Deadmau5
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Deadmau5's Gear
Joel uses the SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard on his desk throughout the video.
The USB to CV converter shows up at 4:37 and in another stream after tuning his Modcan modular Joel mentions that he uses the Kenton USB-Solo for Midi to CV conversion.
In an Instagram post captioned "1/3 of nightmare mode is done," Deadmau5 showcases his use of two SND FB-14 filter banks, highlighting his complex routing techniques.
On Instagram, Deadmau5 shared an image captioned "Epic render node(s) nearly ready to go!" indicating his use of the HP Z820 Workstation as part of his server setup.
The Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Rack is seen in a picture Joel shared to his Instagram account.
"Snagged a minted memorymoog, still in the original box! Came with a stupid cat too." -Joel
This vintage channel strip can be seen in a picture that Joel shared to his Instagram account.
Deadmau5 recently purchased the new Razer Chroma Keyboard and uploaded a picture to Instagam saying this: "Loving this @razer chroma! Really handy for shortcut assigning for the DAW (and maybe an FPS or two)"
This mouse can be seen on his desk in multiple streams (This image is the only clear image of the mouse that i could find).
Two of the Macbeth dual oscillator modules can be in the top right of the top left Eurorack case.
At 1:57 in the video, Joel says he got the Synthwerks MG-1 for his monster eurorack setup, referring to it as "...this button guy..."
http://www.modcan.com/bmodules/4vca.html In the very lower left corner of the modular cabinet is the distinctive shape of the 4VCA, rows of 2-2 knobs followed by 4 jacks then another 2-2 knobs followed by 4-4 jacks.
In this instagram post, you can see deadmau5 showing off his synths through a funny video of how to produce.You can see the Roland Jupiter-6 in this video along with some other neat synths!
Deadmau5's SND SAM-16 Analog Step sequencer can be seen in this livestream.
Two 5051s can be seen on the top of the Portico II channel strip in this Instagram photo. They can also be seen in this other Instagram video: https://instagram.com/p/wK2d4xux6X/
In an Instagram post, Deadmau5 showcases his Hohner Pianet T alongside a Kemper Profiler, highlighting its use with a freeze pedal for a unique sound setup.
Deadmau5 mentions using the Kemper Profiler Power Head in his Instagram post, where he describes it as part of a rig alongside a Hohner and a freeze pedal.
See the box in the back of the picture. That's an Traktor Kontrol D2
In this Instagram picture, deadmau5 says "Who doesn't love a good axxe?"
At 2:15 in the Video, deadmau5 looks to the right at his Lemur and says, "Oh and this guy, this guy i have been taking on the road. This is a Lemur by Jazzmutant, And it's a uh multi-point touch screen which connects to your live rig, or what have you, via osc over the ethernet. Works a wonder!" Whilst messing around with the faders.
In this Twitch video from a livestream, deadmau5 can be seen using Reaktor 6 starting from around 14:19
In this video posted by Deadmau5, he gives a quick demo of him using a 55" Microsoft Perceptive Pixel touch-screen to create controllers to be used in his live sets. He captions the video, "Thanks to our partners over at microsoft and their PPI team, our team were able to make some pretty righteous touch software that drives the OSC / Midi to... other ... stuff. ;) ... its still early in development, but were making great progress. Heres a quick demo!"
DJtechtools explains a photo in which Deadmau5 uses a Virus TI Synthesizer. "The photo above shows the length to which he’s willing to take “live production” – with a full set of modular synthesizers, a mixing desk, a Virus TI synthesizer" http://11234-presscdn-0-32.pagely.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/deadmau5-lolla-640x428.jpg
Joel is playing with Cypher from 01:48:00
In the YouTube video "Deadmau5 - Full Set Live From BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend" by Mixing Alin, Deadmau5 is seen wearing his iconic helmet, a staple of his DJ performances.
"Fun for days :) need to add a maschine!"
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Discography
Vexillology
2006
Random Album Title
2008
Random Album Title (Unmixed Extended Versions)
2008
For Lack of A Better Name (The Extended Mixes)
2009
For Lack of a Better Name
2009
At Play Vol. 2
2009
At Play Vol. 3
2010
4x4=12
2010
At Play
2011
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2012
while(1<2)
2014
5 Years of mau5
2014
Album Credits
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Covers, Collaborations & Collages
Serj Tankian · 2025
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Strobe (Layton Giordani Remix)
Deadmau5 · 2024
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Familiars (From the Game 'World of Tanks Blitz')
Deadmau5 · 2024
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I Remember (John Summit Remix)
Kaskade & Deadmau5 & Kaskade · 2023
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