John AdamsInterview
Security researcher, sound designer, photographer
Adapted from John Adams's interview on Uses This, published 20 September 2017. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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It consists of a large ProStation, on a desk manufactured by Omnirax.
A MOTU MIDI Express XT going out to the synths
An ART HeadAmp6 Pro headphone amplifier
Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity mic pre-amp
A Wacom Intuos tablet that I use for music, photo editing, and other things
Mac Pro (Late 2013) 3.5Ghz x 6 core, 64 GB RAM
Pegasus R4 Thunderbolt RAID array (8TB)
One large Apple 27" Cinema Display
There are also random office things here like an HP Officejet X476dw, the world's fastest inkjet printer.
Weller WES51 soldering iron with many tips
Fluke 179 multimeter and microscope/needle probes
I nearly always carry the following: A pair of Ultimate Audio UE-7 headphones, a Sharpie, a roll of Board Tape (aka Artist's Tape), a Gerber Multitool, and a strong, bright flashlight.
Security
Coding & Development
Design
Media
Ableton Live 9 with a Push2 Hardware controller