In addition to being a songwriter, singer, and musician, I produce my recordings, and occasionally recordings for others, and also do limited video production and editing in my mostly software-based home studio. Here is a snapshot of the tools I use. I just might be a bit of a music and audio software junkie. 😀
Digital Audio Workstation:
- Intel i7 5820k PC with:
- 16 GB RAM
- 2 TB hard disk
- 8 TB SSD (2 x 2 TB, 1 x 4 TB)
- Windows 10 Professional (64-bit)
- MOTU 828x Thunderbolt audio interface
- Steinberg Cubase Pro 13
- Steinberg Dorico Pro 5
- Steinberg WaveLab Pro 12
- Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve 19
- Magix Vegas Pro 14
- Sony Sound Forge Pro 11
- Sony CD Architect 5.2
- Magix DVD Architect
- Cakewalk by BandLab
Monitors:
- E-MU PM5 Precision Monitors
Mic Preamps:
- Focusrite ISA One
Microphones:
- CAD Equitek E-200 condenser
- Shure SM-58 dynamic
MIDI Controllers:
- Akai EWI USB wind controller
- Roland A-800PRO 61-key keyboard controller
- Roland A-88 88-key keyboard controller
Software Instruments:
- Pianos and organs:
- AAS Lounge Lizard EP-4
- Arturia Augmented Grand Piano, B-3 V2, Clavinet V, Farfisa V, Mellotron V, Piano V3, Stage-73 V2, VOX Continental V2, Wurli V3
- Garritan Authorized Steinway Piano Basic
- IK Multimedia Hammond B-3X, SampleTron 2
- Native Instruments Alicia’s Keys, Noire, Scarbee A200, Scarbee Clavinet/Pianet, Scarbee, Mark 1, The Grandeur, The Gentleman, The Giant, The Maverick, Una Corda, Vintage Organs
- Steinberg Verve
- Synths:
- AAS Chromaphone 3, String Studio VS-3, Ultra Analog VA-3
- Arturia Acid V, Analog Lab V, ARP 2600 V3, Augmented Brass, Augmented Strings, Augmented Voices, Augmented Woodwinds, Augmented Yangtze, Buchla Easel V, CMI V, CS-80 V4, CZ V, DX7 V, Emulator II V, Jun-6 V, Jup-8 V4, Korg MS-20 V, Matrix-12 V2, Mini V4, MiniBrute V, MiniFreak V, Modular V3, OB-Xa V, Pigments, Prophet-5 V, Prophet-VS V SEM V2, Solina V2, SQ80 V, Synclavier V, Synthi V, Vocoder V
- Cakewalk PSYN II, Rapture Pro, Z3TA+ 2
- IK Multimedia Syntronik 2 Deluxe
- Native Instruments Absynth 5, Blocks Primes, FM8, Form, Kontour, Massive, Massive X, Monark, Playbox, Reaktor 6, Reaktor Prism, Reaktor Spark, Retro Machines MK2, Rounds, Super 8, TRK-01
- Plugin Alliance bx_overhausen
- Steinberg Padshop 2, Retrologue 2
- UJAM Usynth Drive
- Universal Audio PolyMAX
- Samplers, loop players, and multi-function sound modules:
- Cakewalk Dimension Pro
- IK Multimedia SampleTank 4 MAX
- Native Instruments KONTAKT 7
- Steinberg HALion Sonic
- Waves CR8 Creative Sampler
- Guitars and basses:
- AAS Strum GS-2
- Acoustic Samples GD-6 Acoustic Guitar, Strategy, Sunbird, Telematic
- Chris Hein Guitars
- Indiginus The Ukulele
- IK Multimedia MODO BASS 2
- MusicLab RealEight 5, RealGuitar 5, RealLPC 5, RealRick 5, RealStrat 5
- Native Instruments Scarbee MM Bass, Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass, Session Bassist, Prime Bass, Session Guitarist – Electric Mint, Session Guitarist – Electric Sunburst Deluxe, Session Guitarist – Electric Vintage, Session Guitarist – Picked Acoustic, Session Guitarist – Strummed Acoustic, Session Guitarist – Strummed Acoustic 2
- Spectrasonics Trilian
- Steinberg TGuitar
- UJAM Virtual Guitarist Amber 2, Carbon, Iron 2, Silk 2, Sparkle 2
- Wavelore Pedal Steel Guitar
- Waves Bass Fingers
- Drums and percussion:
- In Session Audio Shimmer Shake Strike 2
- Native Instruments Abbey Road 60s Drummer, Battery 4, Butch Vig Drums, Drumlab, Polyplex, Studio Drummer
- Spectrasonics Stylus RMX with Backbeat SAGE Xpander
- Steinberg Groove Agent SE 5
- Toontrack EZ Drummer 3 (with Action! EZX, Alt-Rock EZX, Americana EZX, Big Rock Drums EZX, Blues EZX, The Classic EZX, Claustrophobic EZX, Dream Pop EZX, Drumkit From Hell EZX, Electronic EZX, Funk Masters EZX, Hip Hop! EZX, Indie Folk EZX, Jazz EZX, Latin Percussion EZX, Nashville EZX, Number One Hits EZX, Pop EZX, Pop/Rock EZX, Post-Rock EZX, Reggae EZX, Rock EZX, Rock Solid EZX, Seventies Rock EZX, Southern Soul EZX, Traditional Country EZX, Twisted Kit EZX, UK Pop EZX, and Vintage Rock EZX), Superior Drummer 3 (with Custom & Vintage SDX, Indiependent SDX, Music City U.S.A. SDX, New York Studios Vol. 2 SDX, New York Studios Vol. 3 SDX, The Rock Warehouse SDX, Roots SDX – Brushes, Rods, & Mallets, and Roots SDX – Sticks)
- Band, orchestral, ethnic instruments, choirs:
- Bolder Sounds fiddle! V2
- East West Quantum Leap RA, Symphonic Choirs
- Garritan Concert and Marching Band, Gofriller Solo Cello 2, Instant Orchestra, Jazz & Big Band, Personal Orchestral 5, Stradivari Solo Violin 2
- IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik 2
- Kirk Hunter Virtuoso Ensembles
- Native Instruments Discovery Series (Balinese Gamelan, Cuba, India, Middle East, West Africa), Irish Harp, Session Horns, Session Strings 2, YANGQIN
- Sample Modeling Mr. Sax A., Mr. Sax B., Mr. Sax T., Ms. Sax S., The Trombone, The Trumpet
- Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover
- Steinberg Iconica Sketch
Audio plug-ins:
- Antares MIC MOD EFX
- Applied Acoustics Systems Objeq Delay
- Arturia FX Collection 5 (Bus Exciter-104, Bus Force, Bus Peak, Chorus Dimension-D, Chorus Jun-6, Comp Diode-609, Comp FET-76, Comp Tube-Sta, Comp VCA-65, Delay Eternity, Delay Brigade, Delay Tape-201, Dist Coldfire, Dist OpAmp-21, Dist Tube-Culture, Efx Fragments, Efx Motions, Efx Refract, EQ Sitral-295, Filter M12, Filter Mini, Filter MS-20, Filter SEM, Flanger BL-20, Phaser Bi-Tron, Pre 1973, Pre TridA, Pre V76, Rev Intensity, Rev LX-24, Rev Plate-140, Rev Spring-636, Rotary CLS-222, Tape Mello-Fi)
- Celemony Melodyne Studio 5
- Exponential Audio Stratus 3D, Symphony 3D
- IK Multimedia AmpliTube 5 MAX, Lurssen Mastering Console, MixBox, T-RackS 5 MAX
- iZotope DDLY, Insight 2, Nectar 4 Advanced, Neoverb, Neutron 4, Ozone 11 Advanced, RX 11 Standard, Stutter Edit 2, Trash Lite, Vinyl, VocalSynth 2, Tonal Balance 2
- Native Instruments Crush Pack (Bite, Dirt, Freak), Driver, Guitar Rig 7 Pro, Mod Pack (Choral, Flair, Phasis), Rammfire, Raum, Reflektor, Replika, Solid Bus Comp, Solid Dynamics, Solid EQ, Spektral Delay, Supercharger, The Finger, Traktor 12, Transient Master
- Overloud BREVERB, Dopamine, REmatrix Solo, TH3, VKFX Delay
- Plugin Alliance Ampeg SVTVR Classic, Black Box Analog Design HG-2, bx_boom!, bx_cleansweep Pro, bx_console Focusrite SC, bx_delay 2500, bx_masterdesk Classic, bx_refinement, bx_rockrack V3 Player, bx_saturator V2, bx_solo, bx_subfilter, bx_subsynth, elysia niveau filter, Schoeps Double MS, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, SPL Free Ranger
- PSP Audioware 2445 EMT Digital Reverberator, 285 Semi-Modular Delay, 608 MultiDelay, B-Scanner, BinAmp, BussPressor, ClassicQ, ConsoleQ, E27, EasyVerb, Echo, Hertzrider 2, Impressor, InfiniStrip, Lexicon PSP 42, L’otary, MasterComp, MasterQ2, McQ, MixBass2, MixGate2, MixPressor2, MixSaturator2, MixTreble2, MixSync2, N2O, Neon HR, Nexcellence, Nitro, NobleQ, oldTimer, PianoVerb2, PreQursor, PseudoStereo, PSP 84, RetroQ, Saturator, SpringBox, StereoAnalyzer, StereoController, StereoEnhancer, stompDelay, stompFilter, TripleMeter, Twin-L, VintageWarmer 2, X-Dither, Xenon
- Synchro Arts RePitch, VocAlign Pro
- Toontrack EZMix 3
- Universal Audio Capitol Chambers, Sound City Studios, Verve Analog Machines Essentials
- Waves Abbey Road Collection, Abbey Road Studio 3, Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter, BB Tubes, BSS DPR-402, Butch Vig Vocals, C6 Multiband Compressor, Chris Lord-Alge Signature Series, CLA Classic Compressors, CLA Epic, CLA MixDown, CLA MixHub, Clarity Vx, Clarity Vx DeReverb, Curves Equator, dbx® 160 Compressor / Limiter, DeBreath, Diamond, Eddie Kramer Signature Series, F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ, Greg Wells Signature Series, H-Series, Jack Joseph Puig Signature Series, JJP Analog Legends, Kaleidoscopes, L3-16 Multimaximizer, Magma Springs, Magma Tube Channel Strip, Manny Marroquin Signature Series, Nx Virtual Studio Collection, OVox Vocal ReSynthesis, PRS SuperModels, Scheps 73, Scheps Omni Channel, Scheps Parallel Particles, Silk Vocal, Studio Classics Collection, Tapes, Tubes & Transistors, Tony Maserati Signature Series, Tune Real-Time, Vocal Bender, Voltage Amps
Last update: November 16, 2024