Bassnectar

60 Works has built this custom controller for Bassnectar. He uses two of these in his live setup. He pairs it with ill.Gate's modified DeeJayus Ex Machina template for Trigger Finger.

Bassnectar's go-to software synth. He uses a sin wave from Massive to do his sub bass (he also makes sure to keep in in mono, and duck it from the kick and snare).

For a quick mastering fix, Bassnectar turns to the VintageWarmer. "If I’m going to drop a track in three hours, I’ll use PSP Vintage Warmer or a Waves L2 Ultramaximizer..."

Bassnectar is said to use Midi Fighter Pro Cue Master by DJtechtools.

In the music video for "Blast Off," Bassnectar can be seen using the Allen & Heath Xone:92 6 Channel DJ Mixer, which he employed for live performances before switching to the Pioneer DJM-900.

Before making the switch to Ableton Live for producing, Bassnectar was ReWiring Reason into Cubase. He says, "...that was really the breaking point for me, being able to have everything in one piece of software. That’s where I first simplified and felt a lot of liberation by confining myself to that one program. My friends using Logic would always tease me that my stuff was too low-fi, but I just had fun doing it. I loved hitting the tab button all day, looking at the wires shake; it was just inspiring to me, being able to make things quickly manifest."

In a tweet, Bassnectar lists u-he's Ace as one of his top plugins.

Bassnectar's answer to what VSTs he uses most often: "ohmicide camelphat massive gladiator albino subboombass absynth (& my mastering engineer is all about OXFORD)"

DJtechtools explains some of the uncommon equipment used by Bassnectar.

Mentioned in this March 25, 2015 Twitter reply by collaborator ill.Gates.

@mattdwyer95 I use the @MixEmergency plugin for @Serato and @bassnectar has some crazy custom @Ableton solution using #MaxMSP

Bassnectar refers to the PNY 64GB Compact Attaché USB Flash Drive as a "Nerdstick" in an Instagram post, highlighting its use in his setup.

Bassnectar used to use two M-Audio Trigger Finger Controllers in his live show, but has since switched to using custom controllers built by 60 Works. 37 seconds into this video, one can spot the Trigger Finger in front of Bassnectar himself.

Bassnectar uses a CDJ in his live show purely for backup purposes. In an Instagram post he explains, "the CDJ is for ultimate bombproof triple degree backup. Like at Summer Camp years ago when I jumped around so hard my table collapsed. CDJ saved the day. I had 'Seek&Destroy' cued up on it @ Ultra ;)"

"God I love love love these. So perfect for producing on the road"

Bassnectar shows off his "Bassnectar Labs on tha road," consisting of his MacBook Pro running Ableton, and his Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones.

He also uses a pair of MacBook Pros in his live setup.

Bassnectar utilizes the Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Mixer in his live performances, as seen in a post on his Instagram, where he discusses the technical setup and rigorous testing of his equipment.

Bassnectar used Cubase, before making the switch to Ableton Live.

Bassnectar is attracted to the simplicity of Ableton Live, both for producing and live use. "I’ve got so many of my songs and albums into Ableton that I’m able to remix and sample myself a lot, which is a massive time saver."

"I used the PSP Vintage Warmer and The Waves L2 to hack-master "Blow" back in the day :)"

Bassnectar relies on the Mackie HR824s to give him an accurate representation of his tracks: "I mix on Mackie HR824s, first mixing the kick and snares, focusing around 110 to 120Hz and making them as loud as I can stand, then working with the hat, keeping it bright, then putting in the sub before I mix everything else up as quiet as I can keep them. Then I offer it to the mastering engineer with a kind of limited sound mix: kick, sub, snare, and the rest of the track."

When asked what VSTs he finds himself using most often, Bassnectar includes CamelPhat in the list.

Gladiator makes the cut of Bassnectar's most used software synths.

Bassnectar lists out the VSTs he uses: "Gladiator, Albino, Massive, Absynth, Ace, Sub Boom Bass, Operator, Analog, Ohmicide, Effectrix, Dubstation, Ableton Sampler"

Bassnectar shows off a cabinet stacked with four Avalon VT-737sp Preamps.

Bassnectar frequently uses the Ohm Force Ohmicide Software Distortion Plugin for distortion effects, as mentioned in his tweet.

Bassnectar mentions using the Rob Papen SubBoomBass Software Synthesizer in a tweet, highlighting it among his preferred synth plugins.

Bassnectar lists out the VSTs he uses: "Gladiator, Albino, Massive, Absynth, Ace, Sub Boom Bass, Operator, Analog, Ohmicide, Effectrix, Dubstation, Ableton Sampler"

In the images provided, Bassnectar is seen using the Radial Engineering ProAV2 Direct Box. The ProAV2 is a reliable choice for ensuring clean signal transmission in live and studio settings. The images also feature a black box with faders, which appears to be an EQ signal processor, though its exact model is not specified.