Everything starts somewhere and for Twisted Elixir it starts here! My hope is that as the sands of time flow I can use my trials and tribulations to help others navigate the world of digital audio. I figure the best way to start is for me to first list the tools I use-

Software-wise-

Cakewalk Sonar X2 Producer Edition- the heart of my DAW, I use this for recording, sequencing, and mixing.
Sony Sound Forge 10 Pro- this is my digital audio editor.
Quantum Leap Pianos- kind of self-explanatory.
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Plus- my own personal symphony.
East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs w/ VOTA Expansion- the aaaaaaahhhhhs have it!
Native Instruments Komplete 7- an extensive suite of software synths, samplers, and guitar tools.
Fxpansion BFD 2- my drum software including some optional kits, i.e. Neil Peart’s.
IK Multimedia- I own just about everything they make (T-RackS Deluxe, Sampletank 2.5 XL, Sonic Synth 2, Amplitube, etc.).
Waves Platinum Bundle- if you’ve ever listened to music made in the past couple of decades then you’ve heard Waves plugins in use. EQs, Compressors, Reverbs, Limiters, etc.
Nomad Integral Bundle- another fine set of dynamic and processor plugins.
And other assorted software and sample libraries.

Hardware-wise I have an i7 based computer using an Echo Layla 3G soundcard. For external equipment-

Roland JV-1000 with the Vintage Synth and VE-JV1 expansion cards.
Kurzweil K2500XS w/ expanded PRAM, Grand Piano daughterboard, Contemporary and Orchestral Blocks, and KDFX.
Mackie CR1604VLZ 16 channel analog mixer.
Charvel Mod6 6-string electric guitar run through a Line 6 Pod XT (including the software based Pod Farm Platinum 2.5).

I monitor through a set of Adam Audio A7’s.

Even though my DAW is offline I do share my flatscreen monitors with my internet machine through a dual DVI KVM switch.

Ok, enough boring stuff for now!

-Bill