Laurent Garnier

"I've got a 32-channel, eight-buss Mackie and there isn't anything in particular I like about it. It's just convenient. I bought it a long time ago and I didn't buy it for any special reason, I bought it for the price they gave me. It wasn't too big and there wasn't too many knobs, it was quite simple and straightforward."

When it comes to his DJ work, Laurent Garnier has chosen to embrace the latest technological advances. While many other DJs are still dedicated vinyl-heads, the Parisian is keen to extol the virtues of Pioneer's CDJ1000 in particular.

Laurent Garnier is seen using Pioneer HDJ-2000 Headphones in a photo shared on Instagram, along with other gear like the HD-25 and an Allen & Heath mixer.

Although he uses software synths, Laurent Garnier favours the hardware variety, particularly where lots of knobs and sliders are available. Vintage keyboards in his The Kub studio include Roland Juno 106 and Jupiter 8 and Korg MS20 analogues, plus the under-rated Yamaha DX100 FM synth (bottom right), while Garnier also uses the Kurzweil K2000 workstation (top right).

"I use Battery quite a lot for my drums. I like the Model E, I like the Arturia stuff, that's really nice. For the fourth track on the album ['Huis Clos'], I used [Edirol's] Orchestral for the piano. What else do I like? Absynth of course and the Waldorf and the FM7. Lounge Lizard has great Rhodes and stuff like that."

In this photo of Laurent Garnier's live setup, an Akai MPD26 can be seen.

Using it for live act, along with two other controllers as seen on the picture.

In a photo shared on his official Facebook page, Laurent Garnier's studio setup includes Sennheiser HD 25 Headphones visible on the background table.

Laurent Garnier uses Ableton Live 9, as shown in a photo he shared on his official Facebook page.

Laurent Garnier uses the Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Desktop, as shown in a photo on his official Facebook page.

Laurent Garnier was spotted using the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones during his gig at the Circus Festival 2017, as seen in a concert photo. I also witnessed him performing live in São Paulo recently, although I couldn't capture any photos.

Although he uses software synths, Laurent Garnier favours the hardware variety, particularly where lots of knobs and sliders are available. Vintage keyboards in his The Kub studio include Roland Juno 106 and Jupiter 8 and Korg MS20 analogues, plus the under-rated Yamaha DX100 FM synth (bottom right), while Garnier also uses the Kurzweil K2000 workstation (top right).

Although he uses software synths, Laurent Garnier favours the hardware variety, particularly where lots of knobs and sliders are available. Vintage keyboards in his The Kub studio include Roland Juno 106 and Jupiter 8 and Korg MS20 analogues, plus the under-rated Yamaha DX100 FM synth (bottom right), while Garnier also uses the Kurzweil K2000 workstation (top right).

"I use Battery quite a lot for my drums. I like the Model E, I like the Arturia stuff, that's really nice. For the fourth track on the album ['Huis Clos'], I used [Edirol's] Orchestral for the piano. What else do I like? Absynth of course and the Waldorf and the FM7. Lounge Lizard has great Rhodes and stuff like that."

"I use Battery quite a lot for my drums. I like the Model E, I like the Arturia stuff, that's really nice. For the fourth track on the album ['Huis Clos'], I used [Edirol's] Orchestral for the piano. What else do I like? Absynth of course and the Waldorf and the FM7. Lounge Lizard has great Rhodes and stuff like that."

"I'm more a hardware guy. I've got two Nords that I use a lot — the Lead Version 2 and the small one, the Nord Modular, with all the editing stuff inside the computer. I like the texture of the Nord Lead. I'm not too much into the Modular because I'm not a software person really. I like tweaking knobs and having a straight effect. I really enjoy being able to touch the equipment and see what I'm doing, I relate much more to that. What I like about the Nord Lead is it's got tons of buttons and you don't have to go into pages and pages to actually have something happening."

"I'm more a hardware guy. I've got two Nords that I use a lot — the Lead Version 2 and the small one, the Nord Modular, with all the editing stuff inside the computer. I like the texture of the Nord Lead. I'm not too much into the Modular because I'm not a software person really. I like tweaking knobs and having a straight effect. I really enjoy being able to touch the equipment and see what I'm doing, I relate much more to that. What I like about the Nord Lead is it's got tons of buttons and you don't have to go into pages and pages to actually have something happening."

One of Garnier's Mackie HR824 monitors perches atop a rack containing his Novation Drumstation and Studio Electronics SE1 synth modules.

One of Garnier's Mackie HR824 monitors perches atop a rack containing his Novation Drumstation and Studio Electronics SE1 synth modules.

"I know a lot of people dislike the JD800, but I've been using it for more than 10 years and there's a hell of a lot of it on the new album. The new stuff in my studio is all the software."

Safety belt for my Korg !

Laurent Garnier uses the Numark TTX Turntable during his live performances, as shown in a photo on his official Facebook page.

Although he uses software synths, Laurent Garnier favours the hardware variety, particularly where lots of knobs and sliders are available. Vintage keyboards in his The Kub studio include Roland Juno 106 and Jupiter 8 and Korg MS20 analogues, plus the under-rated Yamaha DX100 FM synth (bottom right), while Garnier also uses the Kurzweil K2000 workstation (top right).

Although he uses software synths, Laurent Garnier favours the hardware variety, particularly where lots of knobs and sliders are available. Vintage keyboards in his The Kub studio include Roland Juno 106 and Jupiter 8 and Korg MS20 analogues, plus the under-rated Yamaha DX100 FM synth (bottom right), while Garnier also uses the Kurzweil K2000 workstation (top right).

"I use Battery quite a lot for my drums. I like the Model E, I like the Arturia stuff, that's really nice. For the fourth track on the album ['Huis Clos'], I used [Edirol's] Orchestral for the piano. What else do I like? Absynth of course and the Waldorf and the FM7. Lounge Lizard has great Rhodes and stuff like that."

"I use Battery quite a lot for my drums. I like the Model E, I like the Arturia stuff, that's really nice. For the fourth track on the album ['Huis Clos'], I used [Edirol's] Orchestral for the piano. What else do I like? Absynth of course and the Waldorf and the FM7. Lounge Lizard has great Rhodes and stuff like that."

One of Garnier's Mackie HR824 monitors perches atop a rack containing his Novation Drumstation and Studio Electronics SE1 synth modules.

Both analogue and digital mixers are featured, in the shape of the Mackie 8-buss and Yamaha 03D respectively.

Laurent Garnier uses the Arturia KeyLab 49 and Analog Lab, as mentioned in an article on the Arturia website.

Laurent Garnier uses the Arturia Analog Lab Software Synthesizer. He mentioned, "If like me you are always looking for new sounds, Analog Lab is the instrument to always use as it is most definitely very inspirational." The proof can be found on the Arturia website under the Analog Lab product overview.