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Mark Ronson has said he works in Pro Tools HD, programs beats on an Akai MPC3000 and plays a Moog Voyager and a Roland Juno-106. He has said he mixes on ATC SCM25A Pro monitors, loves the Neumann U 87, and reaches for Waves plugins like the CLA-3A, L2 and H-Delay.
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Akai Professional
MPC3000“I do all the programmed beats on an Akai MPC3000, the hip-hop standard.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Mark Ronson (Tom Doyle interview), May 2007
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ATC
SCM25A Pro“For the most part, I spend most of my time on the ATCs now.”
Said in Mix: Mark Ronson Uses ATC SCM25A PRO Monitors in London's Tileyard Studios, August 2013
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Akai Professional
MPC3000“I do all the programmed beats on an Akai MPC3000, the hip-hop standard.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Mark Ronson (Tom Doyle interview), May 2007
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ATC
SCM25A Pro“For the most part, I spend most of my time on the ATCs now.”
Said in Mix: Mark Ronson Uses ATC SCM25A PRO Monitors in London's Tileyard Studios, August 2013
Keys and synths
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Recording
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Plugins
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Metric Halo
ChannelStrip 3Said in Sound On Sound: Mark Ronson (Tom Doyle interview), May 2007
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“The one plugin I use the most is probably the CLA-3A compressor.”
Said in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
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Waves
L2 UltramaximizerSaid in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
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Waves
H-Delay Hybrid DelaySaid in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
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Waves
Renaissance VoxSaid in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
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Said in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
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Said in Waves: In the Studio with Mark Ronson, October 2017
DJ booth
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AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-1000Said in Sound On Sound: Mark Ronson (Tom Doyle interview), May 2007
Find it on
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Technics
SL-1200 turntable“I use Technics 1200s with a Rane TTM54 mixer.”
Said in Sound On Sound: Mark Ronson (Tom Doyle interview), May 2007
Records that shaped me
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Michael Jackson
Thriller“The first album that I remember buying was probably Michael Jackson Thriller like everyone.”
Said in i-D: the records that changed mark ronson's life, October 2015
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Sly Fox
Let's Go All The WaySaid in i-D: the records that changed mark ronson's life, October 2015
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The Beach Boys
God Only Knows (Pet Sounds)Said in i-D: the records that changed mark ronson's life, October 2015
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Questions
About Mark Ronson's gear.
What DAW does Mark Ronson use?
He told Sound On Sound in 2007 that his main room ran Pro Tools HD with a Pro Control desk, and told Waves in 2017 that Waves plugins have been part of his workflow since his first Pro Tools session in 2000.
What plugins does Mark Ronson use?
In a 2017 Waves interview he named the CLA-3A as the plugin he reaches for most, plus the L2 Ultramaximizer, H-Delay for vocals, Renaissance EQ and Renaissance Vox, and the Waves dbx 160 once his two hardware dbx 160s are taken. He has also named Metric Halo's Channel Strip.
What synth does Mark Ronson use?
He told Sound On Sound his keyboards included a Moog Voyager, a Roland Juno-106, a Nord Electro and a Hohner Clavinet D6, and that he programs his beats on an Akai MPC3000.
What studio monitors does Mark Ronson use?
He installed ATC SCM25A Pro monitors in his Tileyard Studios control room in London in 2013 and said he spends most of his time on them.
What DJ gear does Mark Ronson use?
He told Sound On Sound he DJs on Technics 1200s with a Rane TTM54 mixer and Serato Scratch Live, and has scratched synth sounds on a Pioneer CDJ-1000.
What records inspired Mark Ronson?
He told i-D that Thriller was probably the first album he bought, that Sly Fox's Let's Go All The Way was the first 12 inch he paid for, and named Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and the Beach Boys' God Only Knows.
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