Pete Rock

Pete Rock is DJing using a SM57 at a show

At the top of the picture above the computer monitor, you'll see a Focusrite Platinum Voicemaster pro. This is an older mic channel used a lot in the late 90's that can be used for recording vocals or and can also be used for instruments as well.

Pete Rock is cutting up the 1s & 2s using Beats By Dre Headphones

At 2:16 in the video, you can clearly see the headphones in view.

In this old video, we see Pete Rock playing on the signature drum pads and sliders of an SP-1200.

“I’m using hardware. I don’t use software to make beats,” who listed the Akai MPC Renaissance, 2500 and 2000XL as some of the machines he uses. “I’ve been doing it like this for years. Regardless of what’s out there right now, Pro-Tools, Fruity Loops and stuff like that, I don’t do those programs. Something about the drum machine…I love tapping.” - See more at: http://hiphopwired.com/2013/10/25/pete-rock-doesnt-use-software-make-beats-respects-kanye-wests-direction-video/#sthash.jqPEjGoG.dpuf

In this video we can see Pete Rock rocking an MPC 2000XL SE3.

In this image, from the back of Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient LP, a S900 can be seen.

This is the backside of Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient LP. In the middle photo, an AKAI MG614 4track recorder / mixer can be seen.

This is the backside of the LP "The Main Ingredient" from Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The photo shows Pete Rocks basement and the equipment he used at this time. The Radio Shack SSM 1200 mixer is right beside the turntable.

This is the backside of the LP "The Main Ingredient" from Pete Rock & CL Smooth. A Technics SL 1200 MKII turntable can be seen in the bottom photo.

At about 0:26, The Rane MM8Z mixer can be seen as Pete Rock is using his MPC2000XL SE3.

A Technics SL1200 can be seen in the bottom picture on the table between the Akai 4 track and mixer

In this video at 3:42 a Numark TTX can be seen among several other pieces of his gear.

Pete Rock is in the lab with a Rhodes. Looks like a Mark I by the simplistic view of the frontface. Most likely used to add texture to samples.

Here you can see Pete Rock DJing, but also with the ever necessary Macbook pro to assist with the 1s & 2s.