#29: Quavo and Future Producer Reveals His SECRET VSTs | Macshooter49

Quavo and Future producer Macshooter49 joins The Pinnacle to reveal the VSTs, effects and Kontakt libraries he actually uses to design drums and make beats.

Macshooter49 breaks down his secret Chop Suey drum-design technique, his favourite plugins from Arturia, Soundtoys, UAD, Teletone Audio, Slate + Ash and Spitfire Audio, and why the real “sauce” comes from processing and combining sounds, not simply owning rare plugins. He also discusses learning from producers like Nick Mira and BNYX, building a drum-kit business, staying consistent without burning out and dedicating most of his life to music while still in his teens.

Macshooter: https://www.instagram.com/macshooter49

Pinnacle: https://www.instagram.com/pinnacleatthetop/

THE PINNACLE

Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Iuuuie1skJOOAtLxg3Ie5?si=27de84daf09d4e37

Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3GIP58l

BLUEPRINT

00:00 – Macshooter49 Introduction

02:42 – Starting With Ableton and Switching to FL Studio

06:30 – Learning From BNYX Streams Instead of Tutorials

08:00 – Why Producers Should Learn Multiple DAWs

10:10 – Copying Your Influences to Improve

14:20 – Planning Drum-Kit Releases and Rollouts

17:00 – Building Products for Long-Term Success

20:00 – Improving One Thing With Every Upload

23:10 – His Secret VST for Designing Drum Sounds

25:30 – Learning From Other Producers and Sound Designers

28:00 – Inspiration, Copying and Giving Credit

32:00 – Discipline, Consistency and Avoiding Wasted Time

33:00 – Outgrowing People Who Don’t Share Your Vision

37:00 – Basketball and the NBA

39:45 – Muay Thai and Boxing

40:40 – Diet and Self-Improvement

45:00 – Habit Stacking

47:00 – Reading and Creativity

50:00 – His Favourite Processing Plugins

52:30 – Switching to a 96GB MacBook

58:00 – Kontakt Libraries and More Favourite VSTs

1:03:00 – Prophet and Affordable Hardware Synthesizers

1:07:30 – Macshooter49’s Message to Producers