My Studio
2019
I love seeing what musicians I admire use for their studio setup. So often you imagine it's some crazy big setup, only to read that a small and modest rig can get you there.
I've had many setups over the years, but here is what I'm currently using. Hopefully it can be an inspiration to someone else.
Hardware
Studio
- MacBook Pro 2016 15", 2.6GHz i7, 16GB
- Focusrite Clarett 4Pre Firewire 2 version
- Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 MIDI Controller
- Fractal AXE FX II Guitar Processor
- Fostex PM-1 Studio Speakers
Headphones
- Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO Mixing
- Shure SRH940 Tracking
Other Hardware
- Marshall JCM 2000 Run into a Two Notes load box then into the AXE FX II for cab simulation
- Arturia Minibrute When playing with a real synth is called for
- Lanikai Concert A/E Ukulele Yes, I found a use for this on a metal track
Guitars
- Aristides 080s 8 String — my go-to for Nightmares of The Sun and anything requiring 8 strings
- Fender Offset Tele All my single coil guitar sounds come from this one
- PRS Holcomb Tuned to C standard, mainly used for Synaescope
- PRS DW CE Tuned to C standard, for Floyd Rose needs — mainly used for Synaescope
- Schecter KM-7
- Fender Vince Ray Outer Space Acoustic
- Schecter Hellraiser C-8 Heavily modified with an EverTune bridge and BKP Warpig pickups
Basses
- Dingwall NG-2 5 String tuned down to F# — for pairing with 8 string guitar
- Ibanez SRFF805 Fan fret 5 string bass — great for everything
Software
DAW
- Pro Tools I've been using this for over 25 years
Digital Instruments
- Native Instruments Komplete
- Superior Drummer 3.0 Standard libraries
- EZDrummer 2.0 Progressive EZX, Post-Rock EZX, Metal Machine EZX
- EZKeys Retro Electrics
- M-Tron Pro Mellotron virtual instrument
- Positive Grid Bias FX
- SubMission Eurobass II
- Neural DSP Nameless and Plini Archetype amp sims
Mixing & Mastering
- iZotope Neutron
- iZotope Ozone Advanced