History of the studio

I started to compose music on ZX-Spectrum in 1994. It was my only computer that time. Limited capabilities of YM2149F (or AY-3-8910) sound chip that was used in ZX-Spectrum forced musicians to come up with various tricks to produce rich sound. It was a great school for me.

In 1996 I started to compose music on PC using trackers. The first tracker I used was Scream Tracker 3, later I moved to Fast Tracker 2 and finally I have chosen Impulse Tracker 2.

In 2000 I established my own home music recording studio. The first record I made was the first (and, unfortunately, the last) album of the rock band I was playing in at the time. As it was my first try to record something, it sounded poor (that is why this album is not available to download on this website). The new-born studio was entitled as Brainwave Tracks Home Studio.

Since 2001 I compose and record music using sequencers but it does not mean that I forgot about trackers and ZX-Spectrum.

In 2006 I renamed the studio to megus@home and registered it as the label at Last.fm.

Studio setup

megus@home is a low-budget studio but I always try to buy the best equipment I can afford.

Hardware

• Apple iMac
• Apple Macbook
• KRK RP5 studio monitors
• Focusrite Saffire audio interface
• M-Audio Fast Track Ultra audio interface
• Yerasov Pterodriver PD-5 tube guitar preamp
• Tech21 SansAmp GT-2 guitar amp emulator
• Rig Kontrol 3 Hardware
• Roland GI-20
• ART Levelar compressor
• Oktava MK-219 condenser mic
• Oktava MKE-2 condenser mic

Software

• Logic Studio
• Native Instruments Komplete 5
• Plogue Chipsounds

Instruments

• M-Audio Axiom 61 MIDI Keyboard
• Fernandes ARS-400 electric guitar with custom pickup set: active EMG pickups (89/S/SA) and Roland GR-3A splitted pickup
• Ibanez GSR200 bass guitar
• Hurricane electric-acoustic guitar
• KORG Kaossilator
• Sanshin
• Shakuhachi Yuu
• Khomus
• Kouxian