Nicky Romero

"I use the VXT8 cause I’m so used to KRK, and the VXT8 does the job for me. They’ve got nice pressure in the low end and clear high frequencies."

"...but I do use the Virus TI. I love to make big room sounds and synths using it – parts of Camorra came out of that one!"

"For vocal recordings i use the Avalon VT-737sp. It's a great-sounding compressor and a really warm pre amp."

Nicky Romero opts to use the software version of the classic Lexicon 224XL: "To be honest I use a software version now because so many of the tracks I do have time pressure, but it's a great reverb."

Nicky Romero's audio interface is the MOTU HD192. It can be spotted in his studio, and he has also tweeted about it.

The big white knob on Nicky Romero's studio desk is the Dangerous Music Monitor ST. He tweets "Hottest studio gear atm : dangerous. Remote ST I'm hooked!"

Nicky Romero mentioned on Twitter that he's upgrading his studio setup with a new Mac Pro 12-core, highlighting the importance of Apple Mac Pro (2006-2012) in his music production environment.

Nicky Romero mentions using the ANA synth in a studio session video.

In the YouTube video "Protocol LIVE: Studio Session with Nicky Romero #01," Nicky Romero is seen using the Moog Little Phatty Stage II, showcasing his preference for this synthesizer when stepping away from software synths.

In a photo he posted, Nicky Romero is working on editing and mixing his radio show on Logic Pro software running on his MacBook Air laptop.

An Instagram photo of Nicky Romero producing music in his hotel room reveals he uses the Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones.

Nicky Romero posted a photo of his gear setup as he records his radio show. Above his Pioneer DJ setup we spotted this Barefoot MicroMain35 Studio Monitor.

Nicky Romero can be seen with some customized V-Moda Crossfade M-100 headphones, a White Silver pair and a Matte Black pair.

Nicky Romero collaborated with Cableguys to create a sidechain compression plugin. In a video he talks through the features:

"We have the wet button… then we have the different presets. I made custom presets to make sure that you can work easily, nice and fast, on different kinds of instruments and different kinds of frequencies in your mix. Whenever you make a kick-bass, it's always tricky to do the right sidechain. It's hard to get it right, to get the punch, to make sure that it keeps tight and that it sounds punchy in the club. The most important thing is that the kick has space to breathe."

The Teenage Engineering OP-1 can be seen in a video of Nicky Romero talking about his Kickstart plugin.

A hardware compressor Nicky Romero uses in his studio is the Avalon AD2044.

Nicky Romero speaks highly of the Nexus synth. From his testimonial on refx.com: "I'm a big fan of ReFX products, using the Nexus 2 since the beginning of my career, great to use as single synth, and to stack it up for layers."

"I've been missing a plugin in Logic Pro for exact sidechain timing for a while, the Vengeance Producer Suite - Multiband Sidechain was the perfect solution!"

In a video of Nicky Romero giving an overview of the KICK plugin, Genelec 8050A White Studio Monitors can be seen in the studio setup.

When asked what the best synths are to produce a whole track, Nicky Romero replies, "I don’t have a particular synth I always use. I like... a new called the Cyclop, it’s a new synth by Sugar Bytes..."

Nicky Romero talks about using the ACE in this video Protocol LIVE video he posted at 1:00:52 and can be seen using the software later in the video.

You can see an Auralex Acoustics MoPad under Nicky Romero's KRK VXT8 studio monitor in the making of "Toulouse" video, at 36:18.

A Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 PE keyboard synthesizer sits on the middle support of a synthesizer rack in this photo of "New toysssssss!!!!!" uploaded by Nick Romero to his Facebook page on 11 March 2014.

A Korg microKEY61 MIDI controller sits on the top support of a synthesizer rack in this photo of "New toysssssss!!!!!" uploaded by Nick Romero to his Facebook page on 11 March 2014.

In this photo from Nicky Romero's Instagram, the mixer behind the microphone has the telltale marks and design of the DJM-900— specifically, the X-Pad and plastic cover.

Morel Muziek BV uploaded this photo July 2014, talking about the new product installed at Romero's Studio: "New monitor controller installed at Nicky Romero's Studio - Grace Design M905"

In this photo of Nicky Romero's studio, he can be seen using the Genelec 8040B Studio Monitors.

29:02 in this YouTube video for Future Music Magazine, Nicky Romero demonstrates his use of the Sugar Bytes Effectrix plug-in, "...it's making this kind of funny movement, it's by the Effectrix... like vinyl."

At 29:46 in this video from Future Music Magazine Nicky brings up the M1 and says “I use this a lot because the piano sounds different than the Nexus ones, which many people use already. So I was like I want to use a different piano that nobody else uses.”

In this Music Radar article titled "In pictures: Nicky Romero and his suburban studio", a Roland JV-2080 Synthesizer Module can be seen.