Pharrell Williams

Pharrell can be seen using the M-Audio Axiom 61 as his midi controller in this video while producing for Rick Ross.

"Pharrell's favourite outboard equipment — Tube-tech CL1, Dbx 160, LA2A, Neve 9098 EQs, Summit EQ/compressors — are all normalled." - via Sound On Sound interview with Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman

"Pharrell's favourite outboard equipment — Tube-tech CL1, Dbx 160, LA2A, Neve 9098 EQs, Summit EQ/compressors — are all normalled." - via Sound On Sound interview with Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman

You can see him playing an M-Audio Oxygen 49.

at 1:26 you can see Pharrell using a Alesis VI49

"Pharrell's favourite outboard equipment — Tube-tech CL1, Dbx 160, LA2A, Neve 9098 EQs, Summit EQ/compressors — are all normalled." - via Sound On Sound interview with Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman

"Hovercraft, as it's now known, still has the same layout as the studio that preceded it. Three studios hold four Pro Tools rigs; the Amek G2520 console, one of seven prototypes made, is still in Studio A, with Digidesign Pro Controls in Studios B and C" - via Sound On Sound interview with Pharrell's enginer, Andrew Coleman

At 1:52, An Ensoniq ASR-10 can be seen in Pharell's studio.

You can also see he's working on an Apple MacBook Pro in this photo.

"Three studios hold four Pro Tools rigs; the Amek G2520 console, one of seven prototypes made, is still in Studio A, with Digidesign Pro Controls in Studios B and C." - via Sound On Sound interview with Pharrell's engineer Andrew Coleman

He is using this MIDI keyboard throughout the entire video. You can see him using it for the choir, bass, and making a bridge.

Used extensively on the Neptunes debut and "In My Mind" (2006), Pharrell expanded his production abilities

Most of the heat comes from Williams' longtime weapon of choice — a vintage Korg 01\/W synth, which he used to sequence the one-bar acoustic bass loop that drives the main rhythm. On top is a Roland TR-808 snare and hi-hat, both programmed with an extremely light and syncopated touch. “All those are synthetic sounds, but the snare ends up sounding like live brushes,” Williams explains. “I'm very proud of that. I wanted to make it sound like it's being played from the aural cavity of a whale , so I added a little '80s synthetic snare from the 808. It sounds chopped because it's not an actual snare strike — it's just a grace note from the drum machine.”