Top 5Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC3000“I learned on the MPC 3000 and I got accustomed and I got used to making beats on it.”
Said in Music Connection: Zaytoven, From the Steeples to the Streets with a Master Producer, December 2017
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9 items · Last checked What's in Zaytoven's studio?
Zaytoven has said he learned on the Akai MPC3000 and has named the MPC 2500, MPC Renaissance, Access Virus TI and Korg Kronos as producing gear. In a 2025 Arturia feature he uses Analog Lab and V Collection to start beats.
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Akai Professional
MPC 2500Said in The Source: Producer Zaytoven Talks Birds Of A Feather, Gucci Mane & More, November 2013
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Akai Professional
MPC RenaissanceSaid in The Source: Producer Zaytoven Talks Birds Of A Feather, Gucci Mane & More, November 2013
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Akai Professional
MPC XSeen in FACT: Against the Clock, Zaytoven, September 2017
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Access Music
Virus TISaid in Music Connection: Zaytoven, From the Steeples to the Streets with a Master Producer, December 2017
What studio gear Zaytoven uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC3000“I learned on the MPC 3000 and I got accustomed and I got used to making beats on it.”
Said in Music Connection: Zaytoven, From the Steeples to the Streets with a Master Producer, December 2017
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC 2500Said in The Source: Producer Zaytoven Talks Birds Of A Feather, Gucci Mane & More, November 2013
Has said they use
Akai Professional
MPC RenaissanceSaid in The Source: Producer Zaytoven Talks Birds Of A Feather, Gucci Mane & More, November 2013
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Seen using
Akai Professional
MPC XSeen in FACT: Against the Clock, Zaytoven, September 2017
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Keys and synths
Has said they love
Access Music
Virus TISaid in Music Connection: Zaytoven, From the Steeples to the Streets with a Master Producer, December 2017
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Has said they use
Korg
KronosSaid in Music Connection: Zaytoven, From the Steeples to the Streets with a Master Producer, December 2017
Plugins
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Arturia
V Collection“What I love about V Collection is the wide range of sounds”
Said in Arturia: Zaytoven, Staying sharp, August 2025
Records that shaped me
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Questions
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What drum machine does Zaytoven use?
He told Music Connection in 2017 that he learned on the Akai MPC3000 and doesn't think he will ever move from the MPC. In 2013 he listed an MPC 2500 and an MPC Renaissance, and FACT filmed him finishing a beat on an MPC X.
What synth does Zaytoven use?
He has named the Access Virus TI, a Yamaha Motif and a Roland Fantom module among his favorite gear, and has also named the Korg Kronos workstation.
What plugins does Zaytoven use?
A 2025 Arturia feature shows him building beats with Arturia's V Collection and Analog Lab V on an Arturia KeyLab, which he called his favorite MIDI keyboard he has ever had.
Does Zaytoven use FL Studio?
He told Music Connection that when Fruity Loops and other programs came out he stuck with the MPC, because he already had a sound and formula.
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