NOVAkILL's software applications are almost all PC-only. Running contrary to conventional wisdom again, they rely 100% on their PC to perform flawlessly on stage and have never been let down. Working with PCs means you can do everything so much less expensively and you get a much wider choice of software to work with. NOVAkILL's entire software set-up has cost somewhere between US$300 and US$400, yet it can compete with any big studio for quality, power and flexibility. ORION 8 is the centrepiece of NOVAkILL’s workflow. It is a fully featured virtual studio application that does most of what is needed. You can find some alternative skins on the EXTRAS page. It is supplemented by SoundForge 9.0, which is a very competent, full- featured audio editing application. NOVAkILL use it to prepare samples for Orion and for mastering tracks. SynthEdit is used to create all the VST plugins NOVAkILL make. NOVAkILL's studio, Zone-V, is state-of-the-art simplicity. Between them, Bones & Sik have more than 40 years experience writing, producing and performing electronic music and their choices here, whilst possibly seeming at odds with accepted wisdom, reflect that experience. Keeping the process as simple as possible is the only way to ensure that production remains manageable. Many people think you need to spend a lot of money to be able to produce professional quality results, but all the gear in this section, excluding the laptop, was purchased new for around US$1500 total, and NOVAkILL's entire software suite can be purchased for well under US$400. So for less than two grand over the cost of a decent PC, NOVAkILL can do higher quality work than was possible 10 years ago for 10 times the cost. More importantly, it allows them the freedom to do it all at home, in their own time, rather than having to hire a studio and rush to get it all done. Korg microX Line 6 KB37 Wharfedale DiamondPro 8.1 Active Echo Indigo iO Condenser Mic Roland SPD 20