A.R. Rahman

A.R. Rahman used the Yamaha DX7 while working as a paid keyboard player for music directors, as detailed in a photo collection on Cutearr.

He used Fostex 16 track recorder to record the master mixing from his Fostex Mixer during his 90s

In the YouTube video titled "A R Rahman mixing console," A.R. Rahman is shown using the Korg M1 synthesizer, which he employed during his early film projects.

In this Instagram picture of a live concert in Dubai, A R Rahman is seen with a Roland JD-Xi.

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In a tweet, A.R. Rahman is shown in his studio using the Fluid Audio FPX7 monitors.

In a Twitter post, A.R. Rahman is pictured in his music studio, where a Herman Miller Aeron Chair is visible.

AR Rahman tweets, "My Roli Seaboard has landed !".

“I’m using the Vista X as a full-fledged post-production console,” he said. “Geoff Foster from Air Studios is here mixing over 600 tracks of ProTools on it right now.”

In the "Making of Yenga Pona Rasa" video by Sony Music India, A.R. Rahman is seen using an Apple iPad Air.

In the YouTube video "A.R. Rahman - Man Behind Rockstar," A.R. Rahman is seen using the Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch) in his studio.

Regularly used by A R Rahman for his live shows.

In a performance of "Nenjukulle" from the film Kadal on MTV Unplugged, A.R. Rahman is seen playing a Delicia accordion.

A R Rahman seen with a Roland AX-Synth in this live show in Chennai

A.R. Rahman is one of the artists listed in ROLI artists and if you Google him with a ROLI, it's a Seaboard RISE 25.

A.R. Rahman used the Akai Pro Advance 61 MIDI Keyboard Controller during his TED Talk titled "The Sublime Beauty of Indian Ragas."

A.R. Rahman uses the Yamaha MOTIF ES6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer for various live events, as mentioned in The Hans India article titled "A.R. Rahman gets encore on Tamil song in New York."

This photo show Rahman playing a Korg Triton Studio 76.

A R Rahman is seen using the Akai MPC Key 61 during a live performance of the song The Garden Of Our Heart at Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City Dubai. This performance also features Sunmisola Agbebi and the Firdaus Orchestra. Video for the same was uploaded on A R Rahman's official YouTube channel on Feb 14, 2023.

A.R. Rahman is playing the Osmose beautifully and with so much expressivity in that video fully dedicated to the composer and the instrument

In the video "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage for the 21st Century," produced by Sound On Sound magazine, A.R. Rahman mentions at 4:36 that he possesses a Fostex E-16 multitrack recorder in his home studio.

In the video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," produced by Sound On Sound magazine, A.R. Rahman mentions at 4:41 that he used a Tascam 244 Portastudio 4-track cassette recorder in his home studio before acquiring a Fostex E16 multitrack recorder.

In the video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," produced by Sound On Sound magazine, A.R. Rahman confirms at 6:20 that he uses Avid Pro Tools as his DAW for music production.

In the video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," published by Sound On Sound magazine, A.R. Rahman discusses the Yamaha C1 Music Computer at 6:44, describing it as a life-changing purchase he made in 1985.

In a video by Sound On Sound magazine, at 7:39, A.R. Rahman states that he purchased a Roland S-50 sampler during the early years of his professional career.

At 7:39 in the video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," A.R. Rahman mentions that he purchased a Roland MC-500 Micro Composer during the early years of his professional career, as documented by Sound On Sound magazine.

At 8:50 of the video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," A.R. Rahman states that he used a Yamaha TX81Z sound module, which he carried in a rack case for his writing sessions abroad. This information is provided by Sound On Sound magazine on YouTube.

In a video by Sound On Sound magazine titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," A.R. Rahman mentions at 8:54 that he carried a Yamaha TX81Z sound module in a rack case during his writing sessions abroad. This statement, captured in the video, confirms his use of the Yamaha TX802 as part of his musical gear.

At 12:14 in the Sound On Sound magazine video titled "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," a Rupert Neve Designs 5088 analog mixing console is clearly visible as part of the mixing desk at A.R. Rahman's Firdaus Studio.

In the Sound On Sound magazine's video, "AR Rahman & Firdaus Studios: A Scoring Stage For The 21st Century," we can see a couple of Genelec S360 SAM™ Studio Monitors in the studio behind AR Rahman's mixing desk. At 2:05, three of these monitors are visible mounted on stands behind the mixing desk. Additionally, at 15:11, Firdaus Studios' head, Aditya Modi, describes how the Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 system utilizes these Genelec studio monitors throughout the studio's control room.