
Studio Equipment
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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

Apogee Symphony I/O
Dirty South was asked what appealed to him about getting the Symphony I/O aud... more

Apple Mac Pro
"In the studio, the Mac Pro together with the Symphony I/O is the heart of th... 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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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
Guitars
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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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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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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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Apple Logic Pro
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
Microphones
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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
Amplifiers
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MyTunes Mini Amplifier Speaker
This small speaker is one of the ways Dirty South makes sure his mixes sound ... more
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
DJ Setup
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Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Limited
Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram of him playing with the very good loo... more

Pioneer DJ 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
Other Gear
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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
The tried and true Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad can be seen in Dirty So... more

GoPro HERO3: Black Edition
Dirty South posted a photo to Instagram "OK HERE WE GOPRO!" where he can be s... more

Nike Air Max 180 EM Men's Sneaker
Dirty South posted a photo of him sporting these Nike Air Max 180 EM Sneakers. more

Western Digital My Passport Portable USB 3.0 Exte...
The Western Digital My Passport hard drive can be spotted in a photo Dirty So... more
Gear Guides
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