Most used plugins, 2026

The plugins artists actually use.

The most used plugins among artists on truerecs are Xfer Records Serum, LennarDigital Sylenth1 and Native Instruments Massive. Xfer Records Serum leads with 86 artists. We counted 589 artists with plugins in their setup, each counted once per item.

Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.

Top 25, by artists using them

No. 1
86 artists
Xfer Records
Serum
Used by David Guetta, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lane 8, REZZ, Christian Löffler, Franky Rizardo and 80 more.
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No. 2
72 artists
LennarDigital
Sylenth1
Used by David Guetta, Skrillex, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Chris Lake, John Summit, Marsh and 66 more.
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No. 3
69 artists
Native Instruments
Massive
Used by David Guetta, Skrillex, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Chris Lake, Imogen Heap, REZZ and 63 more.
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No. 4
64 artists
Native Instruments
Kontakt
Used by David Guetta, Four Tet, Ben Böhmer, Marc Rebillet, Mike Dean, Subtronics and 58 more.
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No. 5
50 artists
u-he
Diva
Used by David Guetta, Lane 8, Ben Böhmer, Christian Löffler, John Summit, Subtronics and 44 more.
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No. 6
45 artists
reFX
Nexus
Used by David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, John Summit, 30 Roc, Above & Beyond, AFROJACK and 39 more.
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No. 7
42 artists
Soundtoys
Decapitator
Used by Tame Impala, Bonobo, Chris Lake, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Tycho, Mike Dean and 36 more.
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No. 8
41 artists
Soundtoys
EchoBoy
Used by Tame Impala, Chris Lake, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Tycho, Kenny Beats, Amtrac and 35 more.
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No. 9
28 artists
iZotope
Ozone
Used by David Guetta, Skrillex, Four Tet, REZZ, AFROJACK, Blasterjaxx and 22 more.
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No. 10
26 artists
Celemony
Melodyne
Used by Skrillex, Bonobo, Fred again.., ATB, Benn Jordan, Björk and 20 more.
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No. 11
26 artists
Reveal Sound
Spire
Used by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Subtronics, AFROJACK, Alan Walker, Bass Modulators, Bingo Players and 20 more.
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No. 12
23 artists
FabFilter
Pro-Q 3
Used by Machinedrum, Jody Wisternoff, Steve Hauschildt, Alex Warren, Dam Swindle, Doja Cat and 17 more.
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No. 13
22 artists
Native Instruments
Reaktor
Used by Skrillex, Walker & Royce, The Emperor Machine, Air, Benn Jordan, Dusky and 16 more.
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No. 14
20 artists
Native Instruments
FM8
Used by Skrillex, Kaytranada, Men I Trust, Christian Löffler, Marsh, Walker & Royce and 14 more.
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No. 15
20 artists
Universal Audio
UAD plugins
Used by Lane 8, Jordan Rakei, Elise Trouw, Lastlings, Above & Beyond, Break and 14 more.
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No. 16
19 artists
Korg
M1
Used by Novo Amor, Franky Rizardo, Barry Can't Swim, Benny Benassi, BICEP, Bleachers and 13 more.
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No. 17
19 artists
oeksound
soothe2
Used by Subtronics, Kenny Beats, Overmono, Steve Hauschildt, &ME, BLOND:ISH and 13 more.
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No. 18
19 artists
Native Instruments
Guitar Rig
Used by Traumer, Jimpster, Bombay Bicycle Club, Charlotte de Witte, FINNEAS, Flight Facilities and 13 more.
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No. 19
17 artists
Soundtoys
Little AlterBoy
Used by David Guetta, Declan McKenna, Kenny Beats, Overmono, Anomalie, ACRAZE and 11 more.
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No. 20
16 artists
Waves
H-Delay Hybrid Delay
Used by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, El-P, 12th Planet, Adam Port, Alex Warren, Dimitri Vegas and 10 more.
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No. 21
16 artists
Valhalla DSP
ValhallaVintageVerb
Used by Hit-Boy, Cassian, Robby East, Bob Moses, Chicane, Clean Bandit and 10 more.
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No. 22
16 artists
Antares
Auto-Tune
Used by Overmono, Benny Blanco, Bon Iver, Brian Eno, Charli xcx, Drake and 10 more.
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No. 23
16 artists
Waves
Waves plugins
Used by Alesso, Cazzette, Dirty South, Hardt Antoine, Marshall Jefferson, MK and 10 more.
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No. 24
15 artists
Ableton
Operator
Used by Skrillex, Subtronics, Rival Consoles, Machinedrum, Clean Bandit, Dada Life and 9 more.
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No. 25
15 artists
XLN Audio
RC-20 Retro Color
Used by RÜFÜS DU SOL, Jacob Collier, 30 Roc, Beyoncé, Booka Shade, Crankdat and 9 more.
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Questions

About these plugins.

What is the most used plugin?

Xfer Records Serum. 86 of the 589 artists on truerecs who list plugins use it.

Which plugins do producers use?

The five most used on truerecs are Xfer Records Serum (86 artists), LennarDigital Sylenth1 (72 artists), Native Instruments Massive (69 artists), Native Instruments Kontakt (64 artists) and u-he Diva (50 artists).

Who uses Xfer Records Serum?

David Guetta, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lane 8, REZZ, Christian Löffler and 81 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.