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MacBook“I have a MacBook and Logic Pro and I usually just dabble with that.”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Roy Mayorga has been seen using a low-tuned DW Collector's Series VLT kit with DW Octobans and SABIAN effects cymbals. Remo lists him with Emperor and Powerstroke P3 heads. For writing he has said he worked in Logic Pro and Pro Tools with Kontakt, Vienna Instruments and Waves SSL plug-ins.
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Logic Pro“I use Logic Pro 8 along with Contact”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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KontaktSaid in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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What drums Roy Mayorga uses: a sourced gear guide
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Kit
DW
Collector's Series VLT kit
Seen using
Seen in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Octobans
Seen using
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OctobansSeen in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Cymbals
Sabian
Effects cymbals
Seen using
Sabian
Effects cymbalsSeen in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
MacBook“I have a MacBook and Logic Pro and I usually just dabble with that.”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“I use Logic Pro 8 along with Contact”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
Has said they use
Avid
Pro ToolsSaid in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
Has said they use
Native Instruments
KontaktSaid in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
Vienna Symphonic Library
Vienna Instruments
Has said they use
Vienna Symphonic Library
Vienna Instruments“I use Vienna Instruments a lot mostly for percussion and string ensembles.”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Arturia
Moog and OSCar synth plug-ins
Has said they use
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Waves
SSL bundle
Has said they use
Waves
SSL bundle“It's like having a virtual SSL board.”
Said in Stone Sour's drum setup in pictures: Roy Mayorga shows off his kit, April 2011
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Heads
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Said in Remo: Roy Mayorga artist profile, October 2026
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Said in Remo: Roy Mayorga artist profile, October 2026
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Hardware
Remo
DynamO port template
SponsoredHas said they use
Said in Remo: Roy Mayorga artist profile, October 2026
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Remo
Falam Slam beater patch
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SponsoredHas said they use
Practice
Remo
Modular Practice Pad Set
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Said in Remo: Roy Mayorga artist profile, October 2026
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Questions
About Roy Mayorga's gear.
What drums does Roy Mayorga play?
DW. In 2011 with Stone Sour his tech described a DW Collector's Series VLT kit made for very low tuning, plus DW Octobans and a big gong drum.
What cymbals does Roy Mayorga use?
SABIAN. His tech has said he played different SABIAN effects cymbals.
What drum heads does Roy Mayorga use?
Remo lists him with Emperor Vintage Clear, Emperor X Coated, Ambassador Clear, an Ambassador Hazy snare side, and Powerstroke P3 Clear and Ebony bass drum heads.
What DAW does Roy Mayorga use?
He has said he wrote in Logic Pro on a MacBook, then bounced WAV files of every instrument into Pro Tools to mix.
What plugins does Roy Mayorga use?
He has said he worked with Kontakt, Vienna Instruments for percussion and strings, Arturia's Moog and OSCar synths, and the Waves SSL bundle.
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Roy Mayorga is a drummer and producer known for Stone Sour, Soulfly, Nausea and Ministry. This guide covers his DW kits, SABIAN cymbals, Remo heads and the Logic and Pro Tools setup he has written and demoed on.
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