Welcome to my studio! #
My Setup #
OpenMPT #
Most of the music I write (and have written) is done using the software OpenMPT which is an open source music tracker program. I have been using this for over 12 years now and it has become the most comfortable music software for me to use.
Logic Pro #
For a lot of projects I have utilised Logic Pro on the Mac to compose music, with 7 years experience of using it as a full-on DAW I can professionally produce and mix within this software. I learned how to use it on my music-tech course at college.
Synthesisers/DTMs #
I was on a quest to make the ideal late 90s synth studio, one that VGM composers of the day would have either had or loved to have had! On my computer I use Sekaiju to sequence the songs, another piece of open source software that I have been using for a long time.
Pictures #
Taking pictures of my computer isn’t particularly exciting, so instead I have this space dedicated to my outboard gear. THis is how I compose authentic 80s and 90s styled music, using synthesisers of the era that would’ve been used to produce everything from pop hits to soundtracks.
Synth-Rack #
- Roland XV-5080 (expanded with World Collection and Supreme Dance)
- Alesis S4+ (with Eurodance PCMCIA card and a flash one to use any ROMs)
- E-Mu Proteus 2000 (equipped with Composer, ZR-76, Protozoa and XL-7. My favourite synth!)
- E-Mu Proteus/1 (with Protologic expansion board)
- Yamaha TG500 (1mb of NVRAM and Datablade from sector101)
- Yamaha TG55 (with Rock/Pop, Syn Wave 1, Drums and other cards)
- KORG N1/R
- Yamaha TX16W (12-bit sampler with 6mb of RAM installed)
Mixing area #
- Behringer RX1602v2 mixer (x3)
- Peavey DPM V3
- E-Mu Proteus FX
- MIDISPORT 8/8s (x2)
- Zoom RFX-1000 multi-effects unit
- Digitech DSP 256XL II multi-effects unit
- Yamaha SPX-50D multi-effects unit
- Lexicon Alex multi-effects unit
Desk area #
- Alesis NanoPiano
- Alesis NanoBass
- Yamaha A4000 sampler (4GB partitioned CF card, ZuluSCSI with CD images of classic libaries)
- Yamaha TG77 (with DataBlade and WaveBlade from sector101)
- Yamaha TG33
- Viscount MF-01
- Roland D-110
- Yamaha TG300
- Yamaha TG100
- Edirol Studio Canvas SD-80
DTM Stack #
- Kawai G-Mega
- Roland SC-8820
- Kurzweil ME-1
- Roland SC-D70
- GEM GM-X
- E-Mu Sound Engine
- Casio GZ-50m
- Alesis NanoSynth
- Kawai G-Mega LX
- Kawai PHm
- Akai SG01V
- Akai SG01K