The Chainsmokers – Roses album cover

The Chainsmokers – Roses

Single 2015

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2015 single Roses.

Music from Roses

Gear Used On Roses

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of The Chainsmokers – Roses (2015). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Software Plugins and VSTs used by The Chainsmokers on Roses

Compressor Plugins

Nicky Romero Kickstart Sidechain Compression Plugin

Here we see him explaining how he did his sidechain on their track 'Roses". 40 seconds ish in is when you see him with kickstart.

Vocal Processing Plugins

Waves CLA Vocals

Avg price: $38.24

In this video with Future Magazine in wich they show the making of roses, we can clearly see at minute 19.53 that they are using waves cla vocals.

Pitch Shifter Plugins

Celemony Melodyne 5 Studio

Avg price: $665.67

At 14:32 in this video from Future Music Magazine, Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers talks about using Melodyne for a small portion of the vocals in their track "Roses".

Synth Plugins

Native Instruments REAKTOR

Avg price: $79.60

At 25:50 in this video from Future Music Magazine, Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers talks about using Reaktor for creating a bass sound for their track "Roses".

Synth Plugins

Native Instruments Massive Synth

Avg price: $84.00

Massive can be seen at 44:37 in this video

Essential Series

Vengeance Essential House VOL 2

This item is used by The Chainsmokers, because at 08:47 min. of the video an audio file named "VEH2-Claps-", which is loaded into the " Drum Rack" of Ableton Live, can bee seen.

Studio Equipment used by The Chainsmokers on Roses

Computers & Peripherals

Apple Mac Pro (Cylinder)

In this video of the chainsmokers in the studio we can see on their desk on the left side the mac pro.

Studio Monitors used by The Chainsmokers on Roses

Active & Passive Monitors

Behringer Behritone C50A Reference Studio Monitor

Avg price: $260.66

24:34 and throughout you can clearly see the Behritones beneath their other monitors.

Active & Passive Monitors

Avantone Active MixCube

Avg price: $462.10

In the MusicRadar Tech YouTube video "The Chainsmokers on making Roses – The Track," The Chainsmokers discuss using the Avantone Active MixCube Powered Full-Range Mini Reference Monitors. They highlight its ability to accurately replicate the sound of car stereos, boom boxes, and some phones, making it essential for their production process.