What software and hardware do you use?

[bandcoach]

Might as well get this one started as well.

So what SW are you using if any?

What computer are you using it on - spec it but don't worry about the burners, more th HDDs and the I/O cards, etc.

Shane

[bandcoach]

To answer my own questions.

SW?
Cubase 5.1R2 PB1 beta 7 - this is the old Cubase before we went through SX and Nuendo, etc. I bought it for scoring and have just ion the last six months started using the VST side of the beast - very nice.

Also have Audacity for quick mixes and captures (something about my new PC that doesn't let me catch more than 30" of audio in Cubase - too busy to sort it out though).

Also using a thing called hammerhead which is a 16 step soft drum machine, totally freeware (don't know where to find it now, but happy to make it available). Can store your own samples as well as input multiple bars of patterns. Has a nice straight/shuffle mix button which shifts where it interprets the second half of the beat or sixteenth note/semiquaver pairs. Can also stream the final version out to a wave file for inclusion in other editing programs.

Also found a program for doing a similar thing for african and middle eastern percussion instruments. Againa freeware and happy to make it available. Alos able to export as a wave file for use in other editing programs.

Sometimes use finale notepad and notepad for quick sketches before firing up the big guns.

I have started using Garritan Personal Orchestra, Jazz and Big Band and Concert and Marching Band sample librares with the Kontakt player. Have also bought the True Strike: Tension pack for Kore player also from Native Instruments, as well as downloading the free sample set for the Kore palyer.

HW?
Have a PC with 2G of Ram using an Intel Core 2 Duo 6300 running at 1.86 GHz. Mobo is a Gigabyte GA-945GM-S2 which has on board lan, audio, etc. I've added the basic soundblaster live card and a fire wire card as well as an extra two fans in the PCI slots. nVidia GeForce 6600 video card driving a single 21" LCD widescreen monitor. Internal drives are WD 10EACS 1TB, WD WD3200JS-55PDB0 320GB, Seagate ST3200826AS 200GB. Also two external drives (my third one just died within warranty) a 1 TB and a 250GB.

Also use the Tascam mentioned elsewhere here. I have Altec lansing desktop stereo plus subwoofer for my desktop monitoring. Can't wait to finalise the studio space (nearly there, another three weeks and I can do the reveal, I hope).

Shane

[Roguetitan]

E Machines W3503 with Windows XP media center edition 1GB RAM and 145 GB hard drive
Reaper DAW with a very extensive list of VST, VSTI and DX plugins
Tascam 1641 USB 2.0 Recording Interface.
Behringer Bass V-Amp Pro FX processor/amp modeling preampwith Behringer FCB 1010 MIDI foot controller
Samson 4 channel headphone amp
Samson Resolv 50 A Biamped studio monitors
Hosa Patch Bay
Phonic Impcct 24.4 mixer

[Mystic]

Hardware:
Intel Core 2 Quad 4.8ghz w/8gb ram, GeForce 8600, Vista Ultimate 64
Tascam DM 4800

I've gotten rid of most of my hardware in place of software.

Software:
Sonar 8 PE is my main DAW
Reason
Waves
Many many many VST programs and samples as well as mastering tools

[amp]

Hardware:
ADAM A7 monitors
RME FIREFACE 400 soundcard
RODE NT2-A microphone
NOVATION REMOTE 37 SL LIMITED EDITION midi controler
CLAVIA NORD RACK 2X synth
DAVE SMITH INSTRUMENTS EVOLVER synth
AKG K-240 MKII headphones

Software:
Nuendo 3
Reaktor 5
and a bunch of other VST's

[bandcoach]

Have bitten the bullet recently and added some new hw and sw to my setup. Mostly Native Instruments, but a few key purchases to update my holdings

HW
Maschine from Native Instruments - great device and interface sw
Guitar Rig Kontrol from Native Instruments
Internal Blu-Ray Burner combo drive
Audigy Platinum soundcard

SW
Reason 4
Cubase Studio 5.5 - My last versions was 5.1rVST32Score
Komplete 5 upgrade to Komplete 6 from Native Instruments, consisting of

• Massive
• Absynth
• Reaktor
• FM8
• B54
• Akoustik Piano
• Eletrick Piano
• Guitar Rig
• Kontakt 3/3.5/4
• Battery

Balinese Gamelan from Native Instruments
North India from Native Instruments

Shane

[Mystic]

Made some changes, myself.

Computer
ASRock X58 Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
OCZ Gold 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
EVGA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 Video Card
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply
x2 Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA Internal Hard Drive
SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F
Thermaltake Armor+MX VH8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Case
Logitech MS3200 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Acer AL1914 AB Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
Windows 7 RC Ultimate x64

Hardware
Cakewalk V-Studio 700 Console
Cakewalk V-Studio 100 Console (For mobile studio)

Keyboards
Yamaha KX8 Master Controller
Novation Remote SL25 Controller
Korg MS2000 Ver1 (Used as controller for synths)
Yamaha PSR-320 (Used as controller for misc)

Bass
Traben Phoenix 5 Custom
Custom Made Acoustic Bass
Line 6 Bass Pod Live XT

Guitars (I'm not a guitarist)
Fender Squire
Ibanez AEQ Acoustic Guitar
Fender Amp

Most everything I do now is software based and got rid of a lot of the outboard gear. I'll have to get a list together of the software I use now as I use a lot of it. The main programs I find myself using though are:
Sonar 8.5
Reason 4
Waves Plugins
East West/Quantum Leap Software