Me in my studio: Sacha Robotti
![Intro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abab0e70c72a476f9d9edf6219f5f057-320-80.jpg)
Intro
"My studio has been in existence since 2005 and started off in the living room of my flat in Berlin Kreuzberg.
"Over time it has changed from a hugely chaotic creative mess with various people living and working in it, to a more organized creative mess."
![The studio](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d31513596d6e90df30923ea81946c44d-320-80.jpg)
The studio
"The studio is all pretty DIY and low key. As many other dance music producers I know, I don’t own much outboard gear - rather I’ve just used my laptop and an external soundcard for years.
"Most of the music production and promotion I was involved in within the last 7 years took place in this room - be it the BKI podcast, vinyl releases and label work, album production, my solo stuff, Robosonic music, music for other producers or brands etc.“
![The computer](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b18ca8d5da4b9eee9996f4f078f37924-320-80.jpg)
The computer
"Core i7 920 PC with 12GB ram running Ableton Live and Cubase hooked to a NAS with 3TB space with automated backup routines.
"My buddy Jesco (Music Blocks) built this thing from scratch, it’s a bit of a dirty beast."
![Mackie Onyx 1620](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b659ac1ddf930b37115db0353f1d11b-320-80.jpg)
Mackie Onyx 1620
"This is the heart of all covert musical operations!"
![Adam P11 monitors](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ceaaeb61a88b8b2610a9fa6af10c45df-320-80.jpg)
Adam P11 monitors
"I bought these second hand from a rock producer in Berlin. Nice and crispy sound but quite small, an additional Adam Sub 8 does the trick for adding bass.
"Until I’ve got a Funktion One in my living room, the ultimate road test for any new track will remain a beefy club PA and a sweaty crowd!"
![Beyerdynamic DT-990 Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e9df3d7de741ed46b961eb7633b19bc3-320-80.jpg)
Beyerdynamic DT-990 Pro
"I‘ve spent a lot of time working with these studio headphones. They’re fun to produce on because they’re comfy and bassy!"
![Record collection](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ed6ec9829c472b918cc7cb59908ac4e4-320-80.jpg)
Record collection
"I started DJing and consciously buying vinyl in my native Brussels, Belgium in 1995. Nowadays I mostly use Pioneer CDJs in the club – but the bigger part of my life I’ve played vinyl out of my collection.
"It’s like a diary. I love getting inspired from my old records – it’s a great feeling to rediscover tunes I haven’t heard in ages."
![DJ spot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1f28efe411030ff2d9ab18008b63cba7-320-80.jpg)
DJ spot
"This is the DJ spot with a pair of 20+ year old Technics 1210 MK2 which I bought second hand in Edinburgh in 1998 and two of the cheapest CD players.
"My mate Schätzchen built the 'console' for me out of scrap wood, metal parts and spraypaint.“
![MFB 522](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ed83428efbf5794fbffdb367b7d84e19-320-80.jpg)
MFB 522
"It’s nice to use this little plastic drumcomputer (made by the small Berlin-based company MFB) for noisy percussions and hi-hat patterns, or just to fatten tracks up.
"Plus it’s so small and you can take it with you everywhere! Love it."
![Native Instruments Maschine](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bac0dfb421f33402ae816f7cf4dd3962-320-80.jpg)
Native Instruments Maschine
"This bit of kit is courtesy of my friendly supporters at Native Instruments. I’ll start using this baby more in 2012, I promise!"
![Oberheim Matrix 6](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9c5e11d12347eb265a16e619fe5cd69-320-80.jpg)
Oberheim Matrix 6
"A friend of mine recently gave this dusty 80’s synthesizer to me as a present, how cool is that?
"I downloaded the instruction manual the other day and will attempt to give it a spin in March.“
![Acoustic panelling](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/53f1072d2fbaeb862ccc4011373850a2-320-80.jpg)
Acoustic panelling
"Recently my friend and I built and hung up 10 of these 1m x 0.6m acoustic panels. They’re made out of wooden frames, layers of rockwool and wrapped in textile.
"It's pretty ghetto but the room sounds so much better now!“
![Big and round](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b0c24b751224a5b94a4e05e2d7f1546-320-80.jpg)
Big and round
"It’s fun to sit and bounce on these while making music."
You can hear the Sacha Robotti track The Major on theDirtybird compilation Hatched Vol1out now!