The equipment used by Matthew is as follows:
- Cello by Cesare Gigli, Rome, 1790
- Modern bow from Tubbs Workshop, England, 90 grammes
- Flemish baroque bow by Philip Davis, made from snakewood, 84 grammes
- Apple MacBook Pro, 17” 2.16 Ghz Intel Core Duo 1 GB RAM
- Ableton Live and Pro Tools LE 7
- Lacie 80Gb ‘d2’ model firewire hard drive
- Digidesign 002R rack-mounted
- ProTools LE ‘Studio in a box’
- Furman PM8E mains distribution/filtering
- DPA 4012 compact cardiod microphone with special cello mount
- Millenia Twin Direct TD1 single channel mic pre-amp
- Sennheiser Evolution EM312 receiver with SK300 pocket transmitter/ME2 lapel mic
- Behringer FCB 1010 Midi Foot Controller
- Digitech JamMan footpedal loopstation
- Pair of two-way active Amadeus T100A loudspeakers made by Atelier 33
- Genelec studio monitor 8020A
- Custom flight case by Oakleigh Cases