In an interview with Wax Poetics, Madlib reviewed all the gear he's used thus far:
Q: "O, what machines have you been partial to over the past ten years?"
Madlib: "I did the 
[E-mu] SP 1200 on Lootpack and Quas. When I was working on the Declaime album for Groove Attack I moved to the MPC. Then I got away from that and moved to the 303. The MPC—I just can't feel the pads. It's dead, [I feel like] a robot or something. The 303, you know, you feel it. Like the SP. Now I have the [Akai] MPC4000, though, that's dope. I just want to make it so in the next five years you won't know what I'm using. I want to surprise people. 'Cause in the end, I want to make each one sound the same."
Madlib Info
Madlib
Madlib Gear
Akai MPC4000
E-mu SP-1200
You May Also Be Interested In...
What does MF Doom use to make beats?
What did J Dilla use to make beats?
Tutorial: Roland SP-303 - How to chop drum breaks
See all FAQs
