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Akai Professional
MPC 2000XL (modified with eight outputs)Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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11 items · Last checked What DAW does Metro Boomin use?
Metro Boomin's engineer Ethan Stevens describes a setup built around a modified Akai MPC 2000XL, FL Studio and Pro Tools, plus an E-mu SP-1200 and Roland TR-808. Away from the studio he has been seen in a custom New Balance 998 and his own Vintage Frames Company sunglasses.
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Where to start with Metro Boomin's gear.
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FL StudioSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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Avid
Pro ToolsSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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E-mu Systems
SP-1200Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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What studio gear Metro Boomin uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Seen using
Akai Professional
MPC 2000XL (modified with eight outputs)Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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Seen using
Image-Line
FL StudioSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
Seen using
Avid
Pro ToolsSeen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
Seen using
E-mu Systems
SP-1200Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
Seen using
Solid State Logic
80-channel J-series console (Boominati Studio)Seen in Sound On Sound: Inside Track, Metro Boomin 'Heroes & Villains', April 2023
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Tour bag
Louis Vuitton
Backpack (carries his laptop to sessions)Seen in The FADER: How Metro Boomin Became The Most Trusted Guy In Rap, April 2016
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Records that shaped me
Nelly
Country Grammar (Nelly)
Has said they love
“I knew I wanted to be a rapper when I heard [Nelly's] Country Grammar.”
Said in Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Metro Boomin interview, August 2016
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What I wear
New Balance
998 sneakers, custom NB1 design (black with pink accents)
SponsoredSeen wearing
Seen in XXL: Metro Boomin Teams Up With New Balance to Create His Own Custom Sneaker, July 2016
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Vintage Frames Company
Limited edition Young Metro frame
SponsoredSeen wearing
Vintage Frames Company
Limited edition Young Metro frameSeen in The FADER: Metro Boomin Launches His Own Line Of Sunglasses, July 2016
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A Bathing Ape
BAPE x Futura capsule collection
SponsoredSeen wearing
A Bathing Ape
BAPE x Futura capsule collectionSeen in XXL: Metro Boomin Stars in New Bape x Futura Capsule Apparel Lookbook, January 2016
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Questions
About Metro Boomin's gear.
What DAW does Metro Boomin use?
Engineer Ethan Stevens told Sound On Sound that when Metro is not on the MPC, FL Studio is his primary program, with recording in Pro Tools.
What MPC does Metro Boomin use?
An Akai MPC 2000XL, modified by Bruce Forat with eight outputs so it can be recorded straight into Pro Tools.
What drum machine does Metro Boomin use?
Ethan Stevens names a Roland TR-808 and an E-mu SP-1200 among the hardware they use.
What console does Metro Boomin mix on?
His Boominati Studio main room has an 80-channel SSL J-series, where 13 of the 15 songs on Heroes & Villains were mixed.
What sneakers does Metro Boomin wear?
In 2016 Metro Boomin designed his own black New Balance 998 with pink accents through the brand's NB1 customization service, XXL reported.
What sunglasses does Metro Boomin wear?
In 2016 he released a limited edition frame with Vintage Frames Company, 50 pairs, and posted a photo for it as Young Metro.
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Metro Boomin is the St. Louis-born producer behind Heroes & Villains, Not All Heroes Wear Capes and countless trap hits. This guide covers the production setup his engineer Ethan Stevens described for Heroes & Villains, plus the sneakers, frames and records Metro has been tied to.
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