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15 items · Last checked What DAW does Teddy Riley use?
Teddy Riley has said he works in Studio One, mixes on a Focusrite Control 2802 console and controls his instruments with a Novation 61 SL MkII, with a Novation MiniNova for vocoder sounds. On the road he has said he recorded with a LEWITT DGT 650 and a Native Instruments S25 keyboard.
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Novation
MiniNovaSaid in Sound On Sound: In the studio with producer Teddy Riley, June 2013
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Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Focusrite
Focusrite Control 2802 console
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Focusrite
Focusrite Control 2802 console“I do all my automation rides on the 2802.”
Said in Sound On Sound: In the studio with producer Teddy Riley, June 2013
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What studio gear Teddy Riley uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
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PreSonus
Studio OneSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
Focusrite
Focusrite Control 2802 console
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Focusrite
Focusrite Control 2802 console“I do all my automation rides on the 2802.”
Said in Sound On Sound: In the studio with producer Teddy Riley, June 2013
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Novation
Novation 61 SL MkII
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Novation
Novation 61 SL MkIISaid in Sound On Sound: In the studio with producer Teddy Riley, June 2013
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Novation
MiniNovaSaid in Sound On Sound: In the studio with producer Teddy Riley, June 2013
Akai Professional
Akai MPC
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Akai Professional
Akai MPCSaid in MusicRadar: Teddy Riley on how he turned a single bar of a Bill Withers song into No Diggity, May 2026
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Mobile setup
LEWITT
LEWITT DGT 650
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LEWITT
LEWITT DGT 650“I like the warmth of it and the presence.”
Said in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Native Instruments
Native Instruments S25 USB keyboard
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Native Instruments
Native Instruments S25 USB keyboardSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Plugins
Native Instruments
Native Instruments plugins
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Native Instruments
Native Instruments pluginsSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Roland
Roland software instruments
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Said in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Spectrasonics
Spectrasonics instruments
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Spectrasonics
Spectrasonics instrumentsSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Universal Audio
UAD pluginsSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
iZotope
iZotope Ozone 7
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iZotope
iZotope Ozone 7Said in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Nomad Factory
Nomad Factory Cosmo
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Nomad Factory
Nomad Factory CosmoSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Nomad Factory
Nomad Factory graphic EQs
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Nomad Factory
Nomad Factory graphic EQsSaid in LEWITT: Teddy Riley interview, October 2016
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Questions
About Teddy Riley's gear.
What DAW does Teddy Riley use?
He told LEWITT in 2016 that his DAW is Studio One, and Sound On Sound's 2013 studio visit described his rig as connected to a DAW system running Studio One.
What plugins does Teddy Riley use?
He told LEWITT that Native Instruments plugins are his main ones, alongside Roland, Spectrasonics and Waves, mostly UAD for finalizing, iZotope Ozone 7 and Nomad Factory Cosmo and graphic EQs.
What synth does Teddy Riley use?
Sound On Sound reported in 2013 that the Novation MiniNova was the latest addition to his gear, which he found while searching for vocoder and synth sounds.
What MIDI keyboard does Teddy Riley use?
In the studio he has said he controls his VST instruments with a Novation 61 SL MkII. For his mobile setup he told LEWITT he carries a Native Instruments S25.
What microphone does Teddy Riley use?
He told LEWITT in 2016 that the LEWITT DGT 650 is the piece of equipment he has relied on most in his mobile setup, for vocal parts and radio drops.
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