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At 5:22 you can see him very experienced with the software. There are also many YouTube videos about how they made some of the songs and he uses Ableton there.

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In their reddit ama, when asked, "What is your studio and live setup?", The Chainsmokers reply, "Studio: Ableton Live... record a lot of guitar recently on telecaster. fav vsts atm are xfer serum and omniphere 2. Live Pioneer CDJs atm but we are experimenting incorporating live elements into our set up"

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The Chainsmokers talk about some of their favorite VST plugins they use in the studio in their reddit ama. One of the ones they mention is Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2:

"Studio: Ableton Live... record a lot of guitar recently on telecaster. fav vsts atm are xfer serum and omniphere 2."

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At 0:25, Drew talks about using the Duet 2 as his sound card and to record all instruments and vocals with.

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In this interview with Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers, he mentions that this popular drum synthesizer is one of his favorites.

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At 28:52 in the video, he pulls up the Waves SSL E-channel plugin that he uses for the acoustic guitar record in the song "Roses"

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This item is used by The Chainsmokers, because at 08:47 min. of the video an audio file named "VEH2-Claps-", which is loaded into the " Drum Rack" of Ableton Live, can bee seen.

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Here we see him explaining how he did his sidechain on their track 'Roses". 40 seconds ish in is when you see him with kickstart.

24:34 and throughout you can clearly see the Behritones beneath their other monitors.

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Drew pulls out the telecaster at 0:25.

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Alex has an Akai MPC pro on his rig for their World War Joy Tour. You can see it at 0:18 in the video.

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“This is a plugin that’s been around for so long that people have got bored with it. I think that’s because they haven’t taken the time to make it their own. Experiment, get off the beaten track, and it will deliver. The bass in #Selfie came from Sylenth1, and for that, I will be eternally grateful!”

At 25:50 in this video from Future Music Magazine, Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers talks about using Reaktor for creating a bass sound for their track "Roses".

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This item can be seen in this Youtube video interview of The Chainsmokers

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Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers is seen using the Teenage Engineering OP-1 Portable Synthesizer in a performance during their "Memories... Do Not Open" tour, as shown on his Instagram.

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you can see this microphone in this video.

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The Chainsmokers and 5 Seconds of Summer play "Who do you Love" on Jimmy Fallon. Alex Pall can be seen playing a Nord Stage 2 keyboard at 1:06 in the video.

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In this interview with MusicRadar, Drew Taggart says he uses Nexus.

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While talking about Spire, Drew Taggart of the Chainsmokers mentions that "our new Moog Sub Phatty is currently vying for my attention, but there’s still plenty of life left in this baby."

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Chainsmokers spotted using iPhone 6 in a clip to their new single with Tiesto - Split

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In this video with Future Magazine in wich they show the making of roses, we can clearly see at minute 19.53 that they are using waves cla vocals.

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In this video of the chainsmokers in the studio we can see on their desk on the left side the mac pro.

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In the ABC News video titled "The Chainsmokers | Inside the Studio with Alex Pall, Drew Taggart," at the 0:49 mark, Serato DJ Pro software is visible on an Apple MacBook Pro, indicating its use by The Chainsmokers in their studio sessions.

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At 3:57, a Tube-Tech CL 1B Opto Compressor can be seen just behind Alex Pall, one of the members of The Chainsmokers (alongside Drew Taggart)

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In the MusicRadar Tech YouTube video "The Chainsmokers on making Roses – The Track," The Chainsmokers discuss using the Avantone Active MixCube Powered Full-Range Mini Reference Monitors. They highlight its ability to accurately replicate the sound of car stereos, boom boxes, and some phones, making it essential for their production process.

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Massive can be seen at 44:37 in this video

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Alex has a Prophet 6 on his rig. It can be seen at 0:47.

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at 0:17, you could see that on the left of Alex's rig you see the subsequent 37.

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In this live set picture, we can see The Chainsmokers wearing V-Moda Crossfade M-100 Over-Ear Noise-Isolating Headphones with a custom logo.

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You can see them using CDJ-2000 in the photo they posted on facebook!

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