Pete Rock

US hip hop producer

Role

Rapper Music Producer DJ

Genre

Hip Hop Funk / Soul

Group

Heavy D. & The Boyz With Friends InI The Untouchables

Credits

Cabin In The Sky The Package The Auditorium Vol. 1

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Role

Rapper Music Producer DJ

Genre

Hip Hop Funk / Soul

Group

Heavy D. & The Boyz With Friends InI The Untouchables

Credits

Cabin In The Sky The Package The Auditorium Vol. 1

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Akai MPC 2000XL

Production & Groove

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

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Akai MG 614 Mixer / 4 Track Recorder

Analog

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.

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E-mu SP-1200

Production & Groove

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

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Akai S900 MIDI Digital Sampler

Audio Samplers

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

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Apple MacBook Pro (General)

Computers & Peripherals

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

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RadioShack SSM-1200 Stereo Mixer

Mixers

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.

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Akai MPC 2500

Production & Groove

In this article Pete Rock mentions the MPC 2500 as one of the drum machines he uses.

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