| I mix software with a bit of hardware.
Main workstation is my Yamaha Motif XS. Stock it with some ram and get the analog synths samples/programs from easysound.de. Really makes the Motif shine.
I just got the new Access Virus Snow, which is basically a half TI. Sounds great and will get a lot of use I am sure.
The best thing for me is that both instruments integrate so well with Cubase 4 which is my sequencer of choice.
Re software plugs, my main ones are Kontakt 3, Spectrasonics RMX with Nine volt audio packs, and Nexus with most expansions installed. A lot of the Nexus presets sounds great with Urban tracks once you turn down the reverb and lowcut the shit.
For drum programming I use GURU. I LOVE that Plug.
It has MPC swing presets, a brilliant interface for step programming, a cool and easy layer function and best of all, lighting fast drum sound audition while playing your pattern. |