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By URB Staff   Photography by Matthew Hise

02/19/08 :: URB 152

When we heard that Diplo had bought himself an old mausoleum to act as a studio and homebase for his Mad Decent label, we had to drop in and see how much work is getting done. Turns out, quite a bit, even if the studio portion is still stacked on milkcrates and an old door. We asked Diplo to tell us what’s what in his beat-making arsenal.

1. SE Electronics Reflexion Filter
“This is used to record vocals; cut down on room reflections.”

2. Rane TTM57SL
“DJ mixer used to monitor turntable, Serato and interfaces.”

3. Apple Cinema Display
“Big screen for accurate editing.”

4. Alesis Multimix
“Interface for recording multiple sources into variety of sequencers.”

5. Really Nice Compressor
“Does what it says. A simple and effective compressor that can be used on many different sources”

6. Adam S3A Monitors
“For accurate monitoring.”

7. Edirol PCR 50 Controller
“USB fader controller, can be used with numerous sequencers in a variety of ways”

8. Vermona Retroverb Analog Spring Reverb
“The hardware spring inside offers a unique kind of reverb.”

9. Chalice
“It’s a cup.”

10. AKG K240S Headphones
“Used for vocal recording, headphone monitoring.”

11. Korg Microkorg Synth
“A vocoder, analog modeling synth.”

12. M Audio O2 Controller
“USB keyboard controller, also used with a variety of sequencers.”