Microphones
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Neumann TLM 103 Condenser Microphone
In this video in Chief Keef's home studio. We can catch a glimpse at 0:16 of ... more

Neumann U-87 Condenser Microphone
At 1:52 we can see a clear shot of the Neumann U87 microphone as Chief Keef r... more

Sony C-800G
At 0:39. Chief Keef can be seen recording vocals on a Sony C-800G Microphone ... more
Headphones
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Beats by Dre Pro Headphones
At 0:12 we can see a pair of Beats By Dre Pro's laying on the mixing board. T... more

Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
At 1:47 you can hear Sosa recording his song "Winnin". He is using a pair of ... more

Sony MDR-7506 Professional Headphones
A shot of Chief Keef recording vocals while wearing a pair of Sony MDR-7506 H... more
Studio Gear
0Software Plugins and VSTs
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What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Chief Keef use?

Antares Auto-Tune 5
At 1:29. You can catch a shot of an example of Antares Auto-Tune version 5 on... more

reFX Nexus 2
At 1:00 you can see an active session of ReFX Nexus 2 open in Chief Keef's FL... more

Waves L2 Ultramaximizer Plugin
Keef's engineer CBMix commented on a Reddit post saying he uses the L2 limiter. more
Studio Equipment
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Apple 27" iMac
In this video we can clearly see Chief Keef running Pro Tools on a 27 Inch Ap... more

Akai MAX49
At 4:13 and earlier, we can shots of the Akai Max 49 in Keef's studio. He use... more

Acer Aspire AZ3-615-UR12 23" All-in-One Desktop C...
At 0:54 we can see Sosa working with FL Studio 11 on an Acer Aspire all-in-on... more

Apple MacBook Pro
At 1:58 you can see Sosa's temporary engineer using an Apple MacBook Pro to r... more
Studio Monitors
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KRK ROKIT 8 G3 Studio Monitor
We can catch a glimpse of a pair of KRK Rokit 8's in this video (recorded in ... more

Yamaha HS8 Powered Studio Monitor
At 0:12 we can see a Yamaha HS8 laying on it's side. This vlog is of the stud... more

KRK Rokit RP5 G2 - Pearl White
In this photograph of Chief Keef in the studio (published by XXL) we can see ... more

Augsberger Mains
At 0:46 you can see a type of Augsberger monitor (listed on Interscope Studio... more
DAWs
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Avid Pro Tools 11
In summer 2013, Chief Keef released multiple video snippets of upcoming track... more

Image Line FL Studio 11 Producer Edition
In late 2014, Chief Keef began experimenting with production. His choice of D... more

Steinberg Cubase (Unknown Version)
At 1:58 you can see an active session of Cubase open on the engineer's Apple ... more
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