The Alchemist
hip hop DJ & producer
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The Alchemist's Gear
In this video at :15s The Alchemist is seen using a Ensoniq ASR-10 to make his music. Riggs Morales says "some of the best shit that 'Al' has hasn't seen the light yet..some of that shit is in his ASR-10 collecting dust."
In this video, The Alchemist makes a beat on his Akai MPC 2500 at 0:14 and on.
In this video starting at 1:18, The Alchemist talks about using the AKAI MPC Studio with his group Step Brothers on the album "Lord Steppington".
At the 0:01 mark, you can see the camera go from a blur to a more focused view. In this view, we catch a glimpse of Alchemist using the SP 303. It’s hard to make out at first, but you can see the classic SP pads, and it looks like there are only 2 rows of pads (8 pads total). This looks like the SP 303.
In this interview with AKAI, the Alchemist talks about gear and production, including MPC and turntables. "Akai: We noticed you have some turntables here too. Tell us about those.
TA: I use the Numark TT500. I love that turntable because the reverse on one button, that’s like my favorite feature. I don’t even take the needle off when I’m going through records. I’ll just reverse that back. If I hear that sample, I’ll hit reverse instead of picking the needle up because sometimes I hear something when it’s playing backwards, and it’s like, ‘woah!’ that little sound is good for something. Making beats for hip-hop, anything goes, so I might take a snare backwards and load it back into the MPC. The backward button is crazy. You know, just on command, go reverse. Oh yeah, plus the pitch range on that is killing all the other turntables. Sometimes I wanted to hear a record extremely slow, but it wouldn’t go that way. I used to have to put my finger on the side of the Technics to try to make it sound slow and it would just be wobbling it just wasn’t it. With the TT500 you can speed it up and slow it down so much you’re almost unlimited when you want to hear something in a different tone or pitch, or whatever it will work."
In this video, Alchemist is seen in the studio where a MPC Renaissance can be spotted at 1:18.
Seen using it throughout his Instagram Live DJ Set 25/4/20. The stylophone can be seen in use at 26:32.
At 57:37 in this video a Digidesign Digi 002 can be seen in the background while Alchemist and Prodigy work on another classic tune.
confirmation at 0:26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzH0znEtUmk
Proof Appears at 00.03 of the video.
On a instagram story Big Sean posted Alchemist was for a brief moment shown making a beat on pro tools. Wasn't able to save it
In this ig video [the alchemist] set up is being shown up. In [0:10] we can see SP-404MK2
At the end of the video you can see him mixing on an 8 channel Digidesign console.
At the 0:55 second mark and throughout the video, the Roland Juno-60 is shown in The Alchemist's studio.
The Minimoog Voyager is shown throughout the video and at the 0:55, behind the Alchemist in his studio
In this Youtube video at 0:30 The Alchemist can be seen using MACKIE 1402 VLZ3. In a session with Boldy James and Conway the Maschine.
In this Youtube video at 2:50 you can see The Alchemist using Rane TTM 56s 2-channel DJ Mixer 2004, you can read the model numbers if you stop the video, and its also reconnaisable by the color.
In this Youtube video you can see The Alchemist using PreSonus Monitor Station V2.
In this short at 0:58 you can see The Alchemist Studio Rack with a Avalon VT-737sp Mic Preamp mounted on.
In this web article you can see a photo of The Alchemist in his studio. on the back wall mounted Genelec 1038a.
In this Youtube video at minute 34:10 The Alchemist it's seen making an interview in front of his desk with the rack behind him. Here you can see the Roland RE-301 Chorus Echo under the Avalon 737.
At the 0:08 mark in the video "Eminem - Berzerk (Live on SNL)" by EminemVEVO on YouTube, The Alchemist is visibly using two Pioneer CDJ-2000 Limited Edition White units.
In the video "Eminem - Berzerk (Live on SNL)" by EminemVEVO, starting at 0:08, The Alchemist is visibly using a Pioneer DJM-850 White.
In the video "Eminem - Berzerk (Live on SNL)" on YouTube, The Alchemist is seen using a Numark PT-01 Scratch turntable starting at 0:08.
In the YouTube video titled "The Alchemist & Boldy James in the studio making the BOLDFACE ep," The Alchemist is seen using the Rane TTM 56 Mixer. At timecode 2:23, he adjusts the equalizer parameters, providing clear evidence of this gear's use.
The Alchemist is confirmed to use the Solid State Logic BiG SiX 18-input Desktop Analog Mixer and Interface, as evidenced by a photograph from a Los Angeles Times article where the mixer is visible behind him on his right. This suggests it has replaced the Mackie mixer that previously occupied the same spot.
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Discography
Rapper's Best Friend
2007
Chemical Warfare
2009
Gutter Water
2010
Covert Coup
2011
Vodka & Ayahuasca
2012
Rapper's Best Friend 2 (An Instrumental Series)
2012
Covert Coup Instrumentals
2012
Russian Roulettte
2012
Albert Einstein
2013
Albert Einstein: P=mc2 (Deluxe Edition)
2013
The Cutting Room Floor 3
2013
Lord Steppington (Instrumental Version)
2014
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