Tools stack (mid-2023)

This is the stuff I use to do things.

Hardware

• MacBook Pro 14-inch w/ M2 Max
• iPhone 14 Pro
• AirPods Pro
• Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface
• Tascam DR-40X field recorder
• Yamaha P-115 digital piano
• Schecter Stiletto Studio 5-string bass
• G&L L-1000 bass
• PRS SE Custom 24 electric guitar
• MXL 990/991 condenser mics
• Sony MDR-7506 reference headphones
• Blue Snowball mic for calls & podcasting

Software

• Ulysses for idea capture & long-form writing
• Apple Mail for email
• Apple Messages, Slack & Zoom for communication
• Apple Calendar, Reminders & Notes for notes & planning
• Apple Music for music snobbery
• Apple News+ & Reeder for reading & bookmarking
• Overcast for podcasts
• Safari for web browsing

Services

• iCloud Drive for personal storage
• Dropbox for collaborative storage & hosting this site
• Blot for managing this site
• Buttondown for my newsletter
• Bandcamp for hosting my music
• Backblaze for backups
• Namecheap for domains
• Tidycal for scheduling
• Buffer for social media publishing¹
• Logic Pro for music production
• Reason 11 for drum machines & samplers
• GarageBand iOS for jotting musical ideas down
• Figma for ad-hoc design
• Pixelmator Pro for occasional photo editing

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