Top 5Seen using
Roland
SP-404MKIISeen in Dibia$e on the SP-404MKII (Roland, official YouTube), October 2021
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Dibiase was seen using a Roland SP-404MKII in Roland's 2021 demo and in Serato Studio in 2023. He has said he makes beats on the SP-404 and Boss SP-303, chops in Ableton Live and Serato Sample, and builds phone beats in Koala Sampler with MSXII Lo-Fly Dirt and Fly Tape.
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Roland
SP-404“It was a form of the same re-sampling method way back in '95 that I be using now on the 404.”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
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Top 5Has said they use
“Basically, how I was making beats back then is how I make beats with the 404 and the 303”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
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Top 5Has said they use
E-mu
SP-12“Sp-12 x s900 combo ran through 404 compression.”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
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Top 5Seen using
Akai Professional
S900Seen in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
What samplers Dibiase uses: a sourced gear guide
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Samplers
Seen using
Roland
SP-404MKIISeen in Dibia$e on the SP-404MKII (Roland, official YouTube), October 2021
Has said they use
Roland
SP-404“It was a form of the same re-sampling method way back in '95 that I be using now on the 404.”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Has said they use
“Basically, how I was making beats back then is how I make beats with the 404 and the 303”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Has said they use
E-mu
SP-12“Sp-12 x s900 combo ran through 404 compression.”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Seen using
Akai Professional
S900Seen in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC2000“I gradually got different drum machines like the Alesis Sr-16 and Roland R8 before eventually getting a MPC 2000 in '97.”
Studio
Seen using
Roland
MC-101 GrooveboxSeen in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Seen using
Teenage Engineering
PO-33 K.O! pocket operatorSeen in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“Did some sustain chopping in ableton before sampling in sp.”
Said in 9 Innovative Dibiase Beatmaking Videos (Micro-Chop), June 2020
Seen using
Serato
Serato StudioSeen in Studio 2.0 Artist Profile: Dibia$e (Serato, The Drop), April 2023
Has said they use
Serato
Sample“I flipped 3 already on Ableton using Serato sample”
Has said they use
Has said they use
Phone beats
Has said they use
Koala
Koala Sampler (iOS)“Was testing out the new chop feature on Koala and wanted to use that Keni Burke sample.”
Has said they use
MSXII Sound Design
Lo-Fly Dirt“Definitely must haves on the master bus for all my beats on the phone.”
Has said they use
MSXII Sound Design
Fly Tape
Has said they use
Questions
About Dibiase's gear.
What sampler does Dibiase use?
He is known for the Roland SP-404 family and Boss SP-303. Roland's official 2021 video shows him on the SP-404MKII, and he has also shown an E-mu SP-12 paired with an Akai S900.
What DAW does Dibiase use?
He has posted about chopping samples in Ableton Live before loading them into the SP, and Serato's 2023 artist profile shows him working in Serato Studio with the SP-404MKII as a MIDI controller.
What plugins does Dibiase use?
He told MSXII in 2021 he works with Serato Sample in Ableton, and on iOS runs Koala Sampler with MSXII Lo-Fly Dirt and Fly Tape on the master bus, routed through AUM.
What was Dibiase's first MPC?
An Akai MPC2000, which he got in 1997 after using Alesis SR-16 and Roland R-8 drum machines.
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Dibiase (Dibia$e) is a beatmaker from Watts, Los Angeles, now based in Sacramento, known for gritty SP-303 and SP-404 beats and for his work in the LA beat scene. This guide covers the samplers, software and phone apps he has named or been shown using.
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