If I’m going to write about the stuff I use for making music, I might as well list what I do use so anyone reading this will get an idea of what to expect in future. It’s not like I’m going to write posts about stuff I don’t use myself; that would be stupid. So here goes, hardware first:
1. Macbook Pro,
2. Commodore 64 running MSSIAH and SID2SID hardware,
3. Novation SLmkII 49 (w/ Automap),
4. iPhone and iPad,
5. Monome 40h,
6. Apogee Duet,
7. A Rickenbacker 360 and Vox amp,
8. Various FX pedals etc.
Software-wise:
1. Main DAW = Logic Pro 9,
2. Various Max-built instruments (eg Gleetchlab, Klee sequencer, Berna, LeSynthe5), along with monome-specific Max apps.
3. DSP Quattro (just bought this a few days ago, will probably write about this a lot as I get used to using it),
4. Several AU plugins (I’ll not list them all, but faves are probably Madrona Labs’ Aalto, FXpansion’s Synth Squad, NI’s Reaktor, Massive and Absynth, and for FX I’m a sucker for tape saturation and nice reverbs. Not to mention the more experimental FX like Sugar Bytes’ Effectrix and Audio Damage’s Replicant and Ronin, and everything by Sinevibes).
5. Metasynth 5. The daddy of sound design apps (unless you can afford Kyma….one day, perhaps…. Hey, I can dream.)
Right, I’m done writing this for the moment. Time to polish up a few more album tracks and put them to bed. Challenge to myself – I’ll post a previously unheard track to Soundcloud (and here) before the end of the night…
