Toro y Moi's Gear

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In this photo, Chaz can be seen playing through a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10.

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Photos of Toro Y Moi's home studio reveal he uses a pair of Yamaha HS50M monitors.

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Toro Y Moi can be seen using the DJM-900 Nexus mixer hooked up to his laptop during his live DJ set.

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Toro y Moi uses a Korg R3 for the main keyboard on the stage.

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At 3:20 of this video of Toro y Moi performing live, a Strymon Mobius can be seen on Chaz's pedalboard, identified by the blue colour and 7 black knobs.

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The Fender Rhodes is shown on top of Toro Y Moi's Moog Voyager at the 6:52 mark of this video

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Different Fur Studios owner Patrick Brown says "We used [The Culture Vulture] to tuck distortions under certain things, making a heavier, darker low end to help piano float on top or vocals sit in the mid; it’s those harmonics that people are missing when they talk about analog tape or big consoles..."

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To recreate the hardware chain used in recording Toro Y Moi's vocals, you would need an Avalon AD2022 preamp, a GML 8200 Equalizer, and the Retro Instruments Sta-Level compressor.

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The Waves Renaissance Bass Plugin was used to tighten the bass for Toro Y Moi's album "Anything in Return."

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"[Chaz Bundick and Patrick Brown] applied mild Waves MondoMod Modulation Chorus rotation to the effects channels rather than the dry signal to further the goal of creating shimmer without distraction."

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In this photo, Chaz can be seen with a Fender Stratocaster.

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You can see Chaz playing at 9:19

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In the Vimeo video "Chaz :in Parts" by Primary Colors, Toro y Moi is seen playing the Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Electric Guitar around the 11-minute mark during the recording of "The Flight."

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At 1:22 and throughout this video of Toro y Moi performing 'Lilly' from the 2015 album 'What For?', Chaz can be seen playing a Arctic White Fender Stratocaster SSH Model.

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At the Pitchfork Music Festival 2013, Toro y Moi used the Dave Smith Instruments Tetra Desktop Synthesizer Module alongside an Alesis MIDI controller, as shown in the performance video.

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Toro Y Moi is using the EH Cathedral reverb pedal at the 6:52 mark of this video. It is evident by the its white dial

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A photo of Toro Y Moi's studio setup reveals a Pioneer DJM-250 mixer. Regarding DJing, Chaz says "I've actually started DJing more. I try to DJ a lot now. I recently bought a mixer, so I can practice."

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The last step in the chain to process Toro Y Moi's drum tracks is the GML 8200 Equalizer, used "for clean up, for subtraction, because it’s more detailed and sweeter than the [mixing] board."

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One of the primary reverb units used on the recording of Toro Y Moi's "Anything in Return" album was the Lexicon PCM 42 Digital Delay Processor.

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Toro Y Moi tweets about needing an adaptor for his Akai MINIAK.

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Chaz posted some of his synths to his tik tok, you'll notice it as the fifth keyboard in passing.

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In this interview, Tro y Moi says that he used Boss BR900CD when he was in high school.

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According to this interview from Sound&Recording Magazine (August 2022), Ibanez FL301-DX Flanger is the effect he has.

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Toro y Moi was seen using the Soundcraft EPM6 mixer during a live performance in Houston on May 13, 2025. This is further confirmed by an Instagram post from the artist, which includes an image showing the gear in use.

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Toro y Moi has been confirmed to use the Erica Synths/Ninja Tune Zen Delay, during a live performance in Houston on May 13, 2025. This is further confirmed by an Instagram post by the artist featuring an image of the gear in use. The post, authored by Toro y Moi, was accompanied by a caption expressing gratitude to fans and crew during their winter tour.

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Toro y Moi has been confirmed to use the Pioneer DJS-1000, during a live performance in Houston on May 13, 2025. This is further confirmed by an Instagram post by the artist featuring an image of the gear in use. The post, authored by Toro y Moi, was accompanied by a caption expressing gratitude to fans and crew during their winter tour

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Toro y Moi has been confirmed to use the Pioneer DJ XDJ-700, during a live performance in Houston on May 13, 2025. This is further confirmed by an Instagram post by the artist featuring an image of the gear in use. The post, authored by Toro y Moi, was accompanied by a caption expressing gratitude to fans and crew during their winter tour

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Toro y Moi has been confirmed to use the Pioneer DJ XDJ-700, during a live performance in Houston on May 13, 2025. This is further confirmed by an Instagram post by the artist featuring an image of the gear in use.

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Toro y Moi was seen using the Rane MP2014 2-Channel Rotary DJ Mixer in an Instagram post by @toroymoi on August 19, 2024, with a photograph credited to @rich.lomi.

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Seen using live in Houston on May 13, 2025

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