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Hot Since 82's favourite music software

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By Computer Music
Published 16 February 2015

The Leeds-based house head talks us through his ultimate software arsenal

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Native Instruments Komplete

Native Instruments Komplete

“There aren’t many house or techno records that don’t have at least something out of this box on there. The new Monark add-on for Reaktor is pretty decent, with some comparing it to a Moog! You can’t go wrong with this bundle in your chain.”

Read Native Instruments Komplete 10 review

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Arturia V Collection

Arturia V Collection

“A personal favourite of mine. Whether you need thunderous leads from the classic Jupiter-8, lush pads from the CS-80, or the warmest bass you will ever get out of a soft synth in the Moog, Arturia nailed it here. A real must for anyone wanting the sound of some really warm analogue soft synths.”

Find out more about Arturia V collection 4

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Dada Life Sausage Fattener

Dada Life Sausage Fattener

“This is such a powerful little tool when you need that quick extra kick up the backside. Simple, powerful and cheeky with only two parameters, it’s not rocket science - but when I have it on a bus, I love the colour of it.”

Read Dada Life Sausage Fattener review

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Native Instruments Maschine

Native Instruments Maschine

“It would be wrong not to include this as I really do think it is groundbreaking. For me, it’s the workflow speed and the sampler coupled with already-established NI effects that make this shine so well. The possibilities are endless - try pushing a soft synth through Maschine…”

Read Native Instruments Maschine Studio review

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Apple Logic Pro

Apple Logic Pro

“It wasn’t until I got what was then Emagic’s Logic 5.5 on the PC that things fell more into place and I began to really understand how powerful software can be. These days you can make a decent drum loop on your iPhone - it’s madness how things have progressed over the years. Powerful stuff!”

Read Apple Logic Pro X review

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