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