Korg has always been a huge name in music production. From Guitar pedals to synths, recording equipment to samplers and more, Korg’s line of products is vast and plentiful. The Kaoss Pad has been around for some time! In 1999 the KP1 first debuted and through years of development the KP3 came out in around…
The ASR-10 is probably one of my favorite pieces of gear. Ensoniq has built so much good equipment in the past, ASRs included. Everything about this keyboard is great. From the sliders to the selection buttons and mod wheels, everything is smooth. Popular hip hop producers like Alchemist and KanyeWest have used the ASR-10 for…
The MPC line of drum machines has been monumental in hip hop! The Roger Linn MPC60 and 3000 have the best swing you can get. Premier has been seen using the MPC60 among other legends in the game. I’m a gear head and will cop the 60 or 3000 first chance I get; but for…
Pictured here is the MPD32 made by AKAI. If you make Hip Hop Instrumentals, you might have heard of this or even own one. For the price, its a pretty damn good drum machine replacement. The MPD32 and Propellerhead’s Reason 3.0 + Recycle was all I needed for a long time. Although everything wasn’t in…
I got hooked up today! Got the Novation Launchpad delivered to my door. Its pretty Dope! Seems pretty durable, and makes it easy to make music. Just looking at it you can probably tell the designers had Ableton in mind on this one. If you do live hip hop instrumentals / performances, this could be…
Since selling my newest Hip Hop CD, everyone is asking what I used to make the Instrumentals. A bunch of gear was used! I’ve focused a lot of time on how to make different styles of hip hop instrumentals and want to help others do the same. This post is on a technique to get…