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What do the Pros use
Have you ever compared your mix to a charting single and thought to yourself "How come my mix isn't that professional sounding? ...What have they got that I haven't?"
Well, apart from the money to pay highly experienced studio engineers to assist them, here's what else some of the most popular professional producers in the business use to make their hits...
A quick note: Most producers tend to be notoriously defensive about their gear, so these lists are not by any means the entirety of their production suite!
Dr Dre's Studio Equipment:
5 MPC 3000's
Pro Tools
ARP String Ensemble
Rhodes
Clavinet
Dre's Production style remains firmly in the old school; he uses 5 MPCs to lay down the beats (he has 5 because he can't be doing with changing the disk when he needs different sounds!) which go straight into Pro Tools.
Perhaps surprisingly, he uses a lot of live instrumentation on his productions - even re-recording parts instead of sampling them, as well as some authentic analog synths.
Timbaland's Studio Equipment:
Korg Triton
Yamaha Motif 7
Ensoniq ASR-10
Yamaha NS10s
Neumann U 87 mic
UREI 1176 compressor
Neve 1076 preamp
Digidesign Pro Tools
Various VSTi software synths
Timbaland is big on his keyboards, getting a considerable amount of his sound from the Triton and Motif 7.
Obviously not one to skimp when it comes to vocals, he combines the £2000 Neumann U87 with his similarly wallet-busting compressor and preamp choices into a crisp, well-produced vocal tracking combo!
Tiesto's studio Equipment
Andromeda A6
Waldorf Microwave XT
Novation Supernova rack
Access Virus XL
Korg Karma
Tiesto is clearly one who enjoys his hardware synths! Drawing from all over the place, from the analog Andromeda A6 to the digitized Korg Karma, he's not afraid to experiment with both sides of the electronic music spectrum!
Pendulum's studio Equipment
Prophet 10
Z3TA
Alesis Andromeda A6
OSCar
Steinberg Nuendo 4
Mitchell & Todd active monitors
Roll Music stereo compressor
Rob Swire of Pendulum experiments with VSTs, analog synths, vintage synths, digital synths and live instrumentation. This is one versatile studio setup! Using the OSCar for dirty basses and soaring leads, A6 and prophet for pads and recording their own drum sounds, they have carved out their sound from a plethora of sources.
Apparently a massive part of their sound is the Roll Music Stereo Compressor, which beefs up their sound considerably!
What do the Pros use
Have you ever compared your mix to a charting single and thought to yourself "How come my mix isn't that professional sounding? ...What have they got that I haven't?"
Well, apart from the money to pay highly experienced studio engineers to assist them, here's what else some of the most popular professional producers in the business use to make their hits...
A quick note: Most producers tend to be notoriously defensive about their gear, so these lists are not by any means the entirety of their production suite!
Dr Dre's Studio Equipment:
5 MPC 3000's
Pro Tools
ARP String Ensemble
Rhodes
Clavinet
Dre's Production style remains firmly in the old school; he uses 5 MPCs to lay down the beats (he has 5 because he can't be doing with changing the disk when he needs different sounds!) which go straight into Pro Tools.
Perhaps surprisingly, he uses a lot of live instrumentation on his productions - even re-recording parts instead of sampling them, as well as some authentic analog synths.
Timbaland's Studio Equipment:
Korg Triton
Yamaha Motif 7
Ensoniq ASR-10
Yamaha NS10s
Neumann U 87 mic
UREI 1176 compressor
Neve 1076 preamp
Digidesign Pro Tools
Various VSTi software synths
Timbaland is big on his keyboards, getting a considerable amount of his sound from the Triton and Motif 7.
Obviously not one to skimp when it comes to vocals, he combines the £2000 Neumann U87 with his similarly wallet-busting compressor and preamp choices into a crisp, well-produced vocal tracking combo!
Tiesto's studio Equipment
Andromeda A6
Waldorf Microwave XT
Novation Supernova rack
Access Virus XL
Korg Karma
Tiesto is clearly one who enjoys his hardware synths! Drawing from all over the place, from the analog Andromeda A6 to the digitized Korg Karma, he's not afraid to experiment with both sides of the electronic music spectrum!
Pendulum's studio Equipment
Prophet 10
Z3TA
Alesis Andromeda A6
OSCar
Steinberg Nuendo 4
Mitchell & Todd active monitors
Roll Music stereo compressor
Rob Swire of Pendulum experiments with VSTs, analog synths, vintage synths, digital synths and live instrumentation. This is one versatile studio setup! Using the OSCar for dirty basses and soaring leads, A6 and prophet for pads and recording their own drum sounds, they have carved out their sound from a plethora of sources.
Apparently a massive part of their sound is the Roll Music Stereo Compressor, which beefs up their sound considerably!
