Sound design tools: Hardware
A powerful, portable computer from Apple.
Sounds great and runns stable.
http://www.motu.com
It is portable and fits in a special bag.
It is durable and it gives a clear sound.
Very good closed headphones.
It is possible to flip up one side to be able to listen to what is going on at stage.
Ipad from Apple is what I have been waiting for.
It replaces all of my other controllers in most situations.
http://www.apple.com
A control surface specially developed for Ableton Live
http://www.akaipro.com
To play on software instruments and trigger sounds.
http://www.m-audio.com
It is full with the sound effects archive, sample banks and a back-up of your show.