Studio Equipment
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What kind of Studio Equipment does Dirty South use?
Apogee Symphony I/O
Dirty South was asked what appealed to him about getting the Symphony I/O aud... more
Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier
"For recording vocals, I use a Neumann U87 microphone going into the Avalon 7... more
Tube-Tech SMC 2B Stereo Multi-Band Compressor
"For summing, I use all Symphony I/O outputs that go into a Dangerous 2-Bus s... more
Apogee ONE USB Audio Interface
When asked what other Apogee gear he uses, Dirty South responds "I also own t... more
Software Plugins and VSTs
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What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Dirty South use?
Waves Dorrough Surround Meter Software Plugin
Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram showing several of the plugins he use... more
iZotope Ozone 5 Complete Mastering System
iZotope Ozone can be seen running on Dirty South's Mac in his studio in a pho... more
Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite QUAD Firewire DSP...
The Universal Audio UAD-2 can be spotted in an Instagram photo of Dirty South... more
Universal Audio Shadow Hills Software Mastering C...
Despite owning the real hardware version, Dirty South appreciates the softwar... more
Headphones
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What kind of Headphones does Dirty South use?
Pioneer HDJ-2000 Headphones
Dirty South checks his mixes on various speakers and headphones, which includ... more
Sennheiser Adidas HD 25 Originals Headphones
In a photo Dirty South posted of him and Alesso working in the studio, we spo... more
Beats by Dre Pro Headphones
"Just got hooked up with new Beats Pro headphones from @beatsbydre. Perfect f... more
Sennheiser HD 25 Headphones
At 4:08 into this video "Dirty South - Speed of Life - Making the Album," Dir... more
Microphones
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What kind of Microphones does Dirty South use?
Shure SM58
The Shure SM58 Vocal Mic can be seen laying around in Dirty South's studio as... more
Neumann U-87 Condenser Microphone
"For recording vocals, I use a Neumann U87 microphone going into the Avalon 7... more
Avalon VT-737sp Mic Preamp
Dirty South describes where the Avalon VT-737sp fits in his signal chain: ... more
Guitars
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What kind of Guitars does Dirty South use?
Martin HD-28 Acoustic Guitar
Dirty South often comes up with ideas and chords for his tracks by strumming ... more
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro II '50s Neck Elec...
Dirty South strums a gorgeous Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro II electric gui... more
Studio Monitors
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What kind of Studio Monitors does Dirty South use?
Yamaha NS10 Studio Monitor
The industry standard reference monitors. Dirty South says "I just got myself... more
Dangerous Music Monitor ST Remote-Controlled Sour...
"For summing, I use all Symphony I/O outputs that go into a Dangerous 2-Bus s... more
Focal SM11 3-Way Active Studio Monitor
Dirty South's primary studio monitors. He tweets "...just got my Focal Sm11's... more
Genelec 8020B 4" Biamp Studio Monitor
"I use Focal SM11 for main monitoring and little Genelec 8020s for reference." more
World Instruments
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What kind of World Instruments does Dirty South use?
Epiphone MM-30S Mandolin Antique Sunburst
Dirty South can be spotted playing the Epiphone MM-30S Mandolin in a YouTube ... more
DAWs
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What kind of DAWs does Dirty South use?
Apple Logic Pro X
Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram where he using Logic Pro X. more
Ableton Live 9
Although his main DAW is Logic, Dirty South uses Ableton Live for edits. One ... more
Apple Logic Pro 9
Throughout this video, Dirty South can be seen using Logic Pro 9. It can be a... more
DJ Setup
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What kind of DJ Setups does Dirty South use?
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Limited
Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram of him playing with the very good loo... more
Pioneer RMX-1000 Remix Station
"Good people from Pioneer just raided my studio with new upcoming gear..." - ... more
Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Mixer
From an interview Dirty South did with Guitar Center: "Live, it's at least th... more
Pioneer CDJ-2000 Nexus
"Nexus CDJ's! Courtesy of @PioneerDJAUS ... I know what you're syncing" more
Amplifiers
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What kind of Amplifiers does Dirty South use?
Keyboards and Synthesizers
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What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Dirty South use?
Moog Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition
The rack-mounted Minimoog Voyager can be spotted in Dirty South's studio. more
Arturia MicroBrute Analog Synthesizer
Dirty South posted, "New studio toy...so cute perfect for my sausage fingers"... more
Roland Boutique JU-06
In this Instagram posted by Dirty South, his Roland JU-06 module can be seen ... more
Other Gear
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What kind of Gear & Equipment does Dirty South use?
MyTunes Mini Amplifier Speaker
This small speaker is one of the ways Dirty South makes sure his mixes sound ... more
LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Dirty South posted a photo of stacks of external hard drives he uses. Two of ... more
Apple MacBook Pro
In addition to his Mac Pro in the studio, Dirty South does a lot of productio... more
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
The tried and true Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad can be seen in Dirty So... more
Gear Guides
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