My Studio - Bill’s Place

I built my studio from the ground up in 2001. It’s an 18’x18’ open room with a high vaulted ceiling. It’s acoustically designed and treated, and it’s decorated with artwork from my traveling days.
I have a large collection of old LP records, CDs, DVDs, piano music, orchestral scores, and books on hand when I need some inspiration.
It’s an environment conducive to musical creativity on many levels.

I write almost everything on a Mac Pro 8 core 3.0 Ghz computer using Apple Logic Studio. I’ve been using Logic for about 8 years now, but I was a Digital Performer user for about 15 years before that. I also have a modest Pro Tools system that I use occasionally, and I’m very comfortable with that program as well. For video I use the Canopus ADVC 110 to convert to my plasma monitor, which is a great scoring setup. I have a lot of plugins that I use to create sounds, and I love to experiment with different combinations to produce a wide variety of emotional qualities in my music. Some of my favorite plugins are from Vienna Instruments, Synthogy, Spectrasonics, Celemony, FXpansion, and Native Instruments to name a few.

I use a Yamaha Motif for my main keyboard, I was one of the first to get one when I was a Yamaha Keyboard artist. I still love the feel and expressive capabilities of my Motif. I use a Pre-Sonus Digimax 96k for my mic-pre’s and audio conversion. It’s connected via lightpipe to a MOTU 2408 that’s connected to my computer. The Digimax also has an excellent clock for syncing all my audio. I have a pair of Hafler TRM6 studio monitors and a Tannoy TS10 subwoofer that are perfectly suited for my room. My system is very strong and stable, which allows me to explore music in infinite ways