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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