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The stars' favourite music software

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By The MusicRadar Team published 29 May 2012

UPDATED: Artists and producers talk DAWs, plug-ins and more

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What's on your hard drive?

What's on your hard drive?

While MusicRadar is always keen to take a tour round a pro’s studio, we’re well aware that many contemporary producers are now primarily software-based.

With this in mind, our friends at Computer Music magazine are frequently asking artists to name their absolute favourite music software, and if you click on, you’ll find a regularly updated gallery that contains links to their responses.

Note that the artists/producers are listed in alphabetical order (either the first letter of the band name or the artist’s surname).

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Carl Craig's favourite music software

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Lee Curtiss's favourite music software

Lee Curtiss's favourite music software

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John Digweed & Nick Muir's favourite music software

John Digweed & Nick Muir's favourite music software

The prog house icon and his studio partner on their hard drive essentials.

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Dirty Vegas's favourite music software

Dirty Vegas's favourite music software

The house trio's Paul Harris and Ben Harris tell us about their tools.

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Addison Groove's favourite music software

Addison Groove's favourite music software

The UK-based juke junkie gives us his top five list.

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Paul Hartnoll's favourite music software

Paul Hartnoll's favourite music software

The Orbital man picks his DAWs and plug-ins of choice.

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Steve Lawler's favourite music software

Steve Lawler's favourite music software

The house DJ/producer shows you his desktop.

READ: Steve Lawler's favourite music software

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London Elektricity's favourite music software

London Elektricity's favourite music software

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READ: London Elektricity's favourite music software

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Meat Katie's favourite music software

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Modeselektor's favourite music software

Modeselektor's favourite music software

Step inside the genre-crushing Berlin-based duo's applications folder.

READ: Modeselektor's favourite music software

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Plastician's favourite music software

Plastician's favourite music software

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READ: Plastician's favourite music software

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Siriusmo's favourite music software

Siriusmo's favourite music software

The genre-hopping producer's most-loved virtual tools.

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Stanton Warriors' favourite music software

Stanton Warriors' favourite music software

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Riva Starr's favourite music software

Riva Starr's favourite music software

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Claude VonStroke's favourite music software

Claude VonStroke's favourite music software

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READ: Claude VonStroke's favourite music software

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Benji Vaughan's favourite music software

Benji Vaughan's favourite music software

The psytrance sorcerer's recommendations.

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Jody Wisternoff's favourite music software

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