Armin Van Buuren

At 9:47 you can see Armin Van Buuren open Ableton to show how he made the drums of his track "Suddenly Summer" and at 10:32 he zooms in on the loops and you can clearly read ''VTS2'' on almost all the loops (except the bottom one).

At 14:13, Armin says he, “Ahh, yep we’ve been using the Lexicon Reverb a lot" He goes on to confirm that it is the Lexicon 244 UAD plug in.

Armin Van Buuren leaves this testimony on the official Reveal Sound site: ''I love how easy you can make very simple and/or complex sounds in an instant. It works very inituitive and I love the distortion & reverb!''

DJ Ron: I've got one more techy question for you, it's simple, what's your favorite keyboard to use? Armin van Buuren: I'm a big fan of the Access Virus.

DJ Ron: I've got one more techy question for you, it's simple, what's your favorite keyboard to use? Armin van Buuren: I'm a big fan of the Access Virus."

Armin van Buuren recently shared on Snapchat that he is "testing out the new mixer," referring to the Allen & Heath Xone:DB4 DJ Mixer. He used it during his performance at Ultra Japan and hinted at possibly using it at TomorrowWorld. Notably, he opted for this mixer over his usual Pioneer model at Ultra.

He says "it's all about ES1, ES2 and EXS24, and that's it! It's so amazing what you can do with stuff like that."

In this photo, Armin Van Buuren can be seen DJing using the Technics RP-DH1200 headphones.

In many videos of his radio show every week he uses these headphones in the studio

The Pioneer DJM-2000 is Armin Van Buuren's DJ mixer of choice for his live setup.

From a testimonial by Armin: "I love the SynthMaster and I've been using it in all my recent productions. I really love the cool way of editing and especially love the FM sound. Essential for my set up!"

"I wanted to make a sound system that's portable and fun. Right now I have perfect speakers in my studio, but in my office I want something compact and easy-to-use.

"So it's combining all these different elements, plus the fact that Philips were really eager to listen to my comments. I had really, really strong demands. If it didn't have all the tools that you'd have on more expensive equipment, people wouldn't be satisfied. I think it's a great way to learn how to DJ, how to build a night, and how to have a lot of fun playing music for your friends."

"Very cool and most of all, it delivers very fast results! Instant creativity. Easy to use and simply does have a great sound." Armin's testimonial was originally found on robpapen.com.

"My current setup is a [Pioneer] DJM-2000 mixer with four CDJ-2000 nexus players. As I said, we use the nexus players because we have the specific software written for those CDJs, so my team can see which tracks I’m playing and what visuals they can sync up. So, no matter how big or small the system, we can always work with the visuals."

=“And we just put the Pultec, the UAD Pultec on and we didn’t even touch it. It was just the default setting and we are like —eek, remember that moment?" Admin says, at 15:29 in this video.

"The Lexicon® 224 Digital Reverb plug-in is just stunning on vocals. It brings dynamics, without smearing anything. It breathes magic into a track," says Armin Van Buuren, in this article.

"I use the SPL Transient Designer plug-in on almost every one of my drums. It helps get a great attack on the sound. You want the transients to shine through and 'wow,' that plug-in" - Armin Van Buuren.

"The Teletronix LA-2A sounds amazing on vocals as well. The FATSO™ Jr./Sr. Tape Sim. & Compressor plug-in is also a good one on drums specifically, to make the snare sound a little more crisp." - Armin Van Buuren.

"Armin van Buuren: Yes, and I'm a big fan of the Nord Lead because it has a certain edge to it. I still use the Yamaha TX81Z, which is a really old machine and it's out of tune with most versions, but the FM sound is just fantastic."

Armin Van Buuren is shown in his studio with the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Synthesizer, as seen in his Instagram post captioned "Almost there... #studioupgrade."

In this photo, there is jv-2080 in his studio.

In the user-uploaded photo, Armin Van Buuren's studio setup includes the Avalon VT-747SP, highlighting its role in his music production environment.

He says, "it's all about ES1, ES2 and EXS24, and that's it! It's so amazing what you can do with stuff like that."

He says, " "I was a little bit in doubt about whether I should give you pictures of my new studio, because people will think 'He's got a V?Synth! He's got... He's got... I need to buy that!' No, you don't need to buy it. "

He says, "Trance used to be very much about the sound of Roland's JP8080 — the very clean Super Saw, a little detune, a little delay, that was it. "

In the documentary "This Was Tomorrow," at the 1-hour, 8-minute, and 24-second mark, Armin Van Buuren is seen using the Ableton Push, highlighting its role in his music production.

In the video "This Was Tomorrow | The Motion Picture," Armin Van Buuren is shown with the Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Keyboard Controller at the 1 hour, 8 minute, and 24 second mark.

The kick is such an important part of dance music. How do you craft yours?

I recently got into the Xfer Nerve software drum machine, which lets you combine sounds to make your own kick drum. Usually, we take the top of an existing kick drum and add our own low end, which is often just a synth filling out the oomph that we need. Then we put a compressor on there to make the kick drum more snappy, to help it blend, and to make the sound whole.

In a user-uploaded photo on the Arturia website, Armin Van Buuren is shown using the Arturia V Collection 8.

This is the mic arm on Armin Van Buuren's desk in his studio. The very modern and minimal design allows him to easily swing it over when recording voiceovers for his shows.