Datsik

From an interview with Datsik: "I also have Novation Launchpad, hook up to that Mac to trigger clips in Ableton."

"wow having a LOT of fun with this @ableton push controller"

"I also have a Fader Fox FX3, which is basically and externally effects modulator that I can run along side with my four channels of audio."

In this photo a Novation Launch Control XL can be seen behind Datsik.

"About to give this little guy a whirl, love playing with new gear!!"

As seen in his studio at Firepower Records

"I use massive a lot and I use the Performer a lot, the Performer is genius. If I run out of ideas I'll just hit randomize, maximize all the values and just bounce out whatever I have over like an 8 bar period, and then you get some really interesting things. And then you take the parts that sound the coolest, you sample it, then you start arranging. Then once you arrange it, then you throw the fx over top of it."

Datsik tweets about using the reFX Nexus 2 synth: "...nexus 2 it is!!"

"CamelPhat is like a go-to, I put it on pretty much everything that has to do with bass."

When asked about his go-to plugins, synths, and effects, Datsik says "I use a lot of Effectrix"

Datsik mentions using FabFilters at 0:57 in this YouTube video.

In the song "Nasty" one of the vocal shots includes a man yelling "are you ready". In this vocal pack, it contains the same vocaloutside of the song.

In several photos of him playing live and DJing, Datsik can be seen wearing the Ultrasone DJ1 Headphones. They are designed for DJs to provide less ear fatigue, and are highly rated for their very crystal-clear, natural sound.

"...but when I get to a hotel I use my Sennheiser HD600s, which are great. They sound incredible, and they're open-ear as well."

"When I travel I use a pair of Bose headphones for producing when actually traveling..."

Datsik taking a picture of some Sennheiser HD8 DJ on his instagram. Datsik says in his post "Just received a pair of these bad boys from @Sennheiserusa!! I'm jacked to try them out this weekend.. been rocking sennheiser in the studio for ages - stoked to see if it translates in the club!"

"In terms of set-up I have a pair of Adam 8X monitors, which have a great high-end, I really like those."

In this interview at the 2:33 mark, when asked what he did with his first big paycheck, Datsik says, "The first thing I bought was a set of monitors. I bought a pair of M-Audio BX8's... They're great! They're fucking wicked monitors..."

In this video, one can see a SubPac S1 to the right of Datsik.

Spotted in an Instagram video by Datisk

"I actually write beats in Logic. I feel like the layout of Logic is much more, I guess, sexy. Ableton is definitely more intuitive, and you can do more with Ableton. I think eventually I'm gonna switch over, but it's a little bit of a learning curve to get the mixdowns sounding the same way they do in Logic... because Ableton is a little bit weird like that.

I use all the stock logic EQs, I love em I think they sound great."

Datsik performs live using Ableton. He says "I have the DJM-900 MIDI mapped in Ableton, so, I just hit the 2 buttons on and then I remap the effects so I can use my own fx out of Ableton directly off the mixer."

In another interview he says "...I do DJ with Ableton which allows me to change up my set and it works really well for changing up entire performance or doing stuff on the fly."

From Twitter: "“@minnesotaBASS: @Noisia_nl pretty sure @datsik uses it as an interface and has it mapped out to ableton” THIS! I use the 900 and its rad!"

In a separate interview, Datsik explains his setup in more detail: "On my right I have one Mac dedicated to DJing in which I use Ableton live for that. So, that is fed into my DJM 900, which is like the 800 but it has a built in sound card and USB input. So that one line allows with to work with four separate channels of music."

Datsik's live performance is centered around a MacBook Pro running Ableton Live.

"Then to the left of me is a PC, that I have an XBOX Kinekt camera hooked up to which takes a video of me and projects it onto a screen behind myself with crazy visual effects added to it. Then that is routed into another Mac laptop in front of me, that lets me control all of the LED’s behind me as well as my “DATSIK” logo in front of my DJ booth which I use Module 8 to control. So really I’m DJing plus controlling the light show, which gets kinda crazy, but I love it. It gives me the flexibility to change my set every night and be completely in control of what’s happening."

Datsik's go-to hat is the New Era Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Cap.

Another one of the hats from Datsik's collections. The blue version of it can be seen in a photo he posted to Instagram.