David Guetta
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David Guetta uses Logic Pro as his main production software. You can see him in action with Logic in a masterclass YouTube video.
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"@wynnlasvegas has a studio inside the hotel.I recorded 2U there.On a new one right now."
David Guetta can be seen working in FL Studio in this picture
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David Guetta utilizes Audacity during his concerts, as showcased on SoundCloud.
The center of David Guetta's studio is his MacBook Pro, running Logic Pro software. His essential gear consists of this laptop, a MIDI controller, and UAD DSP card. He can be seen in action producing on his MacBook in YouTube videos.
In the music video for "Memories" featuring David Guetta and Kid Cudi, Guetta sports the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Headphones.
One of Guetta's essential pieces of gear. "...I don't change my setup, it's always the same: my MacBook Pro, my MIDI controller, and my UAD DSP Card." The UAD helps offload CPU-intensive processing from the computer, so the MacBook Pro has plenty of power to spare.
"This is probably the synth that is the most related to the music I produce and the most complete. Everything is there from classic string sounds to the most cutting edge electronic sounds. Nexus also has some really powerfull FX and arpeggios.These guys are incredible!"
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Another synth I like is the Vengeance VPS Avenger, which is a little bit like Nexus, but it’s a real synthesizer. With Nexus you are limited in the way you can edit the sounds. The Avenger also has extremely well-produced sounds, so you don’t really have to do anything to them. You can modify them if you want, but they already sound crazy.
While he uses larger keyboard controllers in the studio, this Akai Pro LPK25 is his go-to in his mobile studio setup. "I have this in my bag. This is my best friend. Really. Like I sleep with it. That's what I use most of the time."
"I've been using harmonic mixing for many years, but I had to find the keys with a keyboard. Mixed In Key is as good, in less time. Magic!"
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At 3:24, you can see him using Serum
He nonetheless has a small in-the-box setup in his house in Ibiza, set up by neighbouring Sonic Vista owner Henry Sarmiento, who explains that Guetta has, “Genelec 1234 monitors with a sub, Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 Gen2 monitors, a Burl Audio B26 Orca as his monitor control for the speakers, a few MIDI keyboards, a mic stand and an AKG mic, and he plugs his laptop directly into the Burl Audio B26 Orca.”
David Guetta uses the Universal Audio Pultec EQP-1A Legacy plug-in at minute 5:53 in this Burn Studios Masterclass video.
Prism Sound Orpheus at David Guetta Studio, in this pic from Morel Muziek BV facebook page.
David is literally showing a picture of him producing on the Sennheiser HD 800 S headphones. Might be sponsored, but still he IS using them. The proof is a picture from his Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/davidguetta/) on August 30th 2019.
You can spot these ADAM A77X studio monitors in David Guetta's studio.
Nicky Romero says that David Guetta is one of the artists that uses Kickstart in the about description of his video.
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When DJ Mag asked Guetta about his favorite app: "Dropbox. I put some beats on Dropbox, and wherever I am in the world I can send my beats from my phone."
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David Guetta is shown in the studio sitting with a Novation 61 SL MKII Midi Controller in this short video.
In this Instagram pic posted by David Guetta Nov 2014, his gear setup can be seen consisting of two Ableton Push controllers, hooked up to what looks to be a MacBook Pro (more than likely a generation or two old MacBook Pro, since it seems to have two USB ports next to each other on the left side). The MacBook pro is running Ableton Live. The photo is captioned, "Trying to get ready for the live version of dangerous on TV"
In an interview during his New Year's Eve performance in Copacabana, David Guetta discussed using the Lennar Digital Sylenth1 Software Synthesizer to remix a track for the Brazilian TV show "Fantástico."
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He nonetheless has a small in-the-box setup in his house in Ibiza, set up by neighbouring Sonic Vista owner Henry Sarmiento, who explains that Guetta has, “Genelec 1234 monitors with a sub, Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 Gen2 monitors, a Burl Audio B26 Orca as his monitor control for the speakers, a few MIDI keyboards, a mic stand and an AKG mic, and he plugs his laptop directly into the Burl Audio B26 Orca.”
MASSIVE ranks highly on Guetta's list of favorite software synths.
At 3:40 in the video "burn studios residency 2012 - David Guetta Masterclass" David Guetta shows how he uses the Cableguys VolumeShaper plugin. "There is different ways to do the sidechain, but here I've used something called VolumeShaper. This is just drawing an envelope of volume."
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In this music video from Youtube, at 1:29, David Guetta is seen with a Pioneer EFX - 500.
In this music video on Youtube, as early as 0:03, David Guetta is seen using 2 Numark TDC05 CD Players.
if you stop the video at 1:47, to the untrained eye, you can see the device being used as an effect station in replacement of the RMX 1000
David Guetta highlights ShaperBox 2 by Cableguys as an essential tool for sound design and mixing. He praises its multiband filter for transforming basic effects into innovative soundscapes and cites the 'Time' function as his personal favorite. This insight is shared on the Cableguys website.
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Discography
Just a Little More Love
2002
Guetta Blaster
2004
Pop Life (Bonus Track with Continuous Mix)
2007
Pop Life
2007
One More Love
2010
Nothing but the Beat 2.0
2011
Nothing but the Beat - The Electronic Album
2011
Nothing but the Beat (Bonus Commentary)
2011
Nothing but the Beat
2011
Listen (Deluxe)
2014
Listen Again
2015
7: Anniversary Edition
2018
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