San Holo – Light album cover

San Holo – Light

Single 2017

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2017 single Light.

Music from Light

Artists on Light

Gear Used On Light

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of San Holo – Light (2017). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by San Holo on Light

Surround Tools Plugins

Ableton Auto Pan Plugin

7:32 you can see the channel strip he used to make the main sound in “Light”

Compressor Plugins

Ableton Compressor Plugin

7:32, channel strip for the main sound in “light”

Compressor Plugins

Ableton Multiband Dynamics Plug-In

7:32, channel strip for the main sound in “light”

EQ Plugins

Ableton EQ Eight Equalizer Plugin

7:32, channel strip for the main sound in “Light”

Reverb Plugins

Ableton Reverb Plugin

7:32, channel strip for main sound in “Light”

Saturation Plugins

Soundtoys Decapitator

Avg price: $197.00

See at 33:38, he is using it to add some distortion on a sample in “Light”

Synth Plugins

Lennar Digital Sylenth1 Software Synthesizer

Avg price: $155.00

35:30, he is using it for the bass sound in Light

Limiter Plugins

IK Multimedia Classic T-RackS Multi-band Limiter

Avg price: $49.99

In the Cymatics.fm workshop, San Holo uses the IK Multimedia Classic T-RackS Multi-band Limiter as a plugin on the master channel of his track "Light."

Mastering Plugins

iZotope Ozone 9

Avg price: $164.00

In the Cymatics.fm workshop, San Holo discusses using iZotope Ozone 9 as the final plugin on his master channel for the track "Light." He mentions pushing the limiter extensively since everything is sidechained to his kick and snare, allowing for greater headroom. Additionally, he applies stereo spread to the mids and highs. Note: The source initially mentioned Ozone 8, but it is Ozone 9.

Reverb Plugins

Valhalla VintageVerb

States that he loves this reverb and used it on the main vocal in “light” at 12:06