Hardware as of Summer 2021

 

PC:

 

2019 Acer Aspire TC-865-NE Selecti5 (Intel 6-Core i5-8400 2.8-4.0GHz, 1TB HDD, 8GB DDR4 RAM + the 16GB DDR4 stick I added (24GB RAM)) Windows 10 64-Bit

 

I use a couple of Samsung T7 500GB SSDs for the storage of my sample libraries. I keep all DAWs and notation software on my PC’s internal HDD and all of my instrument samples on an SSD for faster access to the files while composing.

 

 

Display:

 

BenQ EL2870U 28” 4k Monitor

 

 

Audio:

 

Speakers: Pioneer Studio Monitors DM-40, UE Hyperboom

Over ear: Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II

External sound card: Focusrite Scarlett Solo (3rd Gen)

MIDI controller: M-Audio Hammer 88

 

Software as of Summer 2021

 

Main DAW: Dorico 3.5 (I am a former Sibelius user)

Vienna Ensemble Pro 7, Vienna MIR Pro

Ableton Live 10 Lite

Audacity

 

 

Sample Libraries as of Summer 2021

 

Vienna Symphonic Library SYNCHRON-ized SE (volumes 1,2,4&6)

Noteperformer

SONiVOX Eighty Eight Ensemble (for piano)

ProjectSAM True Strike 1