What does Kanye West use to make beats?

At this point, Kanye might be using a lot more diverse equipment in his studio but this article from Record Rebellion summarized his basic setup:

It's not just sampling though, he uses a lot of counter melodies and the use of an [Ensoniq] ASR-10 Keyboard, [Akai] MPC 2000XL Midi Production Center and a Gemini PT 1000 Turntable doesn't hurt either.

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Akai MPC2000XL
Ensoniq ASR-10

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