Gear

photo by Hong Waltzer


This page covers the more technical aspects of my music.
There's a list of gear I use below, as well as links to gear reviews I've written.

Here's a list of my current setup:

iPad Pro (and countless apps) for synths, effects, sequencing, and recording
Rob Allen Deep 4 fretless bass Rob Allen Mouse short-scale fretless bass Breedlove Legacy Concert LTD with L.R> Baggs Anthem electronics
Mesa Subway bass amp
Trace Elliot 10" bass cabinet
Fishman Loudbox Artist amp
Markbass CMD 121 amp
Fishman Platinum Pro EQ
Boss MS-3 multieffects
TC Electronics Ditto looper

Some other gear I use occasionally:
Leblanc Galaxy clarinet (Morgan mouthpiece, Vinson ligature, GC reeds)

The following instruments were used to produce The Anatomy Of Waves:
Akai EWI4000s

The following instruments were used to produce my contributions to Shadows On Water:
Roland Juno-G (with Ultimate Keys expansion)
Akai EWI4000s

The following instruments were used to produce Means of Ascent and Escape Velocity:
Roland Fantom-S (with Ultimate Keys expansion)
Korg Electribe ER-1 (used only on Escape Velocity)

The following instruments and processing gear were used to produce Sonic Approach:
Roland XP-50
Waldorf MicroQ (track one only)
Korg Electribe ER-1 (track one only)

The following instruments and processing gear were used to produce The Opposite Of Staring Into Space:
Roland XP-50 (with Vintage Synth and Keyboards of the 60s & 70s expansion boards)
Quasimidi 309 (fully expanded)
Kawai K5000R
Waldorf Microwave II
Boss SX-700 multieffects

The following instruments and processing gear were used to produce the debut Synthetic Block CD:
Roland XP-50 (with Vintage Synth and Keyboards of the 60s & 70s expansion boards)
Quasimidi 309
Clavia Nord Rack
Eventide DSP4000
TC Electronics M2000
Boss SX-700
Behringer Autocom
Behringer Ultrafex

Gear Reviews
To read a review of the Akai EWI4000s, click here.
To read a review of the Roland Juno G, click here.
To read a review of the Emu Vintage Pro, click here.
To read a review of the Elektron MachineDrum, click here.
To read how I used the Quasimidi 309 when making the first Synthetic Block CD, click here.
To read a review of the Emu Audity 2000, click here.
To read a review of the Kawai K5000R, click here.

Here's a list of the many basses I've played in the past:
Fender American Precision
Rob Allen MB-2
Hofner 500/1 Contemporary
G&L L2500
Ibanez AFB200
Spector Legend Six-String
Fender Custom Shop Precision
Warwick Corvette
Epiphone Jack Casady Signature
Aria Pro II TRB
Roland DB-300 bass amp
Ashdown EB130-12 bass amp
Ampeg B100R bass amp
Ampeg B2R bass amp

And a list of some of the other gear I've used in the past:
Alesis Micron
Korg Kontrol49
Roland XP-60
E-mu Vintage Pro
Roland SH-32
Elektron MachineDrum
Jomox XBase 09
Roland JX-305
Emu Audity 2000
Alesis QSR
Emu Classic Keys
Korg 05r/w
Yamaha QY10
Moog Rogue
Moog Modular
Yamaha SY35
Yamaha DX-7
Roland TR-606