It stands to reason that every designer needs to be engaged with some other form of cultural expression to have, you know, a real designer lifestyle. I run a little project studio, and occasionally rent my gears out to people (as well as running lots of weddings and gigs and dance parties and things). Last week I picked up a CM Labs Motormix off TradeMe which means I’m not stuck trying to mix with a mouse – I’ve yet to see anything that’s as tactile and useful as a deck of real faders in front of you.

Anyway, here’s a couple of snaps of the setup: