Gear

::::IN THE STUDIO::::

At home, where wires can be strewn about any which way, my setup is basically one that allows me quick access to my laptop and my Evolution MK-41 USB controller.  I hook everything up to my Creative Extigy external soundcard. Monitoring is done on an Altec Lansing 2.1 computer speaker system. Or my AKG K-66 headphones.

::::LIVE GIG SETUP::::

At live gigs, where speed of setup is often essential, I have often had to make do with my laptop, and that’s it (with BOME’s mousekeyboard as a virtual keyboard via my QWERTY keys). More recently though I’ve been able to the Evolution MIDI controller plus my lovely Boss Sp-202 sampler for hands-on sampladelia.

::::EQUIPMENT::::

PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT:

• Toshiba Satellite 1410 laptop [Specs: 1.8 GHz celeron. 256 RAM. 30GB HDD. ]
• Echo Indigo Soundcard.
• Boss SP202 sampler.
• Evolution MK-41 USB controller.

MONITORING EQUIPMENT:

• Creative Extigy external soundcard.
• AKG K-66 Headphones
• Altec Lansing 2.1 Computer Speakers

SOFTWARE:

• Reason 2.5
• Tracktion
• Fruity Loops 3.56
• Acid Pro 3.0
• Sound Forge 5.0.
• Bome’s Mouse Keyboard

USING REASON FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE:

A few years back, I wrote a PDF tutorial on how to use the software Reason for live performance. I never got to update it, so it’s circa Reason version 2.5, but it still has some interesting tips on how I personally use Reason in a performance set-up. Here it is.