Every change of environment was an adventure for me, but each time I’ve created a safe place where I could rest and focus during my creative process. You are welcome to discover my work studios and tools I use every day.

After trying a lot of audio gear I’ve ended up with a dream setup for my podcasting needs: low-noise Sound Devices USBPre 2 audio interface, Shure SM7B dynamic microphone, and Aiaiai TMA-2 Studio headphones.

Mechanical keyboards give me the feeling of typing with more care, and the vibe of retro computing machines. I type on two nearly identical keyboards I’ve built for my Mac and PC setups. Both have frosted acrylic cases, brass top plates, PCBs with two USB-C ports each, bright RGB backlighting for night time, and double-shot PBT keycaps of different colors. It turned out 60% ANSI is perfectly comfortable layout for me.

From the earliest to the latest, I’ve previously had these: Apple Wireless Keyboard, Microsoft Arc Keyboard, Lofree Dot EH-112 with Gateron Blues, Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro S RGB with Cherry MX Browns, Drop Alt with Kailh Speed Silvers, and Keychron K6 with Gateron Reds.

As a techno-geek I love using hardware and software tools that help me doing routine and unconventional tasks. In hardware, I tend to choose the gear that will last me for years. In software, I prefer native and indie apps, with few exceptions.

Several years ago I’ve gone Small Form Factor. I had to choose special components such as Mini-ITX motherboard, SFX power supply unit, low-profile CPU cooling, M.2 solid-state drive, etc. But in the same time I’ve saved a lot in the size of my build that fitted in a premium ma­chined alu chassis with the “sandwich” layout. I’m happy with that decision to this day and I doubt there still is a single reason to choose standard ATX format for gaming battlestations of XXI century.