Dr. Dre's Gear

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seen at 1:05 is a Technics SL-1200

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The item can be seen in left side of the picture

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Dr. Dre is associated with the Beats by Dre New Beats Tour In-Ear Headphones, as shown in the user-uploaded photo on Clickbd.

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The Avid HD I/O 16x16 Digital can be viewed on the left side of the Studio at the 1:18 minute mark.

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Dr. Dre appears to be using the Avid Pro Tools Sync HD as part of his Pro Tools HD rig. It is noticeable in the rack cabinet to the left of the main mixer. A close up at the 1:18 minute mark shows a pretty clear pcture of the rack.

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Dr. Dre is recording in his home studio ''Talking to my diary'' for his third and last last album ''Compton''. The item can be seen at 0:38 in this video.

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Dr. Dre is recording in his home studio ''Talking to my diary'' for his third and last last album ''Compton''. The item can be seen at 1:20 in this video.

Ps : I don't think it's 27 inch.

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The item can be seen 0:01 into this video

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Dr. Dre is seen using Beats By Dr. Dre Mixr On-Ear Headphones in the image provided by Ytimg.

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Dr. Dre's engineer is seen in front of a Mackie Big Knob at 1:20 minutes in.

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The item can be seen at 1:17 in this video.

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Dr. Dre is recording in his home studio ''Talking to my diary'' for his third and last last album ''Compton''. The item can be seen at 1:20 in this video.

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Dr. Dre plays still dre here

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Dre is also regarded as the king of manual sampling. He uses the classic Audio-Technica AT-LP5 for seamless sampling.

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Dre is a keyboard maestro. Over the years, he has switched a lot of keyboards, but the one that has stuck with him is M-Audio Hammer 88 Piano.<

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Dre uses Yamaha Active Studio Monitor in his studio. The easy attenuation and accurate sound production make these monitors the absolute favorite of many artists.<

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At 0:15, Dr. Dre is seen using an Akai MPC 60-II.

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Dr. Dre is clearly seen utilizing a Shure U2 SM58 microphone in the provided photograph, confirming his use of this specific piece of studio recording gear.

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In the upper part of the photo can be seen the Akai MPC 2500 sampler-drum machine.

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In a photo featured in the FMHipHop article titled "Dr. Dre Reportedly Making New Music for Upcoming ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Game," the Universal Audio Teletronix LA-2A Leveler Collection can be seen in Dr. Dre's equipment rack.

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In the Coors Light airplane commercial from 2002, Dr. Dre is shown using the Akai MPC 2000 for beatmaking. The commercial, uploaded by YouTube user biglukemoe, visually confirms Dr. Dre's use of this equipment.

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A photograph shows on Dr. Dre's keyboards an Apple Magic Mouse, visible at the bottom side of the image.

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In the video titled "Dr Dre In The Studio Making Beats" by DreStudioBeats on YouTube, an Apple iMac 27" can be seen on Dr. Dre's desk, indicating his use of this computer in his music production setup.

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The image shows the Spectrasonics Trilian 1.5 Bass Virtual Instrument Software open on Dr. Dre's monitor the older version name is Trilogy.

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Dr. Dre uses the Lexicon 224 Digital Reverberator, as seen in the YouTube video titled "D12 Eminem in the studio with Dr Dre" by slimkaraz.

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In the YouTube video titled "D12 Eminem in the studio with Dr Dre" by slimkaraz, Dr. Dre is shown using the Lexicon 480L controller in the studio, providing visual confirmation of his use of this gear.

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Dr. Dre uses the Studio Electronics SE-1 synthesizer on his album The Chronic (1992), as evidenced by its distinctive sound alongside Moog Minimoog tones.

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In the image provided, Dr. Dre's studio rack clearly includes the Universal Audio UREI 1176-LN Peak Limiter.

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Dr. Dre used it to record mainly rap vocals, initially on Eminem albums in the late 90s and on his 2001 album

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Dr. Dre used the Roland TR-606 Drumatix to recreate and layer drum sounds for his album The Chronic. He combined original samples with drum machine sounds, particularly from the TR-606 and TR-808, to achieve a punchier, more dynamic drum sound. This technique is especially evident in "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang," where Dr. Dre is credited as the producer and responsible for drum programming.

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