Software

I am often asked which sample libraries and plugins I use, so I compiled this list of my favorites to share with anyone who is interested!

(NOTE: italicized items are used every day and/or in my permanent DAW template)

Digital Audio Workstations/Hosts

PreSonus Studio One 6 Professional (my go-to DAW for anything)

Vienna Ensemble Pro 7

Favorite Sample/Instrument Libraries

Vienna Symphonic Library (VSL) - Synchron Prime Edition, Synchron Strings I, Synchron Strings Pro, Synchron Elite Strings, Synchron Brass, Synchron Woodwinds, Synchron Harp, Synchron-ized Percussion, Big Bang Orchestra

Spitfire Audio - BBC Symphony Orchestra Professional, Appassionata Strings, LCO Textures, Percussion Swarm, Orchestral Swarm, Albion ONE, Albion Solstice

Fluffy Audio - Trio Broz Strings

Audio Imperia - Chorus

ProjectSAM - Symphobia 2, Symphobia 4: Pandora

Cinematic Studio Series - Cinematic Studio Strings (CSS), Cinematic Studio Brass, Cinematic Studio Woodwinds

Orchestral Tools - Metropolis Ark 1, 3, 4, TIME Macro

Keepforest - Evolution Devastator Series, Risenge Core, Aizerx full series

Cinesamples - Tina Guo Cello vol 1 and 2

Output - Signal, Substance, Analog Strings, Analog Brass and Winds, Exhale, Rev

Heavyocity - Forzo, Damage 2, Symphonic Destruction, Gravity

East West/Quantum Leap - Hollywood Choirs, SILK

Soundiron - Emotional Piano

Auddict - PercX Pro

Audiobro - LA Scoring Strings (LASS) 3, Genesis Children’s Choir

SoundYeti - Collision FX, Ambition, Method 1, Revelation Scoring Grand, DV8

PulseSetter Sounds - Dystopian Guitars, Metalstorm, Hybrid Head Crusher, Hybrid Militia, Pulsor Bundle

Embertone - Joshua Bell Violin

Realitone - Fingerpick 2.0

Impact Soundworks - Tokyo Scoring Strings, Shreddage 3 Legacy, Jupiter and Abyss

Strezov Sampling - Wotan and Frejya Choirs, Sambhala Textural Orchestra, Jade Ethnic Orchestra, Choir Essentials, Rhodope II

Soft Synths/Plugins

Zebra 2, Dark Zebra, Diva, RePro (u-he)

Dune 3 (Synapse Audio)

VPS Avenger (Vengeance Sound)

Omnisphere 2 (Spectrasonics)

Spire (Reveal Sound)

Mixing/Mastering/FX

Precision Limiter, Lexicon 224 (Universal Audio)

Ozone 9 Advanced, Neutron 4 Advanced, RX7 Elements (Izotope)

Berlin Studio (Samplicity)

Spaces II (EastWest)

Fabfilter Mastering Bundle (Fabfilter)

Cinematic Rooms (LiquidSonics)

Valhalla Room (Valhalla DSP)

Amplitube 5 Max (IK Multimedia)

Action Delay, Action Phaser, Action Filter (NoiseAsh)

Decapitator, Echoboy, FilterFreak (Soundtoys)

Tantra 2 (Dmitry Sches)

Movement (Output)

Black Hole Reverb (Eventide)

Hardware/Instruments 

Desktop - Custom-built Core i7 8700k 64GB Ram Windows 11

Laptop - Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB Ram, HP Omen Ryzen 7 4800H 64GB Ram

MIDI - M-Audio Keystation 88-key , Arturia Minilab MkII

Studio Monitors - Presonus Sceptre S6, JBL LSR305 Professional

Headphones - Focal Clear MG, Focal Celestee, Dan Clark Audio Ether CX

Audio Interface - Universal Audio Apollo Solo, Zoom F3 field recorder

Mics - Audio Technica AT2020, Sterling Audio SP130

Guitars/Bass -Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro, Epiphone J-15, Jackson Limited-Edition JS Series Concert Bass