Ultra-portable, ultra-minimalist music factory!
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:11 am
Hello everyone!
I've been a TAXI member for almost a year, but I'm just now getting started on the forum. My wife & I quit our corporate jobs in January to hit the road full-time in a truck and travel trailer, so that we could spend more time with our new daughter and travel around the country. With COVID, you can imagine it's been a mixed success.
That said, I don't have a lot of physical space, budget, or time for music gear.
The 3,000+ sq ft house we used to own in Savage, MN had a large basement room that I had turned into my studio, which included both acoustic & electric drum recording setups. I still have most of that gear in a tiny storage unit in MN.
But here's what I'm using now. Almost 100% of the music I've had forwarded by TAXI in the past year was produced exclusively with this setup:
- 13-inch MacBook Pro (2019) w/ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 and 8GB RAM
- KORG microKEY Air 37-key MIDI controller
- Logic Pro
- A handful of Native Instruments plugins
- Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones
It's completely battery-powered and wireless, so I can work on music outdoors when the weather is nice and I have access to a table.
Here's a quick link to my public profile: https://www.taxi.com/members/jamusix
I'm definitely interested in collaborating, particularly with lyricist/vocalist types.
I've been a TAXI member for almost a year, but I'm just now getting started on the forum. My wife & I quit our corporate jobs in January to hit the road full-time in a truck and travel trailer, so that we could spend more time with our new daughter and travel around the country. With COVID, you can imagine it's been a mixed success.
That said, I don't have a lot of physical space, budget, or time for music gear.
The 3,000+ sq ft house we used to own in Savage, MN had a large basement room that I had turned into my studio, which included both acoustic & electric drum recording setups. I still have most of that gear in a tiny storage unit in MN.
But here's what I'm using now. Almost 100% of the music I've had forwarded by TAXI in the past year was produced exclusively with this setup:
- 13-inch MacBook Pro (2019) w/ 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 and 8GB RAM
- KORG microKEY Air 37-key MIDI controller
- Logic Pro
- A handful of Native Instruments plugins
- Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones
It's completely battery-powered and wireless, so I can work on music outdoors when the weather is nice and I have access to a table.
Here's a quick link to my public profile: https://www.taxi.com/members/jamusix
I'm definitely interested in collaborating, particularly with lyricist/vocalist types.