Filter House Gear Used by Filter House Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 91 filter house artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Filter House
Not just popular — disproportionately filter house. Multipliers compare usage among filter house 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.
Ableton Live
DAW Software
2.9× vs site-wide
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Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer
Drum Machines
2.9× vs site-wide
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Roland Juno-106
Synthesizers
2.7× vs site-wide
4
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
Synthesizers
2.5× vs site-wide
5
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Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
Drum Machines
2.5× vs site-wide
6
AIAIAI TMA-2 Modular Headphones
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.1× vs site-wide
7
Sennheiser HD 25 Headphones
Headphones & In-Ear Monitors
2.1× vs site-wide
8
Yamaha CP-70
Vintage & Electric Pianos
2.1× vs site-wide
9
Steinberg Cubase
DAW Software
2.0× vs site-wide
10
Akai MPC 1000
Production & Groove
1.9× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of filter house artists on Equipboard — a few of the 91:
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How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 91 filter house 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 filter house usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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