Here is a very long and nice interview with Deepyoon (Paul Yoon).
He uses Ableton stock instruments for DAW. And for DAWless music he uses Digitone&Digitakt, Roland Aira series.
Unlike in the past, I rarely use VSTs outside of Ableton Live’s default instruments, only occasionally incorporating one or two for mastering purposes.
For DAWless production, I center my setup around the Digitone and Digitakt, along with the full Roland Aira series. Working DAWless helps keep my focus on the music rather than the computer screen.