Preferred Software for Production, Mixing, and Mastering

Production

DAW: Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools (in that order)

Drums and Percussion: Splice

Electric Bass: Waves Bass Fingers

Synth Bass: Serum 2, UADx Moog Minimoog

Synth Pads, Plucks, Leads: Serum 2, Cherry Audio DCO-106 (Juno emulation), Cherry Audio P-10 (Prophet emulation), Korg Triton

Piano: UADx Ravel Grand Piano

Electric Piano: UADx Electra 88

Mixing

DAW: Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton (in that order)

Compressor: FabFilter Pro-C 2

EQ: FabFilter Pro-Q 4

De-Esser: FabFilter Pro-DS

Repair: iZotope RX

Reverb and Delay: Valhalla

FX: Soundtoys (especially Tremolator, Panman)

Midside Processor: Goodhertz Midside

Mastering

DAW: Pro Tools

EQ: FabFilter Pro-Q 4 (for analog EQ, I love the Chandler Curve Bender)

Limiter: Newfangled Audio Elevate

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