Mark Ronson

Mark improves a track on a customized MPC 3000 at 0:24.

At 3:23 of his Studio Tour, Mark Ronson can be seen using Pro Tools."This is Pro Tools which I've been using for about 10 years. Alot of people do all their programming and sequencing in here but I prefer to use it as a tool once you've done recording all the drums and the bass and the things that you use on tape ;You transfer into Pro Tools and it gives you a bit more flexibility for editing things and fixing some mistakes".

The KEY9’s “Steel Drums” setting is given a shout-out in this April 27, 2019 Twitter post.

Shout to @JRossShow sound crew and Riccardo Damien for an amazing sound mix. @LykkeLi for the gorgeous vocal and performance. The band Sarah Jones, Andrea Goldsworthy and Rosemary Hughes and @EHX’s k9 pedal for making my guitar sound like a steel drum.

In the "Making Of" video for the song "Baby Blue", produced by Ronson, he is using the headphones while playing the song on a piano at a studio.

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In this photo, Mark Ronson is playing live with his Gretsch G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman electric guitar. This photo was taken from his performance at Lovebox Festival in 2010 held in Victoria Park, London, England.

in this video you can see him play this guitar

In this article by Waves, Mark Ronson says he owns two dbx 160 comressors :

"Obviously the L2 Ultramaximizer is something I use all the time. And then there’s hardware that I actually have in my studio, like the dbx 160 compressors, but I only have two of those, so once I run out of analog channels I use the Waves dbx 160 in the box. I also use H-Delay a lot, especially for vocals."

Mark Ronson can be seen using a Gibson EDS-1275 Double Neck Electric Guitar in this photo.

At 1:40 into his studio tour, Mark Ronson can be seen using the ARP Solina. "Its kind of like a little bit of a lush sound, but its also a synth and I think that's the charm of it."

“The API plugins are great for getting an analog sensibility. I just go to the presets and tweak it from there very quickly.”

“The Renaissance plugins have been my bread and butter since I ran my first sessions in Pro Tools in 2000. They are engraved in me like muscle memory. They’re great, they don’t take up a load of my CPU, and I can use them quickly and move along with what I’m doing.”

In this Sound on Sound Article it says Mark Ronson uses a Moog Voyager

Exerpt: As far as hardware instrumentation at Allido goes, Ronson has a collection of synths and vintage keyboards that are constantly in use, including a Moog Voyager, a Roland Juno 106, a Nord Electro and a Hohner Clavinet D6, alongside his trusty Wurlitzer, Rhodes and upright pianos. "It's cool when you have a keyboard that nobody has or isn't using much any more," he says. "One of them I put all over Robbie Williams' 'Lovelight' is the Roland String Ensemble. It comes in with the second chorus and phases through the whole thing doing the big string line. Then there's the gated sound at the beginning of the track, which is me just scratching a synth sound on a [Pioneer] CDJ1000."

In this Sound on Sound article Mark Ronson states : "In terms of plugins, Waves have been part of my workflow since I ran my first session in Pro Tools back in 2000 with Nikka Costa. The Waves stuff was our bread and butter on those, especially the Renaissance series. The Renaissance EQ and Renaissance Vox plugins are things I learned on; I know them so well, they’re engraved in me like muscle memory. They’re great, they don’t take up a load of my CPU and I can use them quickly and move along with what I’m doing.

The one plugin I use the most is probably the CLA-3A compressor. That was something I picked up from [producer] Jeff Bhasker when we were working on “Uptown Funk.” You throw it on a vocal or a bass track, and it makes everything a little tougher and also makes the mix just a little more centered."

In this article by Waves, Mark Ronson states : "Obviously the L2 Ultramaximizer is something I use all the time. And then there’s hardware that I actually have in my studio, like the dbx 160 compressors, but I only have two of those, so once I run out of analog channels I use the Waves dbx 160 in the box. I also use H-Delay a lot, especially for vocals."

This article states that Mark Ronson uses a Neve VR-72 console.

In this video, Mark Ronson and a group of excellent talent cover Queens of the Stoneage's "Sat By The Ocean". At the end of the video, Mark freezes and you can clearly see the ES-347 engraving on the truss rod cover. The ES-347 is rarely seen. In 1980s, Gibson introduced this model with an addedcoil-tap switch – creating the option of a Beatles-esque Casino-like tone. During this performance, Mark Ronson is playing the rare factory black finish version of this guitar.

Mark Ronson appreciates the unique character of the Waves Manny Marroquin Signature Series plugins, noting how they embody Manny Marroquin's distinctive style, which he describes as eccentric and slightly psychedelic. This unique quality is particularly evident in the plugins' application to hip-hop and R&B, reminiscent of Marroquin's work on Kanye West's records.

n this photo, Mark Ronson is playing live with his Gibson ES-355 Walnut VOS Varitone w/ Maestro Tremolo electric guitar at the 2008 Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park on August 3, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

In this Sound on Sound Article it says Mark Ronson uses a Juno 106 .

Exerpt: As far as hardware instrumentation at Allido goes, Ronson has a collection of synths and vintage keyboards that are constantly in use, including a Moog Voyager, a Roland Juno 106, a Nord Electro and a Hohner Clavinet D6, alongside his trusty Wurlitzer, Rhodes and upright pianos. "It's cool when you have a keyboard that nobody has or isn't using much any more," he says. "One of them I put all over Robbie Williams' 'Lovelight' is the Roland String Ensemble. It comes in with the second chorus and phases through the whole thing doing the big string line. Then there's the gated sound at the beginning of the track, which is me just scratching a synth sound on a [Pioneer] CDJ1000."

In this article by Waves, Mark Ronson states :

"In terms of plugins, Waves have been part of my workflow since I ran my first session in Pro Tools back in 2000 with Nikka Costa. The Waves stuff was our bread and butter on those, especially the Renaissance series. The Renaissance EQ and Renaissance Vox plugins are things I learned on; I know them so well, they’re engraved in me like muscle memory. They’re great, they don’t take up a load of my CPU and I can use them quickly and move along with what I’m doing.

The one plugin I use the most is probably the CLA-3A compressor. That was something I picked up from [producer] Jeff Bhasker when we were working on “Uptown Funk.” You throw it on a vocal or a bass track, and it makes everything a little tougher and also makes the mix just a little more centered."

This article states that Mark Ronson uses Avalon Vt-737sp preamp.

Mark Ronson can be seen using a Stratocaster at 2:34 in this video.

In this Sound on Sound Article it says Mark Ronson uses a Pioneer CDJ1000

Exerpt: As far as hardware instrumentation at Allido goes, Ronson has a collection of synths and vintage keyboards that are constantly in use, including a Moog Voyager, a Roland Juno 106, a Nord Electro and a Hohner Clavinet D6, alongside his trusty Wurlitzer, Rhodes and upright pianos. "It's cool when you have a keyboard that nobody has or isn't using much any more," he says. "One of them I put all over Robbie Williams' 'Lovelight' is the Roland String Ensemble. It comes in with the second chorus and phases through the whole thing doing the big string line. Then there's the gated sound at the beginning of the track, which is me just scratching a synth sound on a [Pioneer] CDJ1000."

In this article by Waves, Mark Ronson states : "Obviously the L2 Ultramaximizer is something I use all the time. And then there’s hardware that I actually have in my studio, like the dbx 160 compressors, but I only have two of those, so once I run out of analog channels I use the Waves dbx 160 in the box. I also use H-Delay a lot, especially for vocals."

"In my main room I'm using a Mac Pro running Mac OS 10.6.7 with Pro Tools HD and a Pro Control desk."

This article states that Mark Ronson uses a Fender Jazz bass.

This article states that Mark Ronson uses a Mac G5.

This article states that Mark Ronson uses a Rane TTM 57SL mixer.

In this video you can see Ronson playing a Martin 0-18 to Miley's left.

Used for “Here Comes The Fuzz”, as mentioned in the liner notes for the album of the same name.