the D.A.W. i use is FL Studio
I have about a hundred little VST plugins that i use from time to time, but the ones i use most are: Izotope Ozone (mastering) Guitar Rig (Guitar amp Modeling) AutoTune (to help correct minor pitch flaws *i rarely use the so called T-Pain effect *) Addictive Drums (because my studio is too small to rig a drumset) Fruity Reverb, Delay, and Parametric EQ.
My audio I.O. is Guitar Rig Sessions (it has a 48v Phantom powered mic input, two line level inputs, Monitor headphone output and L&R Main outs)
I use an Ibanez RG for both bass and guitar (drop C over D *i have to use an octave manipulator to make the bass sound*) and two microphones. One dynamic Shure Sm57 and one condenser MXL V63M.
Thats it =) the rest is just a couple years experience with DAWs and loads of free time.
