Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Learning what studio equipment your favorite producer uses can be motivating and insightful, but it takes practice, patience, and a unique style to become a successful producer. As you'll see in the FAQs, many producers use the same exact machines and software but they sound completely different. The musician makes the technology famous, not the other way around!

Questions about Hip Hop Producers What does 9th Wonder use to make beats? What does Alchemist use to make beats? What does Araab Muzik use to make beats? What does Bonobo use to make beats? What does Danger Mouse use to make beats? What does Danjahandz use to make beats? What does DJ Premier use to make beats? What does DJ Shadow use to make beats? What does Dr. Dre use to make beats? What does Flying Lotus use to make beats? What did J Dilla use to make beats? What does Just Blaze use to make beats? What does Kanye West use to make beats? What does Lil Jon use to make beats? What does Madlib use to make beats? What does MF Doom use to make beats? What do The Neptunes use to make beats? What does Pete Rock use to make beats? What does RZA use to make beats? What does Scott Storch use to make beats? What does Swizz Beatz use to make beats? What does Timbaland use to make beats?

Questions about Electronic Artists/DJs & Bands What does Deadmau5 use to make beats? What does RedOne use to make beats? What does Tiesto use to make beats? What synth did Paul McCartney use on Wonderful Christmastime? What synth does Chromeo use? What synth does Crystal Castles use? What synthesizer does MGMT use? What synths does Daft Punk use? Questions about Gear & Software How do you upload sounds to the MPC2000? What are VST plugins? What does MPC stand for? What is the difference between the MPC2000 and MPC2000XL?