> 03: Studio Gear

I don't indend to give details of the hard and soft technology I use, unless I get enough requests to do so. But just for the fun of it, here's a rough breakdown based upon country of origin:

Of the hardware in regular use: 25% is German, 25% is American, 20% is Japanese, 15% is Danish, 10% is Italian and 5% is British. Rule Britannia :) Hardware in semi-retirement is mostly Japanese. My performance interface mainly comprises an Italian keyboard controller, American ribbon controller and Japanese breath controller.

My main sequencing software is of German origin (later absorbed by the world's most successful fruit), and it loads mainly American plugins. The whole show runs under an American Operating System you've probably heard of, but it's a whole other fruit entirely.

Over the years I've become increasingly frustrated with the traditional approach employed by software sequencers; their workflow feels like a straightjacket to me. Even Ableton's cool 'Clip View' doesn't go far enough. This is the main reason why I'm developing experimental software to handle my compositional requirements. Only then I can finally restrict the 'Big Gun' sequencer to the tracking and production tasks it excels at.