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FL Studio“Anything that you've heard from me from 2010 until now has all been made on Fruity Loops.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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Cardo has said everything he made from 2010 on was made in Fruity Loops, now FL Studio, after starting out on a Roland MV-8000. He has named reFX Nexus as one of his go-to plugins, along with EastWest Goliath and Synapse Audio Dune.
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Roland
MV-8000“Then I got a Roland MV-8000.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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reFX
Nexus“Nexus is still one of my go-tos.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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EastWest
Goliath“I like Goliath.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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Synapse Audio
DUNE 2Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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DAW and hardware
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FL Studio“Anything that you've heard from me from 2010 until now has all been made on Fruity Loops.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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Roland
MV-8000“Then I got a Roland MV-8000.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
Plugins
Has said they use
reFX
Nexus“Nexus is still one of my go-tos.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
Has said they use
EastWest
Goliath“I like Goliath.”
Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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Synapse Audio
DUNE 2Said in Digital Trends: Producer Cardo talks making Drake's #1 hit, Kendrick Lamar's evil genius, February 2018
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What DAW does Cardo use?
FL Studio. He told Digital Trends in 2018 that anything heard from him from 2010 on was made on Fruity Loops, and told Hypebeast in 2024 he chopped samples by hand in FL Studio before he learned Fruity Slicer.
What plugins does Cardo use?
He told Digital Trends that Nexus is still one of his go-tos and also named EastWest Goliath and Synapse Audio Dune.
What did Cardo start making beats on?
He started on the PlayStation game MTV Music Generator around 2000 and 2001, tried Fruity Loops 4, and later got a Roland MV-8000.
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Cardo, also known as Cardo Got Wings, is the producer behind Drake's 'God's Plan', Kendrick Lamar's 'Euphoria' and years of records with Wiz Khalifa. This guide covers the DAW, hardware and plugins he has named in interviews.
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