Alternative Hip Hop Gear: Software, Synths & Studio Gear Used by Alternative Hip Hop Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 546 Alternative hip hop artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
The Gear That Shapes the Alternative Hip Hop Sound
The essential categories, ranked by how much more Alternative hip hop artists lean on them than the rest of Equipboard.
Most-Used Alternative Hip Hop Gear
Counts are artists & fans on Equipboard who own or saved each item and are associated with Alternative hip hop.
Alternative Hip Hop DAW Software
2.8× site average
$268.00 - $349.00
in DAW Software Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 101
#2 · Owned or saved by 78
$179.00
in DAW Software Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 72
$225.00 - $599.00
in DAW Software Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 44
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$409.00 - $499.00
in DAW Software Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 17
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$99.99 - $344.00
in DAW Software Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 13
Alternative Hip Hop Production & Groove
6.6× site average
$1,195.61
in Production & Groove Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 23
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$460.00
in Production & Groove Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
$3,991.00
in Production & Groove Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 15
$575.00
in Production & Groove Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$321.58 - $899.00
in Production & Groove Rank
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#5 · Owned or saved by 14
$153.85
in Production & Groove Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 12
Alternative Hip Hop Synthesizers
2.2× site average
$379.00 - $528.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 38
$725.00 - $2,398.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 22
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$966.70
in Synthesizers Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 13
$411.00 - $699.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 10
$494.09 - $899.99
in Synthesizers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 8
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$1,100.00
in Synthesizers Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Alternative Hip Hop Condenser Microphones
3.4× site average
$75.23 - $119.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 25
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$2,349.00 - $3,995.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 18
$159.00 - $252.09
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 14
$899.00 - $1,295.00
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 14
$14,995.00 - $14,999.99
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 13
$15.00 - $69.99
in Condenser Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 7
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Alternative Hip Hop Dynamic Microphones
1.7× site average-m.webp?v=1784331488)
$95.93 - $109.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 49
$95.93 - $219.99
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 46
$335.00 - $439.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#3 · Owned or saved by 40
$149.69 - $179.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 6
$449.00 - $609.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 6
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$327.50 - $449.00
in Dynamic Microphones Rank
#6 · Owned or saved by 5
Alternative Hip Hop Audio Samplers
6.9× site average
$445.00 - $499.99
in Audio Samplers Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 23
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$298.90
in Audio Samplers Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 21
$425.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
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#3 · Owned or saved by 21
$260.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
#4 · Owned or saved by 19
$300.00
in Audio Samplers Rank
#5 · Owned or saved by 12
$1,105.94
in Audio Samplers Rank
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#6 · Owned or saved by 11
Alternative Hip Hop Distortion Effects Pedals
$54.99 - $73.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#1 · Owned or saved by 26
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$79.00 - $89.00
in Distortion Effects Pedals Rank
#2 · Owned or saved by 10
Gear That Defines Alternative Hip Hop
Not just popular — disproportionately Alternative hip hop. Multipliers compare usage among Alternative hip hop artists & fans to usage across all of Equipboard, so gear everyone owns doesn't crowd out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Boss SP-303 Dr. Sample
Audio Samplers
4.2× vs site-wide
2
Roland SP-404MKII
Audio Samplers
4.1× vs site-wide
3
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Turntables
4.0× vs site-wide
4
Akai MPC 2000XL
Production & Groove
3.7× vs site-wide
5
E-mu SP-1200
Production & Groove
3.7× vs site-wide
6
Image-Line FL Studio
DAW Software
3.4× vs site-wide
7
Shure ULXD2/SM58 Wireless Handheld Microphone Transmitter - V50 Band
Wireless Microphones
3.2× vs site-wide
8
Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator PO-33 KO!
Tabletop Synthesizers
3.1× vs site-wide
9
Audio-Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphone
Condenser Microphones
3.1× vs site-wide
10
Serato DJ Pro
DJ Software
3.0× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Alternative hip hop artists on Equipboard — a few of the 546:
Alternative Hip Hop Rigs from the Community
Real, item-tagged setups from Equipboard members who make Alternative hip hop.
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 546 Alternative hip hop artists on Equipboard — interviews, photos, and rig breakdowns, not guesswork.
Community signal
Saves and gear-photo tags from players who love this genre add weight, so the lists reflect who actually plays this stuff.
Distinctive, not just popular
We compare Alternative hip hop usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Keep Exploring
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