David and Stephen are joined by orchestrator and composer David Metzger, whose resume includes Frozen, Muppets Most Wanted, The Avengers, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and more. He shares his setup, which includes multiple Macs networked together, numerous music applications and (eventually) a full-blown orchestra.

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Guest Starring:

David Metzger

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Dave Metzger's Website

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David's Desk

Maynard Ferguson - Wikipedia

Apple II

Atari ST - Wikipedia

Finale | Music Notation Software That Lets You Create Your Way

Mac SE | Low End Mac

Music Notation Software - Sibelius - Avid

Macintosh Centris - Wikipedia

Music creation software: Cubase | Steinberg

The Macintosh Clones | Low End Mac

Vienna Ensemble Pro - Vienna Symphonic Library

Apple Mac Pro review (2013) - The Verge

Thunderbay 4 Mini - OWC Digital

Metagrid

Stream Deck | elgato.com

Write scores with Dorico | Steinberg

Keyboard Maestro

Wacom

GoodReader

forScore

TouchOSC

Loupedeck CT

OSCulator

SlimBlade™ Trackball | Kensington