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FL Studio“The Erykah Badu "Honey" joint is a Fruity Loops beat from five years ago.”
Said in In the Studio: 9th Wonder (XLR8R), May 2008
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9 items · Last checked What's in 9th Wonder's studio?
9th Wonder has said they make beats in FL Studio, which began as Fruity Loops, and record in Pro Tools. Native Instruments features show 9th Wonder making beats on Maschine, and in a 2026 Roland interview 9th Wonder said a Roland FANTOM was used to replay a sample.
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Avid
Pro Tools“now I'm using Pro Tools to record.”
Said in In the Studio: 9th Wonder (XLR8R), May 2008
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Native Instruments
Maschine+Seen in 9th Wonder: Beat Professor (Native Instruments Blog), August 2019
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Roland
FANTOM Workstation“We replayed the entire sample with a Roland FANTOM.”
Said in Listening Guide: 9th Wonder (Roland Articles), February 2026
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Elektra Records
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth: The Main Ingredient“It's an album that taught me how to do things. To this day, I still use some of the techniques I learned from Pete Rock on this one.”
Said in The Beat Professor (Wax Poetics), December 2020
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Studio
Has said they use
Image-Line
FL Studio“The Erykah Badu "Honey" joint is a Fruity Loops beat from five years ago.”
Said in In the Studio: 9th Wonder (XLR8R), May 2008
Seen using
Native Instruments
Maschine+Seen in 9th Wonder: Beat Professor (Native Instruments Blog), August 2019
Has said they use
Roland
FANTOM Workstation“We replayed the entire sample with a Roland FANTOM.”
Said in Listening Guide: 9th Wonder (Roland Articles), February 2026
Syntrillium Software
Cool Edit
Has said they use
Syntrillium Software
Cool EditSaid in In the Studio: 9th Wonder (XLR8R), May 2008
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Recording
Has said they use
Avid
Pro Tools“now I'm using Pro Tools to record.”
Said in In the Studio: 9th Wonder (XLR8R), May 2008
Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Elektra Records
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth: The Main Ingredient“It's an album that taught me how to do things. To this day, I still use some of the techniques I learned from Pete Rock on this one.”
Said in The Beat Professor (Wax Poetics), December 2020
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MCA Records
New Edition: All for Love“This record influenced me so much in becoming a man.”
Said in The Beat Professor (Wax Poetics), December 2020
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Has said they love
Def Jam Recordings
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back“This is the record that made me want to be smart.”
Said in The Beat Professor (Wax Poetics), December 2020
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Geffen Records
Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction“This record taught me it's okay to like rock music.”
Said in The Beat Professor (Wax Poetics), December 2020
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What DAW does 9th Wonder use?
9th Wonder has said they make beats in FL Studio, back when it was called Fruity Loops, and record with Pro Tools. 9th Wonder told XLR8R the Erykah Badu song "Honey" was a Fruity Loops beat.
What drum machine does 9th Wonder use?
9th Wonder has been seen using Native Instruments Maschine in Native Instruments' own 10 Years of MASCHINE feature and video from 2019.
What synth does 9th Wonder use?
In a 2026 Roland interview, 9th Wonder said the team replayed a full sample with a Roland FANTOM workstation for Reuben Vincent's album Welcome Home.
What records shaped 9th Wonder as a producer?
In Wax Poetics, 9th Wonder has said they love Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth's The Main Ingredient, New Edition's All for Love, Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction.
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