Nujabes

In this pic, you can see that Nujabes is using an MPC 2500 to set up his beat, then putting his signature piano melodies to it, by using 2 different keyboards.

In this photo, Nujabes can be seen using an Apple MacBook Pro.

An MPC-2000XL can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture. The picture comes from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

　当初の制作システムはシーケンサーがMARK OF THE UNICORN Performerで、サンプラーのAKAI PROFESSIONAL S3000との組み合わせ。レコーダーとしてROLAND VS-880を仕様し、ミキサーにはROLAND M-12Eを使っていたそうなのだが、トラック制作へのめり込むにつれいて機材も徐々に拡充していった。

Nujabes’ initial production system was a Mark of the Unicorn Performer sequencer combined with an Akai Professional S3000 sampler. He says he used a Roland VS-880 as the recorder and a Roland M-12E as the mixer, but as he became more and more absorbed in track production he gradually expanded his array of equipment.

「サンプラーはすぐにAKAI PROFESSIONAL S950に移行して、その後は容量やシステムの相性でE-MU E5000 Ultraを使い続けています。あと、トラック制作を再開して１年くらいして、シーケンサーはSTEINBERG Cubase VSTに移行しています」

"For my sampler I quickly switched over to an Akai Professional S950, and later for capacity and system compatibility reasons I started using an E-MU E5000 Ultra. I currently use an Akai Professional MPC2000XL for rhythm sampling—the nuances in the tone sound better to me on that. But I still use the E5000 Ultra for overdubbing samples. Also, about a year after I started making tracks again, I switched over to the Steinberg Cubase VST for my sequencer."

[...]

メインの作業スペースの反対側にあるデスク上にはEVOLUTION U-Control UC-16やAKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC2000XL、APPLE PowerBook G4/800MHz、iPodなどがセットされている。なお、デスク下にはROLAND GP-16やAKAI PROFESSIONAL S950などが置かれている

Set up on the desk opposite to his main workspace are an Evolution U-Control UC-16, an Akai Professional MPC2000XL, an Apple PowerBook G4/800MHz, and an iPod. Under the desk are, among other things, a Roland GP-16 and an Akai Professional S950.

In this photo, Nujabes can bee seen using the Apple Mac Pro in his studio.

In this photo, Nujabes is seen working on a Yamaha 03D.

A Studio Electronics SE-1 can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture.

A CDJ-1000 MK2 can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture, next to a pair of Technics SL1200s.

A Waldorf 4-Pole can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture, sitting on top of a Roland A-80 keyboard. The image comes from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

メインの作業スペース。モニターはFOSTEX NF-1Aで、面に立ち上がっているのはSTEINBERG Cubase VST（APPLE PowerMac G4/500MHzを使用）。マスター・キーボードのROLAND A-80の上にはWALDORF 4Poleが置かれている

Nujabes’ main workspace. The monitors are Fostex NF-1A’s, and seen running on the screen is Steinberg Cubase VST (through an Apple PowerMac G4/500MHz). Set up on top of his master keyboard, the Roland A-80, is a Waldorf 4Pole.

A Vestax mixer can be seen in this picture, between a pair of Technics SL1200-MK3s.

A Roland A-80 keyboard can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture. The image comes from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

メインの作業スペース。モニターはFOSTEX NF-1Aで、面に立ち上がっているのはSTEINBERG Cubase VST（APPLE PowerMac G4/500MHzを使用）。マスター・キーボードのROLAND A-80の上にはWALDORF 4Poleが置かれている

Nujabes’ main workspace. The monitors are Fostex NF-1A’s, and seen running on the screen is Steinberg Cubase VST (through an Apple PowerMac G4/500MHz). Set up on top of his master keyboard, the Roland A-80, is a Waldorf 4Pole.

An Evolution UC-16 can be seen in this photo of Nujabes' studio, next to an MPC-2000XL.

In this photo, a Technics SL 1200 MKII can be seen adjacent to the iMac.

In a photo on Wikimedia, Nujabes is seen wearing Technics RP-DJ1210 Headphones.

An Akai S950 sampler can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture, underneath an MPC-2000XL. The picture comes from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

　当初の制作システムはシーケンサーがMARK OF THE UNICORN Performerで、サンプラーのAKAI PROFESSIONAL S3000との組み合わせ。レコーダーとしてROLAND VS-880を仕様し、ミキサーにはROLAND M-12Eを使っていたそうなのだが、トラック制作へのめり込むにつれいて機材も徐々に拡充していった。

Nujabes’ initial production system was a Mark of the Unicorn Performer sequencer combined with an Akai Professional S3000 sampler. He says he used a Roland VS-880 as the recorder and a Roland M-12E as the mixer, but as he became more and more absorbed in track production he gradually expanded his array of equipment.

「サンプラーはすぐにAKAI PROFESSIONAL S950に移行して、その後は容量やシステムの相性でE-MU E5000 Ultraを使い続けています。あと、トラック制作を再開して１年くらいして、シーケンサーはSTEINBERG Cubase VSTに移行しています」

"For my sampler I quickly switched over to an Akai Professional S950, and later for capacity and system compatibility reasons I started using an E-MU E5000 Ultra. I currently use an Akai Professional MPC2000XL for rhythm sampling—the nuances in the tone sound better to me on that. But I still use the E5000 Ultra for overdubbing samples. Also, about a year after I started making tracks again, I switched over to the Steinberg Cubase VST for my sequencer."

[...]

メインの作業スペースの反対側にあるデスク上にはEVOLUTION U-Control UC-16やAKAI PROFESSIONAL MPC2000XL、APPLE PowerBook G4/800MHz、iPodなどがセットされている。なお、デスク下にはROLAND GP-16やAKAI PROFESSIONAL S950などが置かれている

Set up on the desk opposite to his main workspace are an Evolution U-Control UC-16, an Akai Professional MPC2000XL, an Apple PowerBook G4/800MHz, and an iPod. Under the desk are, among other things, a Roland GP-16 and an Akai Professional S950.

A rackmount Roland JP-8080 synthesizer can be seen in Nujabes' studio in this picture.

Mentioned in this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

メインの作業スペース。モニターはFOSTEX NF-1Aで、面に立ち上がっているのはSTEINBERG Cubase VST（APPLE PowerMac G4/500MHzを使用）。マスター・キーボードのROLAND A-80の上にはWALDORF 4Poleが置かれている

Nujabes’ main workspace. The monitors are Fostex NF-1A’s, and seen running on the screen is Steinberg Cubase VST (through an Apple PowerMac G4/500MHz). Set up on top of his master keyboard, the Roland A-80, is a Waldorf 4Pole.

Pictured and specified in this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

「[...] あと、トラック制作を再開して１年くらいして、シーケンサーはSTEINBERG Cubase VSTに移行しています」

"[...] Also, about a year after I started making tracks again, I switched over to the Steinberg Cubase VST for my sequencer."

メインの作業スペース。モニターはFOSTEX NF-1Aで、面に立ち上がっているのはSTEINBERG Cubase VST（APPLE PowerMac G4/500MHzを使用）。マスター・キーボードのROLAND A-80の上にはWALDORF 4Poleが置かれている

Nujabes’ main workspace. The monitors are Fostex NF-1A’s, and seen running on the screen is Steinberg Cubase VST (through an Apple PowerMac G4/500MHz). Set up on top of his master keyboard, the Roland A-80, is a Waldorf 4Pole.

Mentioned in this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

　当初の制作システムはシーケンサーがMARK OF THE UNICORN Performerで、サンプラーのAKAI PROFESSIONAL S3000との組み合わせ。レコーダーとしてROLAND VS-880を仕様し、ミキサーにはROLAND M-12Eを使っていたそうなのだが、トラック制作へのめり込むにつれいて機材も徐々に拡充していった。

Nujabes’ initial production system was a Mark of the Unicorn Performer sequencer combined with an Akai Professional S3000 sampler. He says he used a Roland VS-880 as the recorder and a Roland M-12E as the mixer, but as he became more and more absorbed in track production he gradually expanded his array of equipment.

「サンプラーはすぐにAKAI PROFESSIONAL S950に移行して、その後は容量やシステムの相性でE-MU E5000 Ultraを使い続けています。あと、トラック制作を再開して１年くらいして、シーケンサーはSTEINBERG Cubase VSTに移行しています」

"For my sampler I quickly switched over to an Akai Professional S950, and later for capacity and system compatibility reasons I started using an E-MU E5000 Ultra. I currently use an Akai Professional MPC2000XL for rhythm sampling—the nuances in the tone sound better to me on that. But I still use the E5000 Ultra for overdubbing samples. Also, about a year after I started making tracks again, I switched over to the Steinberg Cubase VST for my sequencer."

Visible in this photo of Nujabes' studio from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.

Visible in this photo of Nujabes' studio from this 2003 Sound & Recording interview (of which the magazine printing can be found here), which has been translated into English here.