Young Guru

"For crunchy punchy drums I go with API preamps, 512 are incredible."

"A Distressor compressor is probably my favorite compressor just because it's so versatile. And the amount of sweet distortion that you can get with it. It's one of the most modern pieces of gear that I've picked up and was like 'OK, this is great someone added on to the legacy of gear.'"

These headphones were made as a collaboration between AIAIAI and Young Guru. Young Guru tweets "Me and @AIAIAITweet got together to create something great: http://www.aiaiai.dk/youngguru"

Young Guru's goal was to create a headphone that would not only be useful for casual listening and DJing, but also provide a flat frequency response so they can be used to accurately reference mixes. This means no artificially boosted bass or high frequencies.

The Symphony I/O is Young Guru's audio interface of choice. In an interview with Apogee, when asked what features of it he likes he responds "Obviously that you can use it for Logic and Pro Tools. Someone should have thought of that a long time ago, to run Pro Tools HD and Logic, or anything native, on the same system, to be able to switch between HD Pro Tools and another native system is incredible... I loaded up some of my past sessions that I had used with another system, and it sounds 100% better coming out of the Symphony I/O converter."

"Final got Ableton and Serato Scratch to talk with the Bridge. Now I only need one computer on stage!!!!!!!"

In this video Young Guru talks about his usage of Logic Pro, as well as his opinion on other DAWs starting around 0:52:

The Logic X to me is just like you know natural progression. I've been rockin with the program for a minute so for me it's good to see the progression of it. I like the new look of it. The drummer plugin is incredible. It's like the most intuitive drummer plugin I've ever seen because you can actually tell the program, okay this is the intro or the chorus or the verse or bridge or outro and the drummer basically just drums in the style of the person that they got to record it. And then you can edit really fine. It's got a basic sort of trying to make a Melodyne plugin - it's not Melodyne - but it's close with the pitch correction. They stepped up a lot, you know I'm saying, I love X I haven't fully gone all the way into it to see what's good.

"An SSL is my favorite board. Not to say I don't like Neve or API boards, it's just what I prefer, I like an SSL 4000."

"EQ-wise on drums I love API 550A's or B's, doesn't matter, there's a little difference in frequency range… but I love both of these pieces of gear."

"MPC 3000 is always gonna be my favorite beat machine ever, for whatever reason. I've owned them all, and not just Akai beat machines - that one just has a sound to it that i think just can't be duplicated."

Young Guru's turntables of choice for DJing are the classic Technics SL-1200.

Young Guru utilizes Serato DJ Pro for his performances, as shown in an Instagram post where he operates Serato Scratch Live on his MacBook Pro.

Young Guru has shared an Instagram post hinting at his acquisition of an Apple Mac Mini, suggesting he's gearing up for some serious production work.

Young Guru can often be seen working and producing on a MacBook Pro. He also uses it to run Serato Scratch Live software when he DJs live.

"Between Logic X, Ableton Live 9, Protools 11 I have so much new stuff to learn and I love it!!!!!!"

"EQ-wise on drums I love API 550A's or B's, doesn't matter, there's a little difference in frequency range… but I love both of these pieces of gear."

Young Guru is seen using a Rane TTM 57SL Mixer in his live DJ sets, as shown in an Instagram post by youngguru763, where he expresses his deep appreciation for DJ culture.

In an Instagram post, Young Guru showcases his Apple Magic Trackpad, alongside a Mac Mini and Apple Wireless Keyboard, highlighting his setup for creative work.

Young Guru utilizes the Apple Wireless Keyboard with his Mac Mini, as seen on his Instagram post.

In the Skillshare video titled "Young Guru's Essentials of Audio Mixing: How to Use Compression," Young Guru discusses using the Waves SSL-G Channel Strip Plugin while explaining the controls in the dynamics section.