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More for Ryan Lewis: What gear do you guys use in the studio? What does your vocal chain look like these days? Do you mix/master everything or do you hire someone else?

A couple technical-ish questions regarding composing:

1. Do you use composing software? I.e. a DAW with VSTs etc etc, and if so what are some of your favorites?

2. What is your process for composing? Do you write a piece using synths/samplers and then record all relevant parts with actual instruments? Do you begin with just a keyboard part or drums or what?

3. What advice would you give someone looking to get into composition? I sometimes have trouble getting what I have into my head out onto my keyboard, any tips to help in this regard? Are you trained on any specific instrument?

Thanks for doing this!

As an ex-Logic-now-Cubase user I say go for it! I haven't tried Cubase 7 (some of the new composition features look nice) yet but 6.5 is sweet, there's a lot you can do in Cubase that you can't in Logic, like route MIDI to your VST effects. Hope it goes well for you!

Hey Dieminion, I met you at GUTS2 in Cambridge about 5 months ago, just wanted to say thanks for being a super cool down to earth dude and for taking time to talk to me about the Boxer-Guile match.

Thanks for doing this and hopefully you can make it out to MA again soon!