Mala

I consistently use a soft synth made by Spectrasonics called Trilogy. I’d say I create 99% of my subs and basslines from it. They released a new-and-improved version last year called Trillian, which, for me, works even better than Trilogy

I use Battery by Native Instruments for programming my drums

It’s fair to say Propellerhead Reason was like school for me. Back in 2000, it was what I started making music with. Redrum was perfect for drum programming. It had some heavy presets and the choice to bring in your own samples. I used the Subtractor virtual synth layered with Malström graintable synthesizer for sub and bass, and the NN-XT sampler did everything else. Importing my own sounds and being able to mash them up was all I wanted to do. It’s a real friendly program to use, which allows me to get ideas down quickly. I think it’s one of the most important factors to consider when new to making music.

In the XLR8R article "Building an Iconic Sound: Mala" by Ken Taylor, Mala highlights the GForce M-Tron Pro as a key synth plugin known for its great sound and unique harmonic textures.

In this interview, Mala says the following:

It’s fair to say Propellerhead Reason was like school for me. Back in 2000, it was what I started making music with. Redrum was perfect for drum programming. It had some heavy presets and the choice to bring in your own samples. I used the Subtractor virtual synth layered with Malström graintable synthesizer for sub and bass, and the NN-XT sampler did everything else. Importing my own sounds and being able to mash them up was all I wanted to do. It’s a real friendly program to use, which allows me to get ideas down quickly. I think it’s one of the most important factors to consider when new to making music.