Studio Setup

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🖥️ Machine

  • Windows 10 Pro 64bit
  • AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
  • 32 gb ram
  • (2) 24" 144 Hz LED monitors
  • (1) 1 tb 970 EVO for OS
  • (1) 1 tb 970 EVO for samples
  • (1) 512 gb SSD for EWQL libraries
  • RX 480 gpu
  • 2 tb external storage, backed up remotely

🎙️ Equipment

  • (2) Yamaha HS80M monitors
  • Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones
  • M-Audio Oxygen 49 midi keyboard
  • Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 interface
  • Rode NT-USB mic (for vocals)
  • Behringer B1 mic (general purpose)
  • Audio-Technica AT2020 mic (general purpose)
  • Sennheiser e906 mic (for guitars)
  • Zoom H2 handheld recorder (for portable foley)

🎸 Instruments

  • Acoustic Drum Set - double pedal kick, snare, hats, (3) toms, (2) crash, ride, china, splash, roto-toms
  • Yamaha DGX-640 piano, melodica
  • Tin whistle, wood flutes
  • Bongos, shakers, log drum, vibraslap
  • ... and various other auxiliary percussion and trinkets

🤖 Software

  • Imageline FL Studio Producer Edition
  • MuseScore for notation
  • Audacity, Wavosaur, various other utilities
  • Custom audio batch processing scripts
  • ... and various other utilities

🔌 Plugins

  • NI Komplete 12 (Massive, Massive X, FM8, Absynth, Reaktor, Guitar Rig, etc.)
  • Spectrasonics Omnisphere
  • u-He Zebra 2
  • reFX Nexus, Vanguard
  • LennarDigital Sylenth1
  • Camel Audio Alchemy, CamelPhat
  • Cakewalk Z3ta
  • QuikQuak Glass Viper
  • Audio Modeling SWAM Saxophones
  • Sonic Charge Synplant
  • IK Multimedia Modo Bass
  • GForce impOSCar2
  • Ample Sounds stuff
  • Korg Legacy Collection
  • Emagic Vintage Piano 73, Crystal Soft Synth, AudioRealism Bass Line 2, and other freebies
  • ... and various other plugins

📚 Sample Libraries

  • NI Komplete 12 (Factory Library, Battery, etc.)
  • EWQL Hollywood Strings, Hollywood Brass, Hollywood Choirs, RA, Ministry of Rock, Storm Drum 2, Pianos, Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Choirs
  • Spitfire Albion One, Albion, Chamber Strings, Sable Strings, Percussion, Labs, Hg2O
  • Audiobro LA Scoring Strings
  • Fluffy Audio Dominus Choir Pro
  • Cinesamples CineBrass Pro, Piano in Blue, CineHarp
  • Sample Modeling Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Tuba
  • VSL SE Woodwinds, SE Percussion
  • Impact Soundworks Shreddage 1/2/3, Pearl, Juggernaut, Bravura, Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion, Vocalisa
  • ProjectSAM True Strike
  • Fable Sounds Broadway Big Band Lites
  • Mixosaurus Drums, GetGood Drums Matt Halpern, Steven Slate Drums, Superior Drummer 2
  • Orange Tree Samples Strawberry, Stratosphere, Cherry, Rick, Steel
  • Handheld Sound Scoring Mallets, Flying Percussion
  • FT Samples Timpani on Fire
  • Embertone Joshua Bell Violin, Friedlander, Blakus, Shan Bawu
  • Felt Instruments Lekko, Jasno
  • Heavyocity Ethnic Drum Ensembles
  • Nine Volt Audio Taiko, Taiko 2
  • eLab Smoker's Delight
  • Best Service Blue Box, Drums Overkill, Emotional Cello
  • Electronisounds Vinyl Revolution
  • Hollywood Edge Foley Sound Library
  • Loopmasters stuff
  • Cinematique stuff
  • PettinHouse stuff
  • Waves Factory stuff
  • Garritan Personal Orchestra, Jazz & Big Band
  • Tapspace Virtual Drumline 2
  • Big Cat Instruments, Ivy Audio, and other freebies
  • ... and various other libraries, samples, and soundfonts