Hardwell

Hardwell says "Logic is definitely the program I would recommend. If you focus more on the workflow, I would recommend Ableton."

Quote from Hardwell on how he uses Ableton: "...I still use Logic for my productions, but I'm using Ableton for MashUps and my podcast."

These Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO-80 are the headphones Hardwell uses for producing. If you look closely you'll spot them on his desk in his studio.

Hardwell can be seen wearing Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Headphones when performing live.

In a video of his studio setup and equipment, Hardwell shows he owns the UAD-2 Satellite QUAD card.

From an 2011 interview, when asked what equipment he uses to produce: "I’m using Logic 9 on my Mac Pro and Apogee Duet soundcard."

In a 2013 video, at the 3:58 mark, Hardwell is asked by a fan what sound card he would recommend for a starting producer. Hardwell responds by saying "A sound card I can recommend is this one, the Apogee Duet, I've used this one for almost 5 years, and it's definitely one of my favorite sound cards."

Hardwell can be seen wearing a Stainless Steel Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph with a black face in this twitter picture

At around 1:25 into this video tour of Hardwell's studio, as the gear he uses is flashing on the screen, his M-Audio Keystation 49es MIDI keyboard controller can be seen on his desk.

At 1:38 he talks about and shows Wavefactory's Trackspacer plugin. He mentions that he just started using it and that it helps him to separate the different frequencies for his sidechain.

Hardwell said that he started producing with Cubase on Windows and then he switched to Apple and changed to Logic.

In this photo (originally from Blasterjaxx's official Facebook page) you can see Hardwell with Blasterjaxx on Tommorowland Radio wearing the ATH-M50 headphones.

Hardwell can be seen using fl studio with afrojack

An Apple Mac Pro sits below Hardwell's desk in his studio. The Mac Pro provides ample power to run his DAW of choice Logic Pro, as well as all of his software synths and plugins. A video detailing his gear shows the specific model to be the Apple Mac Pro 2.6GHz Quad-Core.

Hardwell lists the very popular Sylenth in his top 3 favorite synths, along with the Access Virus Ti and the Nexus.

In his hit track "Apollo" the lead sound is made by layering a sound from the Sylenth with two sounds from the Nexus synth.

Hardwell lists the Nexus as one of his top 3 favorite synthesizers. He uses two instances of this synth for the lead sound in his track "Apollo."

The Genelec 8351 3-way Studio Monitors used by Hardwell as seen on his Instagram post.

In this screenshot from a YouTube video, "Hardwell Q&A - The New Hardwell Studio Part 1 #HardwellQA," he shows that he uses V-Moda Crossfade LP2 headphones. He says that while he's in the studio, he prefers studio monitor speakers. But when he's on the road, he produces using these V-Moda headphones. The screw pattern where the headband meets the ear cup gives them away as the LP2 model, as opposed to the similar V-Moda M-100. Hardwell's V-Moda Crossfade LP2 headphones are a matte black finish, and the shield has been customized with his name.

The original video can be found here, and he talks about his headphones around 2:37.

When asked how he can tell what songs will work well together in a mashup, Hardwell says:

"Most of the time when I'm creating a bootleg or a mashup, the idea just comes by itself. I'm using Mixed In Key to make a selection of all my tracks, and all the acapellas I have."

At around 3:45, Hardwell mentions his use of the Bassism plugin, when talking about how he makes his kick drum sounds.

The Apogee Quartet Audio Interface can be seen on Hardwell's desk as part of his studio setup.

These impressive looking Focal SM9 studio monitors can be seen in Hardwell's studio setup, alongside his pair of Dynaudio BM6A monitors.

In Hardwell's studio, these Dynaudio BM6As can be seen alongside Focal SM9 monitors.

Hardwell's technical rider calls for a Pioneer DJM-800 or DJM-900 mixer. His rider can be found on Anna Agency's website (download link for the PDF is here).

Since he uses Logic Pro to produce, Hardwell travels with a MacBook Pro to record song ideas on the road.

At 16:32 in this video you can see Hardwell talking about iZotope Ozone 5 Mastering System, which he then opens within Logic and discusses.

The new Hardwell Studio built by Morel Muziek. Check out Morel Muziek on their use of the Genelec 1034's. One of the most popular Mainspeaker Systems by Genelec. Jan Morel, the owner of Morel Muziek confirms that this is Hardwell's studio in this Facebook post.

In this photo from Morel Muziek BV's Facebook page, you can see the Yamaha NS-10M Studio Monitors in Hardwell's new studio setup. Confirmation of this being Hardwell's studio can be found from this approved submission on Hardwell's pro page.

Thermionic Culture The Culture Vulture is one of the pieces of equipment in Hardwell's studio.

"When I'm on the road, I always use my V-Moda Crossfade."

In 1:25 a Rode Microphone is spotted.