···4040also here's the gear i use for music:
41414242- audio workstation: i mostly use [Logic Pro](https://www.apple.com/logic-pro) or [Bitwig](https://www.bitwig.com) or [FL Studio](https://www.image-line.com)
4343-- instruments: i have a Squier stratocaster, some acoustic Yamaha, a ukulele, and a Yamaha keyboard.
4343+- instruments: i have a Squier stratocaster, some acoustic Yamaha, a ukulele, and a Yamaha keyboard. i also use a lot of Logic's software instruments.
4444- midi controller: i use that Yamaha keyboard along with my [Arturia Minilab 3](https://www.arturia.com/products/hybrid-synths/minilab-3/overview).
4545- microphone: i typically use an [AKG P120](https://www.akg.com/microphones/condenser-microphones/P120-.html).
4646- audio interface: i use a [Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen](https://us.focusrite.com/products/scarlett-solo-3rd-gen). however, sometimes on the go, i just plug in my [Fender Mustang Micro](https://www.fender.com/products/mustang-micro) and start recording, but the latency is sometimes kinda bad when plugged into the laptop
···57575858### programs
59596060+- [Apple Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Mail) or [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net)
6161+- [Discord](https://discord.com)
6262+- [Final Cut Pro](https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro) or [Davinci Resolve](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/)
6363+- [Ghostty](https://ghostty.org)
6464+- [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes) (`Music.app`) or [Strawberry](https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org)
6565+- [JetBrains IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea)
6666+- [Logic Pro](https://www.apple.com/logic-pro) or [Bitwig](https://www.bitwig.com) or [FL Studio](https://www.image-line.com)
6767+- [Neovim](https://neovim.io)
6868+- [NetNewsWire](https://netnewswire.com)
6069- [Nix](https://nixos.org) and [nix-darwin](https://github.com/nix-darwin/nix-darwin)
6170- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
6262-- [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com)
6363-- [Neovim](https://neovim.io)
6464-- [JetBrains IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea)
6565-- [Final Cut Pro](https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro) or [Davinci Resolve](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/)
6666-- [Logic Pro](https://www.apple.com/logic-pro) or [Bitwig](https://www.bitwig.com) or [FL Studio](https://www.image-line.com)
6767-- [Apple Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Mail) or [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net)
6868-- [Discord](https://discord.com)
7171+- [OnyX](https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html)
6972- [Signal](https://signal.org)
7070-- [NetNewsWire](https://netnewswire.com)
7171-- [Ghostty](https://ghostty.org)
7273- [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com)
7374- [Transmission](https://transmissionbt.com)
7475- [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc)
7575-- [iTunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes) (`Music.app`) or [Strawberry](https://www.strawberrymusicplayer.org)
7676+- [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com)
76777778(there may also be some other software i forgot to mention, but thats most of it)
7879···80818182these are services hosted on my NUC. i connect everything using Tailscale. (i luv tailscale!!!!!)
82838383-- [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org), for streaming my music library
8484- [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org), for streaming my movies/TV shows
8585+- [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org), for streaming my music library
8586- [slskd](https://github.com/slskd/slskd) for music downloading and sharing (soulseek daemon)
8787+- Minecraft or other game servers for friends
8688- shares for [restic](https://restic.net) Linux backups and [Time Machine](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Machine_(macOS)>) MacOS backups
8787-- sometimes i run Minecraft or other game servers for friends