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By Computer Music ( Computer Music ) published 5 November 2015

The man behind the chillout anthem Make Me Feel Better likes to keep it simple in the studio

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Logic Pro X

Logic Pro X

"I studied music and production at college, and Logic was the DAW they used, so I sort of got stuck with it. I dabble with Ableton - certainly better for sound design - but Logic is the one I make songs on. I use the EXS24 sampler a lot! The main marimba sound in Make Me Feel Better is heavily modulated EXS."

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Cytomic The Glue

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Modartt Pianoteq 4

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Lennardigital Sylenth1

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