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Laura Jones's favourite music software

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By Computer Music
Published 2 June 2014

The deep house producer discusses her top creative tools

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Apple Logic Pro 9

Apple Logic Pro 9

“The most essential piece of software that I own and the backbone of all my productions. These days I use it mostly to record audio from Maschine or hardware. I also recently invested in Logic Pro X, but I’m not a fan of the interface and haven’t fully started using it yet.”

Read Apple Logic Pro 9 review

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Native Instruments Maschine 2.0

Native Instruments Maschine 2.0

“Maschine 2.0 and its accompanying controller Maschine Studio have featured a lot in my recent productions, particularly in material I’ve been making for my own label. I use it as a sampler for laying down beat sequences, vocals and percussion.”

Read Native Instruments Maschine 2.0 review

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Soundtoys plugins

Soundtoys plugins

“I don’t use many effects plugins as I think it’s good to stick to the core essentials that you know best. I use Filterfreak and Decapitator on almost every channel, but Echoboy, Phasemistress and Panman feature in my productions too. In fact, I use almost all of the plugins in my forthcoming Leftroom EP.”

Read Soundtoys Native Effects V4 review

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Spectrasonics Omnisphere

Spectrasonics Omnisphere

“I use Spectrasonics’ ‘power synth’ a lot, mostly for synth leads, chords, pads, strings, fills and so on. It has a really extensive library of sampled hardware, from classics such as the Juno-60 or the Minimoog to more recent hybrid synths like the Virus. I try to keep my sounds as analogue as possible, and Omnisphere is a great bridge between worlds.”

Read Spectrasonics Omnisphere review

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Waves plugins

Waves plugins

“For home mixing and mastering, I use the LinMB multiband compressor, the L3 Ultramaximiser and Center. On individual channels, I use the SSL G-Channel plugin [pictured above] to enhance vocals or strings and get them to sit right in the mix. I also use MetaFlanger for colouring sounds and the CLA-2A as a drum group compressor.”

Find out more about Waves plugins

Laura's latest release, Laura Jones EP, is out now on Leftroom. Catch up with her on Facebook.

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