lewis_campbell

Moving on to Ableton after using Logic for a long time was a bit of a struggle, but once you've got the hang of it, Ableton is an extremely powerful software that allows you to concentrate on your creativity and the music instead of spending hours making the track sound good as you go along. I also love that you can basically write a song in the session window and make all the regions and then just drag them into the arrange window to create the structure.

I usually use Logic for my production, as I'm more into electronic music. However, when I make more kind of acoustic music, I use cubase as I find working with audio is a lot easy and generally better in cubase than it is in Logic

Very good at what it does, and has a beautiful sub. It's also actually great at making some messed up weird sounds which I love doing.

I use these to record guitar, and weird little sample things. They do this really well.

This is a great little microphone, and works really well with recording vocals

To be honest, I don't like it enough to use it as the main percussion in a track, but it is good at adding an analog feel to the drum part in a track. It's also surprisingly good at making some messed up, cool sounds which I love to do.

This can be a great synth if you know how to use it. Great for making weird trippy sounds, as well as you're usual synths. I also usually use this synth for it's white noise. It works well.

I knew it would be good, but I didn't expect it to be that good. If you go in detail, the flexibility is amazing. Definitely recommend

The System 1m doesn't just look great, but it sounds great too. Also, he 1m is semi modular, so I'm really looking forward to expanding on it with some modules.

I rarely actually use this, but it is fun to use sometimes and it can sometimes be quicker than using a mouse. Note that you actually have to buy further apps for the leap motion to actually work within a DAW. It's not expensive though. Around £20.

This might be a very simple piece of gear, but it is essential for working with any more than one person in a home studio. You can get better and bigger ones, but whats the point, unless you need more than 4 outputs, of course. All you need it to do is do the job, be small and be silent. It is all of these things, which is why it's great

If what you're looking for is an easy to use, full sized, weighted keyboard, but aren't really bothered about having any internal sounds... This keyboard is perfect for you! It's basically the famous Roland weighted keyboard touch without any of the sounds, which if you're working in a studio, you would never use anyway, as you should have keyboard sounds. Also ahs two assignable knobs which is kind of useful sometimes

This is a really good interface for a start up home studio. Also, I didn't realise until a couple of months after I bought it, that the it's XLR inputs are also 1/4" jack plugs. Useful to know !

Simple MIDI keyboard controller that does the job well. Very easy to use and fits well on my desk