Top 5Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
PLX-1000Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
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10 items · Last checked What DJ gear does A-Trak use?
A-Trak has said Technics turntables shaped his career, with SL-1210MK5s in his Los Angeles studio beside Pioneer PLX-1000s and a CDJ-2000NXS2. He helped design the Rane Seventy A-Trak Signature Edition mixer, has demonstrated Serato Scratch Live, and has said he made music on an E-mu SP-1200.
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXS2Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
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E-mu Systems
SP-1200“My favorite thing about the SP-1200 is the crunchy sound.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with A-Trak, June 2022
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Roland
TR-8SSaid in Roland: Shake It Down, TR-8S production pack by A-Trak, October 2026
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Technics
SL-1210MK5
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Technics
SL-1210MK5“The first turntable I taught myself how to scratch on was a Technics.”
Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
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Technics
SL-1210MK5
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Technics
SL-1210MK5“The first turntable I taught myself how to scratch on was a Technics.”
Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
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Technics
SL-1200MK2
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Technics
SL-1200MK2“One of the things that makes the 1200MK2 this iconic turntable is how durable it is. It's built like a tank.”
Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
Rane
Seventy A-Trak Signature Edition mixer
SponsoredHas said they use
“It's always been a dream to have a signature mixer.”
Said in DJ TechTools: Mixers, music, and the Brothers Macklovitch, a chat with A-Trak, August 2021
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Serato
Scratch Live
Seen using
Serato
Scratch LiveSeen in NPR The Record: DJ A-Trak explains how Serato works, March 2011
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Vestax
PDX-2000 turntable
Has said they use
Vestax
PDX-2000 turntableSaid in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
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Home studio
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
PLX-1000Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000NXS2Said in Mixmag: An oral history, A-Trak's journey with turntables, July 2019
Studio
Has said they use
E-mu Systems
SP-1200“My favorite thing about the SP-1200 is the crunchy sound.”
Said in Synth History: Interview with A-Trak, June 2022
SponsoredHas said they use
What I wear
Nike
Dunk High iD Running Man
SponsoredSeen wearing
Seen in SneakerFiles: A-Trak x Nike Dunk High Running Man, August 2008
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What turntables does A-Trak use?
Technics. He has said his whole career has been shaped by 1200s; a pair of SL-1210MK5s sits in his Los Angeles home studio, he still owns his first SL-1200s, and he also has Pioneer PLX-1000s.
What mixer does A-Trak use?
The Rane Seventy A-Trak Signature Edition, which he helped design, including its look, fader effects and a sound curve tuned for big festival systems.
What DJ software does A-Trak use?
Serato. NPR filmed him demonstrating how Serato Scratch Live lets digital files be played and scratched from control vinyl.
What drum machine does A-Trak use?
He has said he taught himself the E-mu SP-1200 during the pandemic for his 10 Seconds EPs, and he made the Shake It Down pattern and kit pack for the Roland TR-8S.
What sneakers has A-Trak designed?
In 2008 he designed a Nike Dunk High iD in light blue, yellow, black and white with a lasered heel logo to go with his Nike+ Running Man mix.
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A-Trak is the Montreal-born DJ, producer and Fool's Gold founder Alain Macklovitch, who won the DMC World Championship at 15 and later toured as Kanye West's DJ. This guide covers his turntables, signature Rane mixer, studio machines and a Nike collaboration.
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