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By Computer Music ( Computer Music ) published 1 June 2015

What software can the globetrotting DJ, producer and Circus Records stalwart not live without?

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Steinberg Cubase

Steinberg Cubase

"I've always used Cubase; well, since about v3. Yes, I've bought both Ableton and Logic, but I never really got inside them. I prefer to stick with what works for me. I'm creative, but not a techie nerd, so if I find something that allows me to make music, I stay with it."

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