There are some instruments and effects that everybody seems to have in their studio - tools that are absolute ‘must-haves’ for producers no matter what genre they’re working in.
On the flipside of that, though, are those little secret weapons that every producer has; plugins, hardware or studio accessories that are essential to your workflow, but nobody else seems to use.
At this year’s ADE, we quizzed pro artists to find out what under-the-radar tools they think other producers are missing out on.
“Exceptionally authentic, while also providing sonic depths in a production-ready format”: Cherry Audio P-10 review
“Some of the things that age most quickly are electronic drums, which I’ve used tons of, but they usually sound very of their time”: Finneas on how he and Billie Eilish made a conscious effort to make Birds Of A Feather sound “timeless”
