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Hi, I'm Dalton Sutton
Liberty-minded. Musician. Web Developer.
Owner of
Killer Cable Company
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Uses
This is a list of some of my favorite gadgets, hardware, and software that I use on a day-to-day basis.
Everyday Carry
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14" MacBook Pro — M3 Pro (2023)
Prior to this, I was using a 2019 MacBook Pro 16" as my main machine. I bought this in November 2023 and as of March 2024, I still have yet to hear the fan in this thing. Insanely great computer.
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Upgraded from a iPhone 13 Pro Max. The 16 is a decent upgrade. Have a black case with a custom designed Pop Socket. I currently use this as a webcam for livestreams.
Benchmade Bugout (Black)
Everyone needs a good pocket knife and the Bugout has been super awesome. This was a gift from my Father when he visited me in Kansas. It's of great quality and I use it nearly everyday. Made from CPM S30V steel.
Springfield Armory XDE 9mm
Currently carrying the Springfield Armory XDE in 9mm, 3.3" barrel length. Comfortable with this gun, but plan to upgrade soon.
Apple Watch, Series 4 (44mm)
Really nice to have when the phone is dead or if I've forgotten it at home, I'm still able to communicate if I need to.
NutSac Muy Grande (Black)
This messenger bag is by far the best bag I've ever carried. The name might be funny, but the bag is American-made from waxed-canvas and full grain leather, and the quality is outstanding. I'm able to fit my MacBook Pro 16", my iPad, and various supplies to last me through my day between home and work.
Podcasts
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Shure SM7b
I use the Shure SM7b for all my Podcasts and Livestreams. Best mic!
RØDECaster Duo
For Podcasts and Livestreams, I use the RØDECaster Duo. It's pretty sweet!
Gator Boom Arm
This is a great Boom Arm for my mic for when I'm Podcasting or Live streaming. Doesn't get in the way at all.
Music
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Jerico Guitars — Baritone Fusion 6 Ignition
Picked up this guitar at the beginning of 2024. Sweet guitar, excited to record and play shows with it.
Michael Kelly Patriot LTD — Spalted Maple Top
This guitar has been used to record all the guitar parts for Dream : Divination by Anchoria. I might swap the default pickups out someday, but love the feel of this guitar.
Neural DSP Quad Cortex
The Quad Cortex is incredible. The Quad Cortex is a powerful floorboard amp modeler with 6 cores for limitless sound design possibilities. It features Neural Capture technology for replicating amp characteristics accurately and an intuitive 7" multi-touch display.
ddrum kit (Black), SJC Snare, Zildjian Cymbals, DW Hardware, Vic Firth 7A Sticks
I took on drumming for Anchoria when we couldn't find a drummer. Bought a ddrum kit, Zildjian cymbals, DW hardware, SJC snare, and Evans heads.
Orange Pedal Baby 100
I really like the simplicity of the Pedal Baby. It's a super clean amp that I can run all my pedals through.
Orange Micro Dark
This is a tiny amp, but it sounds huge. I bought this amp for reamping a guitar DI from my iPhone to this amp and a 2x12 Mesa cab when playing with Anchoria. I reamped my guitar parts while I played drums. Worked perfectly. This amp has great clean tones as well as a decent gain tone.
Orange CR120
I bought this amp thinking I was going to play guitar for Anchoria live. I don't use it much, but I do enjoy it when I do play it.
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 - 1st Gen
I also have the Scarlett 2i2, but I use this more. It's been a great interface to use to record live drums with.
Software
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Directus
Directus is an instant REST+GraphQL API and intuitive no-code data collaboration app for any SQL database. I've used Directus off and on for the last couple years and with v9, it's the best it's ever been. In fact, this site is powered by Directus 10.
WordPress
I love WordPress. I use it everyday. However, it's greatest strength, the ability to customize WordPress through hooks and filters, is also it's greatest weakness. I'm very particular to how a WordPress site runs and to have it as clean and simple as it can be.
Next.js
I like to challenge myself with learning new Frameworks from time to time. Next.js is one that I fell in love with almost right away. Now, the majority of the sites I develop are powered by Next.js on Vercel.
Laravel
As a PHP nerd, this is my favorite framework to work in. It comes with nearly everything to get started with. It's got an incredible community around it with awesome people and great packages to extend the project.
Arc Browser
Oh man, I used Firefox Developer Edition for years and years. Switch to Arc in July 2022 and after the second day of trying, I made it my default browser.
Screen Studio
Screen Studio is a macOS Screen Recording software by Adam Pietrasiak (@pie6k). It has this unique ability to zoom in, have super smooth cursor movements and features a cinematic motion blur to make whatever you're recording look super professional. Useful for short tutorials.
Visual Studio Code
I don't care for Microsoft much (shocker), but I am a huge fan of Visual Studio Code and the community around it.
Logic Pro
I've been using Logic Pro for years now and I'm very comfortable with it. Mixed and mastered over a dozen albums and singles with it.
Final Cut Pro
Whenever I do music videos or lyric videos, I always gravitate towards Final Cut. Like Logic Pro, I'm very comfortable with the workflow it has.
Raycast
Raycast will always be in my Top 5 favorite apps. I could spend hours telling you what this app can do, but in short, it's a snappy and lightweight Spotlight replacement for MacOS. This allows me to create scripts in Bash, JS, PHP and launch them with ease, very quickly. Awesome for automating daily tasks.
TablePlus
This is my favorite database management tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite & more. It has a nice dark mode theme as well.
iTerm2
I prefer this terminal over Apple's terminal. It's a lot easier to customize to fit your workflow.
Fathom Analytics
Fathom is a Google Analytics alternative that doesn't compromise visitor privacy for data and has always stood out from the rest. It feels super lightweight and it's super simple to install on a website and use. If you'd like to give it a try, use my referral link and get a $10 discount on your first invoice.