Dirty South

Dirty South was asked what appealed to him about getting the Symphony I/O audio interface. His reply:

"I've always heard great things about Apogee products and always wanted to one day upgrade my current setup to a higher grade interface. When I started setting up my LA studio, the Symphony I/O just came out so it was the perfect time to go for the next level interface. PCI interface is far more superior then USB and Firewire, so I'm very happy that I went for this interface."

"For recording vocals, I use a Neumann U87 microphone going into the Avalon 737 and then into a LA-2A compressor. The signal then ends up going through Symphony I/O finishing off in Logic where it gets captured and edited."

"For summing, I use all Symphony I/O outputs that go into a Dangerous 2-Bus summing box. After that, the signals get processed through a Tube-Tech SMC 2B multi-band compressor for that finishing glue. Finally, it comes back to the Symphony I/O and gets recorded to Logic."

When asked what other Apogee gear he uses, Dirty South responds "I also own the little "ONE" interface. It’s great for when I'm on tour. It has a little microphone built in and it’s of very good quality."

In an interview with Guitar Center, Dirty South says "I love UAD stuff, so I record through a UAD interface, the Apollo."

In his photo "Just moved into my LA studio...the fun begins!", the Akai MPC Renaissance controller can be spotted. 1:06 into a YouTube video titled "Dirty South - Speed of Life - Making the Album" he can briefly be seen using it.

The Native Instruments Maschine makes an appearance in Dirty South's LA studio, as can be seen in his photo "Just moved into my LA studio...the fun begins!"

Dirty South's primary keyboard is the M-Audio Axiom 61, as seen in a photo of his studio he posted to Instagram.

In a photo Dirty South posted of his studio, the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor can be seen amongst other outboard gear.

We spotted the Avid M-Audio Keystation Mini 32 Keyboard Controller in Dirty South's studio setup.

In this video clip, Dirty South shows off his Apogee Symphony MK II audio interface, while his track "Just Dream" plays in the background.

"My new track #JustDream with @apogeedigital Symphony MK II"

Dangerous Music 2-BUS can be spotted on the Apogee Symphony

SSL XLogic Alpha VHD can be spotted lying on the Teletronix LA-2A

This item can be seen in this Instagram picture, uploaded by the artist himself.

Quote:

"Upgrade #sslmatrix2"

This item can be seen in this Twitter video, uploaded by the artist himself.

In this Instagram story posted by Dirty South, he posts his "studio on the road," which includes an Akai LPK25 MIDI Keyboard.

In this Instagram story posted by Dirty South, he posts his "studio on the road," which includes a Universal Audio Arrow audio interface.

Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram showing several of the plugins he uses. On the top left is the Dorrough Surround Meter by Waves.

iZotope Ozone can be seen running on Dirty South's Mac in his studio in a photo titled "Mixing the album on all kinds of speakers..."

The Universal Audio UAD-2 can be spotted in an Instagram photo of Dirty South's LA studio.

Despite owning the real hardware version, Dirty South appreciates the software version by Universal Audio. He tweets "Respect to @UAudio for bringing out Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor as a plugin…love you guys!"

Dirty South tweeted about using Geist by FXpansion.

The Universal Audio Neve 1073 (a 3-band EQ & high-pass filter plugin) can be spotted in use in a video of Dirty South in the studio.

The Waves L2 Ultramaximizer Plugin can be seen on the right side of the screen in a photo of the plugins Dirty South uses.

Dirty South is listed as an artist that uses the Dada Life Sausage Fattener on Dada Life's website.

In this tweet, Dirty South is using Native Instruments Monark Synth for a bass sound.

In this Reddit AMA, Dirty South mentioned Spectrasonic Trilogy when asked about the Grand Canyon Remix he did for Tracey Thorn.