
Studio Equipment
6
Apple Mac Pro
MacPro4,1 (Early 2009) firmware upgraded to MacPro5,1 running on Mojave. CPU:... more

Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Keyboard ...
It's the producers cheatsheet! more

Steinberg UR28M USB 2.0 Audio Interface with DSP FX
What you'd call a steady work horse. Does what it does and quite brilliantly ... more

Audiofront MIDI Expression Quattro Yellow
Usually your lower limbs aren't doing a whole lot of useful stuff when produc... more
Software Plugins and VSTs
6
What kind of Software Plugins and VSTs does Vato Gonzalez use?

reFX Nexus 2
This must be the best synth ever made if you're a lazy producer! more

Native Instruments KOMPLETE 9 Software Bundle
When it comes down to real sounding instruments, nothing beats Native Instrum... more

Lennar Digital Sylenth1 Software Synthesizer
With 32Lives this puppy works perfectly in Logic ProX more

Mixed In Key 5 Harmonic Mixing DJ Software
If you don't know music theory, better teach your system some essential theor... more
Headphones
2
Shure SE215 In-Ear Monitor Headphones
The best in-ears for live performing I've ever used, and I've tried a LOT of ... more

Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones
Although not an accurate monitoring headphone, it is rather brilliant at canc... more
Studio Monitors
2
ADAM Audio A7 Powered Nearfield Monitors
I used to have a setup with the KRK6 monitors and these ones, so I could hear... more
Microphones
3
Rode NT1-A Condenser Microphone
For all the times I want to sound extra clean more
DAWs
1
Ableton Live 10 Suite
Still my favorite DAW after having spend countless years in FL, Cubase, Reaso... more
Drum Sets
1
Korg nanoPAD 2 USB Drum Controller
Vato Gonzalez's Korg nanoPAD 2 USB Drum Controller was originally submitted t... more
DJ Setup
2
Pioneer DJM-900 NXS 2
Vato Gonzalez's Pioneer DJM-900 NXS 2 was originally submitted to Equipboard ... more

Pioneer DJ CDJ-2000NXS2
Vato Gonzalez's Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 was originally submitted to Equipboard w... more
Other Gear
2
Subpac M2X
Vato Gonzalez's Subpac M2X was originally submitted to Equipboard without pro... more
Gear Guides
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