MF Doom

DOOM says he used an MPC 2000XL to produce the "Beef Rap" beat off the "MM FOOD..." Album. He most likely for the whole album since he says the 2KXL was what he was using "at that time".

From Wax Poetics Issue no 31 p120 2008

What do you use to make beats? Are you messing with the MPC?

Well, I got a bunch of different shit. I like the [[Roland SP-]] 404.
The 404 is a nice, flexible machine.

Is that the one that Madlib uses a lot?

The 303 is what he was fucking with on the Madvillain shit. He put me up on it--the way it felt, and the way you can chop shit up and change it with the twist of a finger, without having to go too much into the parameters. You're spending more time typing on some sequencing samplers than you are actually doing music. The 303 gives that hands-on feel, and, I guess, the 404 is the big brother to that one. They updated it, put more stuff on it.... But I used the 404 and the [Akai] MPC1000 with the JJ OS in it...

The first picture in this interview features DOOM holding a Boss SP-303 sampler.

Mentioned at 1:34 in this interview.

Used to record vocals for Madvillainy, as stated by yeloocproducer in this November 22, 2006 Gearslutz forum post.

Madvillain I think was straight into a VS880... no preamp or compressor...unless it was maybe a mackie preamp.

I'm guessing Dangerdoom was a bit more mid/hi-fi, again not sure.

Definitely not "rocket surgery"

yelooproducer mentioned its use with Madlib in this August 3, 2008 Gearslutz post.

Madlib... SM57, SM7, or AT4033 if I remember correctly.... pre's would be mackie or VS880 straight in for the most part.

Doom... AT4033, don't know what kind of pre.

This is just what I remember....not positive though.

"We had that sequencer by the, um, MPC60 at first. That's how I got into all my Akai machines... (...) Then we graduated, of course, to the 3000 and the 2000, the 2000XL..."

"'Vocally, things were almost supposed to sound like the mic was being passed around RZA’s flooded basement in 93' (haha). So while I didn't want to take away the lo-fi vibe, the De-plosive and Mouth De-click, and De-crackle modules in RX were used to the point that Doom got his own preset in De-plosive. Esoteric likes his vocal to be very warm and close in proximity, so throwing Alloy on his vocals just for the Exciter section became a go-to move.'

—Joseph Caserta, mix engineer [for Czarface Meets Metal Face]"

The source specifies RX 7.

Used for Madvillainy, as stated by mixing and mastering engineer Dave Cooley (yeloocproducer) in this November 12, 2006 Gearslutz forum post. This was confirmed in the same thread by Agno in this January 7, 2007 reply.

yelooproducer, November 12, 2006

AT 4033 I believe. We did some stuff on SM7 on the unreleased (internet circulated) madvillain, but Doom decided to go for a more laid back, lo-energy feel (in his delivery) for the final Madvillain.

Agno, January 7, 2007

He's right... it's an AT4033.

yelooproducer restated the use in this August 3, 2008 Gearslutz post.

Madlib... SM57, SM7, or AT4033 if I remember correctly.... pre's would be mackie or VS880 straight in for the most part.

Doom... AT4033, don't know what kind of pre.

This is just what I remember....not positive though.

Used for the infamously leaked Madvillainy demos, as stated by mixing and mastering engineer Dave Cooley (yeloocproducer) in this November 15, 2006 Gearslutz forum post.

AT 4033 I believe. We did some stuff on SM7 on the unreleased (internet circulated) madvillain, but Doom decided to go for a more laid back, lo-energy feel (in his delivery) for the final Madvillain.

yelooproducer mentioned its use with Madlib in this August 3, 2008 Gearslutz post.

Madlib... SM57, SM7, or AT4033 if I remember correctly.... pre's would be mackie or VS880 straight in for the most part.

Doom... AT4033, don't know what kind of pre.

This is just what I remember....not positive though.

In this photo provided by AIAIAI, MF DOOM is performing with a pair of TMA-2 DJ Preset headphones on. The unmistakable earcup shape is just to the right of his head in the shot.

Mentioned at 1:59 in this interview.

"We had that sequencer by the, um, MPC60 at first. That's how I got into all my Akai machines... (...) Then we graduated, of course, to the 3000 and the 2000, the 2000XL..."

Mentioned at 2:00 in this interview.

In this user-uploaded photo, MF Doom's Akai MPC60II is visible, highlighting its role in his production setup.

In an Instagram post by @mfdoomofficial, MF Doom is associated with the Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable. The post includes a dedication to Subroc, highlighting MF Doom's connection to the iconic DJ gear.

the Rane TTM 57SL Mixer is visible in this image

MF Doom is confirmed to have used the Roland VS-1680 Digital Studio Workstation, as evidenced by visual documentation. Specifically, Doom can be seen holding this piece of studio recording gear in the cover image for "America's Most Blunted" and during a photoshoot at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. This information is supported by photographic evidence available in the public domain.