Top 5Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is my primary DAW, which I’ve been using since 2002.”
Said in Funktasy: Darude - New Album, Sandstorm and Skateboarding, November 2023
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Darude uses Ableton Live for his Storm 25 live sets and has said they use Logic Pro as the main DAW, plus Melodyne, a Moog Subsequent 37, a Nord Rack 2 and Genelec 8351A monitors. In the booth he has said they use Traktor, a Pioneer DJM-900NXS2 and V-MODA headphones.
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Ableton
Live“They’re live producer sets with new versions of 25 of my back catalog tracks, stemmed out in Ableton Live”
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Top 5Has said they use
Celemony
Melodyne“When it comes to vocal tuning, I prefer Melodyne for its hands-on approach, natural and transparent tuning”
Said in Funktasy: Darude - New Album, Sandstorm and Skateboarding, November 2023
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“I just got the Waves C6 multi-compressor and already love it”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Spectrasonics
OmnisphereSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
What studio gear Darude uses: a sourced gear guide
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Studio
Has said they use
Apple
Logic Pro“Logic is my primary DAW, which I’ve been using since 2002.”
Said in Funktasy: Darude - New Album, Sandstorm and Skateboarding, November 2023
Has said they use
Celemony
Melodyne“When it comes to vocal tuning, I prefer Melodyne for its hands-on approach, natural and transparent tuning”
Said in Funktasy: Darude - New Album, Sandstorm and Skateboarding, November 2023
Has said they use
“I just got the Waves C6 multi-compressor and already love it”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
OmnisphereSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Spectrasonics
Stylus RMXSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Has said they use
Korg
Legacy Collection
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Has said they use
112dB
Redline Monitor“I use Sennheiser HD650 headphones (and 112dB's RedLine Monitor plugin) for critical mixing”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Native Instruments
FM7
Has said they use
Native Instruments
FM7“in addition to Logic's own synths I really like FM7, Absynth, Korg Legacy, Vanguard, Atmosphere and Stylus RMX”
Said in Darude.com: FAQ (archived 2007), July 2007
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Native Instruments
AbsynthSaid in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
Has said they use
Has said they use
Nektar
Panorama P6“My master keyboard is Nektartech Panorama P6.”
Has said they use
Moog
Subsequent 37“Today, my Moog sub 37 is one of my only analog synths”
Said in Funktasy: Darude - New Album, Sandstorm and Skateboarding, November 2023
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Rack 2“Moog Subsequent 37 & Clavia Nord Rack 2 are my favourite hardware synths.”
Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Genelec
8351A“I got a little taste of these 8351s, and I never gave them back”
Said in Genelec: One on One with Darude, February 2018
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Genelec
7370A“I use Genelec 8351A speakers & 7370A subwoofer.”
Has said they use
Genelec
1031ASaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Roland
JP-8080“The JP8k was a staple in every trance man's studio back in the day, and it still is an awesome synth”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Korg
MS2000R“The MS2000 has a pretty decent vocoder that has been used in some Darude productions”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Access Music
Virus C“if I had to pick one virtual analog synth to work with, it'd have to be Virus”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Korg
MiniKorg 700S“It's gnarly, noisy, but oh so lovely”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
Korg
Triton RackSaid in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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Has said they use
Yamaha
RS7000Said in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Find it on
Has said they use
Emagic
AMT8 MIDI interfaceSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Has said they use
RØDE
NT4 microphoneSaid in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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Has said they use
Has said they use
“My main DAW is Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro 15” 2018.”
Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Has said they use
Apple
Mac Pro“My main tool for music making is Logic Pro on a Mac Pro with a 30" Apple display.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Genelec
5040A subwoofer
Has said they use
Genelec
5040A subwooferSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Apple
30-inch Cinema Display
Has said they use
“My main tool for music making is Logic Pro on a Mac Pro with a 30" Apple display.”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Stage
Uses
Ableton
Live“They’re live producer sets with new versions of 25 of my back catalog tracks, stemmed out in Ableton Live”
Has said they use
Korg
microKONTROLSaid in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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US studio
Has said they use
Genelec
6010A monitorsSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Also at
Has said they use
sE Electronics
Reflexion FilterSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Has said they use
Novation
ReMOTE 49 SL Compact“This ReMOTE SL Compact keyboard feels good”
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Making Sandstorm
Steinberg
Cubase VST
Has said they use
Steinberg
Cubase VST“I put it into Cubase VST that I had just gotten, and it had a distortion plugin”
Said in MusicRadar: How Darude created Sandstorm, October 2024
Has said they use
Nord
Nord Lead 2“particularly the Nord Lead or Nord Rack 2, and also the Roland JP-8080, which was the trance synth”
Said in MusicRadar: How Darude created Sandstorm, October 2024
DJ booth
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor“I DJ with Native-Instruments Traktor + X1 mk2 & F1 controllers and Pioneer DJM-900nxs2 mixer”
Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor Kontrol X1 MK2Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Has said they use
Native Instruments
Traktor Kontrol F1
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-900NXS2
Has said they use
Ableton
Push 2“sometimes add to it with Ableton Live + Push 2”
V-Moda
Crossfade 2 Wireless
Has said they use
V-Moda
Crossfade 2 Wireless“V-Moda Crossfade 2 Wireless (which can be both wired for DJing & wireless for on the go)”
Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Has said they use
V-Moda
Crossfade M-100“V-Moda M-100 (which are wired, for DJing and on the go production)”
Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Orelo
Custom earplugs 15 dB
Has said they use
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-2000Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-400 mixerSaid in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
CDJ-1000MK2“When I dj I use two Pioneer CDJ-1000(mk2) cd-players and Traktor DJ and Ableton Live on my laptop as a "third deck".”
Said in Darude.com: FAQ (archived 2007), July 2007
Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
DJM-600Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
EKS
Otus DJ controller
Has said they use
Said in MusicRadar: Me in my studio: Darude, January 2012
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Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
EFX-1000Said in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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Has said they use
AlphaTheta / Pioneer DJ
HDJ-1000 headphonesSaid in Darude.com: studio and DJ gear list (archived 2007), July 2007
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Stream setup
Has said they use
Blackmagic Design
ATEM Mini Pro ISO“I stream with BlackmagicDesign ATEM Mini Pro ISO video mixer”
Has said they use
Blackmagic Design
Pocket Cinema Camera 6KSeen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Has said they use
Canon
EOS 5D Mark IVSeen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Has said they use
Has said they use
Seen in Darude on YouTube: IN DA STUDIO 012 - Waves-only track breakdown pt.1 (description), June 2020
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Leila K
Rude Boys (Leila K)Said in Darude.com: FAQ (archived 2007), July 2007
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Questions
About Darude's gear.
What DAW does Darude use?
Darude has said they use Logic Pro as the primary DAW, which he has been on since 2002, and he uses Ableton Live for his Storm 25 live producer sets with stemmed versions of 25 of his tracks. Sandstorm itself went through Cubase VST.
What plugins does Darude use?
Darude has said they use Celemony Melodyne for vocal tuning, the Waves C6 multiband compressor, Spectrasonics Omnisphere and Stylus RMX, reFX Nexus, Sylenth1, the Korg Legacy Collection and 112dB Redline Monitor for headphone mixing.
What synth does Darude use?
Darude has said they use a Moog Subsequent 37 and a Nord Rack 2 as his main hardware synths. He has also named the Roland JP-8080, whose Sandstorm preset gave the track its name, plus an Access Virus C, a Korg MS2000R and a MiniKorg 700S.
What MIDI keyboard does Darude use?
Darude has said they use a Nektar Panorama P6 as the master keyboard. In his earlier US studio he named a Novation ReMOTE 49 SL Compact, saying the keyboard feels good.
What studio monitors does Darude use?
Darude has said they use Genelec 8351A monitors with a Genelec 7370A subwoofer. They replaced the Genelec 1031A system he had used since building his Finnish studio in 2002.
What headphones does Darude use?
Darude has said they use V-MODA Crossfade 2 Wireless and V-MODA Crossfade M-100 headphones for DJing, and Sennheiser HD 650 headphones for critical mixing.
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Darude is the Finnish trance producer and DJ behind Sandstorm. This guide covers the DAWs, plugins, synths, monitors, DJ setup and streaming kit he has named in interviews, on his own website and in his YouTube descriptions from 2007 to 2025.
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