Turntablism Gear Used by Turntablism Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 147 Turntablism artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Turntablism
Not just popular — disproportionately Turntablism. Multipliers compare usage among Turntablism 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.
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Turntables
6.1× vs site-wide
2
Serato DJ Pro
DJ Software
4.1× vs site-wide
3
E-mu SP-1200
Production & Groove
3.8× vs site-wide
4
Rane Sixty Two Performance Mixer with Serato Live
DJ Mixers
3.3× vs site-wide
5
Apple MacBook Pro (General)
Computers & Peripherals
2.9× vs site-wide
6
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Ensoniq ASR-10
Audio Samplers
2.7× vs site-wide
7
Akai Professional MPC Renaissance Controller
Production & Groove
2.5× vs site-wide
8
Akai S950 MIDI Digital Sampler
Audio Samplers
2.5× vs site-wide
9
Ableton Live
DAW Software
2.4× vs site-wide
10
Pioneer DJM-S9 Serato Mixer
DJ Mixers
2.4× vs site-wide
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The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of Turntablism artists on Equipboard — a few of the 147:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 147 Turntablism 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 Turntablism 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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