
Studio Equipment
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Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 Audio Interface
When Toro Y Moi did the entire recording of his album "Underneath The Pine" a... more

Roland SP-404SX
The songs on Toro Y Moi's album "Anything in Return" were "...written with li... more

Empirical Labs EL8X Distressor
Speaking about the recording process for Toro Y Moi's album "Anything in Retu... more

Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO Jr.
Toro Y Moi's drums are processed through a EL8-X Distressor, followed by the ... more
Software Plugins and VSTs
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What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Toro y Moi use?

Waves Renaissance Equalizer Plugin
The Waves Renaissance EQ Plugin is used later in the vocal chain to clean up ... more

Eventide H3000 Factory Harmonizer Plugin
The Eventide H3000 was used on several of Toro Y Moi's vocals, pianos, and ".... more

Universal Audio SPL Transient Designer Plug-In
The Universal Audio SPL Transient Designer was one of the plugins used in Pro... more

Waves Renaissance Vox Plugin
The Waves Renaissance Vox was one of the plugins used in Pro Tools to fine tu... more
Headphones
0Microphones
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Shure SM57 Dynamic Instrument Microphone
"I use a Shure SM57 for demos, and if I'd like a really crisp vocal sound I l... more

Shure SM7B
Chaz had recorded vocals in Reason for his album "Anything in Return," but wh... more
Guitars
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Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar
In this photo, Chaz can be seen with a Fender Stratocaster. more

Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Electric...
Seen around 11mins recordings 'The Flight'. more

Fender Stratocaster SSH
At 1:22 and throughout this video of Toro y Moi performing 'Lilly' from the 2... more
Studio Monitors
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Yamaha HS50M 5" Powered Studio Monitor
Photos of Toro Y Moi's home studio reveal he uses a pair of Yamaha HS50M moni... more
DAWs
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Propellerhead Reason 7
Toro y Moi's Chaz uses Reason to record his ideas and tracks. He's a fan of R... more

Avid Pro Tools 11
Post processing for Toro Y Moi's album "Anything in Return" was done in Pro T... more

Ableton Live 9
"Fruity Loops. Then it went to me trying other stuff, and I moved on to Reaso... more
Bass Guitars
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Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar
When talking about recording live instruments for his 2011 album "Underneath ... more

Höfner 500/1 Bass
He's seen playing the Hofner at 2:42 in the linked video, and during JBS in h... more
DJ Setup
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Pioneer DJM-250-W DJ Mixer
A photo of Toro Y Moi's studio setup reveals a Pioneer DJM-250 mixer. Regardi... more

Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus Mixer
Toro Y Moi can be seen using the DJM-900 Nexus mixer hooked up to his laptop ... more
Amplifiers
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Fender Hot Rod DeVille 410 III 60W 4x10 Tube Guit...
In this photo, Chaz can be seen playing through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10. more
Keyboards and Synthesizers
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What kind of Keyboards and Synthesizers does Toro y Moi use?

Moog Minimoog Voyager
One of Toro Y Moi's favorite hardware synths is the Minimoog Voyager. more

Roland JX-3P
Starting with his 2011 album "Underneath The Pine," Toro Y Moi frequently mak... more

Korg MS2000 Synthesizer
Chaz talks about mixing his album "Anything in Return" at Different Fur Studi... more

Yamaha DX7
Speaking about his favorite pieces of gear, Chaz says "...I recently got this... more
Effects Pedals
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Moog Moogerfooger MF-108M Cluster Flux
When asked about his favorite pieces of gear, Toro Y Moi responds "Probably m... more

ZVEX Vexter Series Instant Lo-Fi Junky
Lead sounds on Toro Y Moi's album "Anything in Return" were processed by runn... more

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai
When asked what his favorite piece of recording gear is, Toro Y Moi refers to... more

Wampler Faux Tape Echo
At 10:41 of this video of Chaz recording, he is seen playing with a Wampler T... more
Other Gear
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Toro y Moi: Anything In Return
"I was trying to make a pop record… I'm just trying to make sincere pop music... more
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Michael Pierce & Giulio Chiarenza
Updated January 2020