■ #1 Main PC (Built 2022) | "The Beast"
■ Main Stream PC | OBS | Ableton Live 11 Suite

■ Specs:
■ MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Z590 Master
■ CPU: Intel i7 10700k
■ MEM: DDR4 64GB

■ GPU: Nvidia RTX4060

■ HDD: Crucial P3 1TB PCIe 3.0 1TB
■ OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

■ NOTES:

■ This machine is simply a beast. (Hence nickname)
■ Built on a hot summer June evening, this PC was intended to replace my ailing old PC.

■ I use it for streaming, live looping and everything else.
■ In March 2024 I upgraded my GPU to the RTX4060.

■ Under full streaming load with 9 cameras connected, all are at FHD 1920x1080 @ 60fps, CPU is 9%.

■ I'd been using my old PC for so many years, jumping from a 1st gen to 10th gen has blown me away.

■ I have plans to build another PC in 2024, giving me loads more options for the future. 

■ #2 Old Studio PC (Built 2012) | "Old Faithful"
■ Previous Main Stream|Studio PC

■ Specs:
■ MOBO: Gigabyte X458A-OC
■ CPU: Intel i7 960

■ GPU: Nvidia GTX1050Ti Card
(Windforce 4GB OC Edition)

■ MEM: DDR3 24GB
■ SSD's & HDD (20TB!)
■ OS: Win7 64-bit 

■ NOTES:

■ This PC was built back in 2012 for £400!
■ A 1st Gen i7 with 24GB DDR3.  The motherboard, a competition overclocking MOBO, has so much grunt, I used to live stream from this PC with 6/7 cameras.
 
■ Average OBS CPU use was 25/35% at full load.
■ All through my front page tenure on Twitch 2022, I run everything at 1280x720 but upscaled OBS to 1920x1080. Lol 

■  I'd been streaming with this PC from Feb 2021 unti 2022, and really did squeeze every last drop of performance out of it.

■  Future plans for this PC: It will be used to supersede the Audio Laptop, and serve double duty supplying the TV screen(s) and Run Ableton for some quick impromptu loops. 

■ Audio Laptop (Tracks):
■ Specs:

■ Acer i5 8GB
■ Windows 10 64-bit Home

■ NOTES:

■ Runs Show Buddy/DMXIS for lighting and tracks. 

■ It's convenient, but I'm not a fan of laptops, I much prefer desktop PC's. 

■  It's getting old now, and will be replaced this year with my old faithful studio PC. 

■ All Midi/AutoHotkey/Python scripting is done on this machine, controlling all the other machines. 

■ Guitars:
- Fender Eric Clapton Strat
- Custom Ibanez Nate Perle Swirl
- Custom JEM/RG550 builds
- Custom Mexican Strat builds
- Gibson Les Pauls
- Gibson SG

■ Guitar Hardware:
- Original Floyd Rose Trems (OFR), Ibanez Edge Trems, DiMarzio Cliplok Straps, Wudtone Trems.

■ Strings:
-For all my electric guitars:
- Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky (9-46)

■ Picks:
- Custom 1.5mm Delrin500 picks in white...
- ...with my name on :)

■ MIDI Keyboards/Controllers:
- Novation Launchkey 88 Mk.3
- Novation Impulse 49
- Yamaha Clavinova 88

- Nektar Pacer MIDI foot controller.
- APC 40 Mk.2 MIDI controller.

■ DAWs:
- Cubase Pro (Recording)
- Reaper (2nd DAW)
- Ableton Live (Looping)

■ Plugins:
- Amplitube 3/4/5
- EZDrummer2 | EZKeys
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2
- Izotope Ozone Mastering Suite.

■ STREAMING SOFTWARE | CAMERAS | LIGHTING

■ Live Streaming Software:
- OBS Studio.
- Show Buddy / DMXIS.
- BOMEs MIDI Translator
- AutoHotKey
- VLC Media Player (Video Playback)

■ Lighting, Backing Track, OBS Control:
- DMXIS | Show Buddy. This controls OBS through BOMEs, and is then controlled by autohotkey scripts.
- I've used Show Buddy (dbaudioware) since 2012. 

■ Lighting:
- Raleano 192 Video Lights.
- 6500k GU10's everywhere.

■ Cameras:
- Sony A5100 Mirrorless Cameras.
- Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 Cameras.
- Logitech C920's(A billion of them!)
- I like to switch between Cameras and C920s depending on the shows.

■ Scripting/Automation:
- AutoHotKey, Python for MIDI/Networking.

■ PCI USB Cards:
- USB 3.0 PCI-x Cards StarTech Quad Channel Cards.