they use
D16 Group
Toraverb“D16’s Toraverb has those great, rich, full-sounding reverbs”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
Early studio (DC)
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase“I struggled with Cubase for a while, but I ended up going back to FruityLoops.”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
Codemasters
MTV Music Generator (PlayStation)
Has said they love
Codemasters
MTV Music Generator (PlayStation)“I was obsessed with it.”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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Records that shaped me (DC)
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Jimi Hendrix
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)“the most beautiful piece of music I’d ever heard”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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Has said they love
Nirvana
Nevermind (Nirvana)“the first record I ever bought was Nirvana’s Nevermind”
Said in Zeds Dead's DC on producing their debut album and striving for that human feel, March 2017
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What DAW does Zeds Dead use?
DC told Computer Music in 2017 that the duo's main DAW is Ableton Live, and that they still open FL Studio for little bits here and there.
What plugins does Zeds Dead use?
DC has said the duo looked past Ableton's stock reverbs to D16 Toraverb for rich, full-sounding reverbs and out-there effects. He also said a lot of Ableton's in-house plugins are pretty good.
What synth does Zeds Dead use?
DC has named Ableton's Operator as a synth he likes to play with, saying he has made wild basslines with it and that he also turns to it for basic, solid basslines.
What records influenced Zeds Dead?
DC has said Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing was the most beautiful piece of music he had ever heard as a kid, and that the first record he bought was Nirvana's Nevermind.
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Zeds Dead is the Toronto bass music duo of Dylan Mamid (DC) and Zachary Rapp-Rovan (Hooks), founders of the Deadbeats label. This guide covers the DAWs, synths and plugins DC has named in interviews, plus the records and the game that started him on music.
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