Zadron Xion

I love everything about Ableton and am excited to upgrade to Live 10 Suite when I have the money. The workflow and UI is perfect for me and for the kind of music I love producing.

When I got this when it first came out, it was rated as being the best gaming laptop on the market. About a year of owning it, I upgraded it to 16gb ram and added a 1tb ssd and moved the 1tb hdd to its second drive bay. Five years later and it still runs like brand new and I have done quite a bit of heavy gaming on it and it can still run pretty much any game out there with mid to high graphics. The only issue I have with it didn't show until after owning it for four years which is this strange screen flicker that is related to movement of the lid. I opened up the screen and tightened the cable connecting the back of the screen and the flickering stopped and showed up again a few weeks later. I think the tape that is used to hold the cable in place is just wearing off and I should probably just replace the tape so this issue being as easily fixable as it is, does not change my opinion on this laptop. Literally the only real downside is how massive this and heavy this thing is but its performance and its amazing lifespan more than make up for it.

I got these to be used at parties and reunions for either playing music or if I want to play some of my music live and it works okay as a cheap stand-in for a studio monitor because I didn't have a set of studio monitors when I got this. The sound quality is great and is perfect for parties but it tends to click at max or close to max volume. Also the big downside to using this as a studio monitor is that it seems to soften sharper tones which makes it hard to determine how to apply EQ to the sharper sounds when producing music.

I have had this mouse for forever and I hate using any other mouse because this mouse spoiled me.

These have been my favorite headphones for countless years and I use them for almost everything. They are great for everything except for producing music sadly because these headphones exaggerate the bass sounds too much for making music but that's exactly the kind of thing that's makes them great for listening to music. The Bluetooth is a huge bonus for when you are listening to music while in the car or are studying at the library so that you don't have to deal with having to tuck the cord away in a pocket when going on a stroll when you are not using them.

The sound quality of these headphones are so clear and perfect for music production and they are also perfect for gaming because of this. I love how they come with a short wire and a long 3.5 mm and one 6.35 mm aux wire so that I don't need to buy a separate special adapter. I also love how the headphones can fold into itself to save space.

This thing is complicated and seems to have a steep learning curve but it can do so much it's insane. I usually just stick to the presets which sound amazing. AND IT'S FREE!

I got this not too long after I got my Warlock guitar and I love it.

I got this when I was 12 when I was just starting to get into playing music. I love the design and it sounds great.

I used to use this thing all the time along side with my Launchpad Mk2 as some of my very first midi controllers. I used it a lot with Live and I still have yet to learn how to set up the cool light show feature when paired with a certain program. I love how small this thing is too, I can easily take it with me whenever I go vacation somewhere because it fits nicely in any backpack and takes up very little space.

I used to use this thing all the time along side with my Launchpad Mini as some of my very first midi controllers. I used it a lot with Live and I still have yet to learn how to set up the cool light show feature when paired with a certain program. The cord that came with it became buggy and unreliable after a few months of use and will randomly disconnect from my computer while playing though which is why this gets four stars and not five. I still have yet to replace the cord.

This was my first midi controller my dad got me as a gift along with Live 9 Intro and I used to love playing with this thing with Live and when I first starting producing electronic music. I was very disappointed when one of the keys suddenly stopped working two years after getting it. I still have it due to nostalgia and I have a high hope that maybe I could get it fixed someday.

I take this thing almost everywhere to go and so far it is my only pocket operator and now I want to collect them all. It is a great sequencer and the lead synth noises are perfect for performing the device live at small parties and reunions.

I use it a lot for it's midi and drum sequencer and I use it to play drum racks live. It works seamlessly with Live and it is always my go to instrument whenever I write midi clips or play clips while in session view.

I love everything about Ableton and am excited to upgrade to Live 10 Suite when I have the money. The workflow and UI is perfect for me and for the kind of music I love producing.