THE GEAR I USED TO COMPOSE WESTWOOD STUDIOS GAMES
I often get asked what specific gear I used to get the sounds of the music I composed in the Westwood Studios era of games. While I've been happy to share the info, I thought I'd come up with a definitive list that shows the evolution of gear for the groups of games they were used on from 1991-2003.
Dragonstrike:
DAW: Dr. T’s KCS
Midi / Audio Interface: Amiga Computer
Eye of the Beholder 2 The Legend of Darkmoon
AD&D Warriors Of The Eternal Sun
Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty
Dune: The Battle For Arrakis
Legend of Kyrandia 1 Fables and Fiends
Legend of Kyrandia 2 The Hand of Fate
Lands Of Lore 1 The Throne of Chaos
Order of The Griffon
DAW: Adlib Visual Composer
Midi Interface: Adlib Card, Roland MPU-401
Hardware: Roland MT-32, Roland Sound Canvas
Legend of Kyrandia 3 Malcolm’s Revenge
Monopoly
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer The Covert Operations
Young Merlin
The Lion King
DAW: Cubase
Midi Interface: Motu micro express
Hardware: Ensoniq EPS-16 sampler, Ensoniq ASR Sampler Rack, Syquest removable cartridge hard drives, Roland JD990 synth, Roland S760 Sampler, Mackie 32-8 bus Mixer, Pansonic DAT recorder, Gibson SG guitar, Gorilla ampilfier, Alesis quadraverb effects, Ensoniq DP-4 effects, Alesis ADATS, Genelec 1030A monitors, DBX 166 compressors, Shure SM57 microphone, Roland Sound Canvas
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Command & Conquer Red Alert Aftermath
Command & Conquer Red Alert Counterstike
Command & Conquer Red Alert Retaliation
Command & Conquer Sole Survivor
Blade Runner
Lands of Lore 2 Guardians of Destiny
DAW: Cubase
Midi Interface: Motu micro express
Hardware: ADDED: Roland JV1080 synth, Roland JV2080 synth, Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 guitar, Mesa Boogie DC5 Amplifier, Lexicon LXP-15 effects
Ensoniq EPS-16 (as a controller), Ensoniq ASR Sampler Rack, Syquest removable cartridge hard drives, Roland JD990 synth, Roland S760 Sampler, Mackie 32-8 bus Mixer, Pansonic DAT recorder, Alesis quadraverb effects, Ensoniq DP-4 effects, Genelec 1030A monitors, DBX 166 compressors, Shure SM57 microphone
Dune 2000
Lands of Lore 3
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
Nox
DAW: Cubase
Audio interface: Echo Gina Card
Midi Interface: Midiman Midisport 8x8
Hardware: ADDED: Roland MC-505 Groovebox synth, Novation station desktop synth, Korg TR-Rack synth, Mackie Digital-8 bus Mixer, Lexicon MPX1 effects, Soundeluxe U95 microphone
Ensoniq EPS-16 (as a controller), Ensoniq ASR Sampler Rack, Syquest removable cartridge hard drives, Roland JD990 synth, Roland S760 Sampler, Roland JV1080 synth, Roland JV2080 synth, Pansonic DAT recorder, Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 guitar, Mesa Boogie DC5 Amplifier, Ensoniq DP-4 effects, Lexicon LXP-15 effects, Genelec 1030A monitors, DBX 166 compressors, Shure SM57 microphone
Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 Yuri’s Revenge
Emperor Battle For Dune
Pirates The Legend of Black Kat
Earth & Beyond
Command & Conquer Renegade
DAW: Cubase, Acid
Audio interface: Echo Gina Card
Midi Interface: Midiman Midisport 8x8
Hardware: ADDED: Studiologic 61-key keyboard controller, Roland XV5080 synth, Akai S5000 sampler, Alesis Quadrasynth rack
Ensoniq ASR Sampler Rack, Syquest removable cartridge hard drives, Roland S760 Sampler, Roland JV2080 synth, Roland MC-505 Groovebox synth, Novation station desktop synth, Korg TR-Rack synth, Mackie Digital-8 bus Mixer, Pansonic DAT recorder, Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 guitar, Mesa Boogie DC5 Amplifier, Ensoniq DP-4 effects, Lexicon LXP-15 effects, Lexicon MPX1 effects, Genelec 1030A monitors, DBX 166 compressors, Shure SM57 microphone, Soundeluxe U95 microphone
Command & Conquer 3 Demos
DAW: Cubase, Acid
Audio interface: Echo Gina Card
Midi Interface: Midiman Midisport 8x8
Hardware: ADDED: Emu E4 Synth/Sampler rack
Ensoniq ASR Sampler Rack, Syquest removable cartridge hard drives, Roland S760 Sampler, Roland JV2080 synth, Roland MC-505 Groovebox synth, Novation station desktop synth, Korg TR-Rack synth, Mackie Digital-8 bus Mixer, Pansonic DAT recorder, Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 guitar, Mesa Boogie DC5 Amplifier, Ensoniq DP-4 effects, Lexicon LXP-15 effects, Lexicon MPX1 effects, Genelec 1030A monitors, DBX 166 compressors, Shure SM57 microphone, Soundeluxe U95 microphone, Studiologic 61-key keyboard controller, Roland XV5080 synth, Akai S5000 sampler, Alesis Quadrasynth rack
Above: Last photo of my Westwood office before the studio closed.
