I'm back (with a new studio)

Well it's been a long time - mainly due to a lack of internet, the general stress of moving flat and the fact that writing endless stuff for my PhD means that writing for my blog has less appeal. One advantage of moving was that I now have room to set up my recording studio properly and even have space for a couple of new additions. Here's what it looks like...

I'm particularly pleased with my new drum controller (an Akai MPD24) above the keyboard. It's got really good touch sensitive pads and the whole thing feels solidly built which is surprising given that it is only about £150 new. Loads of knobs, sliders and transport buttons too. My other purchase was a second-hand Soundcraft Notepad mixing desk for small scale live use which I can confirm works well outside for micro-festivals but more on that later.