Diplo

Diplo posted a picture on Facebook of a message he sent when someone asks what is favorite VST plugin is.

"everyday it changes right now its a simple limiter from fabfilter - pro L/all the waves bundles.. and i got a great UAD appolo but i dont use it enough .. so may great plugs in that .. a like a lot of cooler small plugs i find like bitspeak that i used to make a lot of drops last year.. i could go into it all day on here but Facebook would not be very into it.."

Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite QUAD Firewire DSP Accelerator is seen in the picture of Diplo's Essential.

Diplo is seen in the artist section of output.

This item can be seen at 3:19 in this video.

In a YouTube video by Apogee Electronics, Diplo is seen using the M-Audio Keystation 61es MIDI Controller in his studio while producing, recording, and mixing.

The monitor on Diplo's studio desk is an Apple 23 Inch Cinema HD Display.

The Mackie Big Knob makes an appearance on Diplo's desk in his studio.

"I’m still getting to know a lot of the new stuff. I’m actually looking for other UAD users to help me find some new tricks all the time. When it comes to analog sound or reproduction, another UAD user, Ariel Rechtshaid – who has co-written with me a lot on Justin Bieber, Usher, No Doubt, Major Lazer, etc. – is very good at stuff like that. So I’ve been trying out the UAD Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder Plug-In and the Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In."

"On the track, 'Get Free' the choppy skipping vocals near the end were processed with the Roland RE-201 Space Echo and numerous layers of compression and resampling to get the overall effect heard."

When asked if he has uses many of the same "go-to" plug-ins, Diplo responded, "Yes. For vocalists, I nearly always use the Pultec EQP 1-A and the 1176 Compressor. The Pultec, especially, has a great ability to boost up the shine or fresh quality of a vocal, and the 1176 keeps it in place."

"@Diplo rocking our @Urbanears #Zinken #Headphones at Holy Ship"

Diplo is listed as a user of the Sausage Fattener on Dada Life's site.

On this Instagram pic, we can see a package Diplo recieved, which contains the Nocs NS2 Air monitors.

The Apogee ONE USB Audio Interface is seen in the picture of Diplo's Essential.

In this video on Diplo's Instagram, his Dangerous Music Monitor ST Remote-Controlled Source & Speaker Switcher can be seen.

In this video he has the Maschine software open.

Adam A7s can be seen in Diplo's studio.

The Apogee Ensemble is seen in a YouTube video of Diplo's studio.

This photo of Diplo DJing shows him using the Sennheiser Adidas HD 25 headphones.

Spotted on Diplo's desk in his studio.

"I’m still getting to know a lot of the new stuff. I’m actually looking for other UAD users to help me find some new tricks all the time. When it comes to analog sound or reproduction, another UAD user, Ariel Rechtshaid – who has co-written with me a lot on Justin Bieber, Usher, No Doubt, Major Lazer, etc. – is very good at stuff like that. So I’ve been trying out the UAD Studer A800 Multichannel Tape Recorder Plug-In and the Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder Plug-In."

An Avalon VT-747SP can be seen in Diplo's rack in a photo of his studio in this article.

Diplo talks about how he used the Teletronix LA-3A plugin on his album "Free The Universe": "On the track, 'Get Free' for instance, the hard sounding kick/snare sound was ran through the Teletronix LA-3A compressor plug-in once or twice, in between being processed with other layers."

Diplo on using Universal Audio's FATSO plugin: "The FATSO is used quite often on the record for drums and vocals, as well as instrument sounds. It was often used on busses, such as the drums and bass in the song 'Playground', but that’s more of a traditional use. It would just as often get used for creative purposes during resampling."

The Universal Audio 1176 Compressor is one of Diplo's go-to plugins for vocalists.

In this photo from Red Bull, Diplo can be seen using the Rane SL3 hooked up to some CDJs at the Red Bull Guest House.

This tweet by Diplo indicates he uses Serato DJ software to perform his live sets. He says, "Jus cheked my serato playlist..."

diplo: Large up @espguitars for this one ???? vintage4

In an interview with Universal Audio, Diplo discusses his use of the UAD-2 Satellite to create his signature sound with UAD plug-ins.

It shows Diplo's studio at 2:31 in the video with the Mellotron M4000D on the bottom of the rack of keyboards.