Welp, I guess it is official now. I am officially in one of the PROs of the world. PRO in this case meaning Performing Rights Organization. In my case I have chosen ASCAP, though BMI and SESAC are available in the USA as well.
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EQ Tips
– Less is more with all things equalization. If you are making big changes such as more than a 3dB raise then look to getting a better source sound. If it does not sound good going in to the processor, it will not sound good coming out. There are cases, where you do want a Read More …
First Comment Spam
I would like to acknowledge a new milestone for this site. We received our first comment spam. It came from this IP, and has been marked as such in this block. Can’t wait until the first legitimate comment….
Slipstream Chase
This song is inspired by some of the stop animation films my daughter started creating. This came up after seeing a few of these and being super proud of her. 1bluebass · Slipstream Chase
R2 Unit
This tune is old. I used to perform this one with Machine Tools as well. This might be one of the last tunes that I still have that was started back on Acid. I mean the old music software program by Sonic Foundry. I really used to love that program a lot back in the Read More …
Apple Butter Recipe
It is that time of year again. The time when the smell of slow cooking apples fills the house. First, recipe of the fall for me is always Apple Butter. This becomes the starter for so many other things. This is a slow all day cook in the slow cooker for me, so plan ahead Read More …
Drum Room Project :: Cleaning my new Drums
So as I mentioned in a previous post, that I traded an old drum set for an old AC window unit that I no longer needed. The drums had been living in a closet for some time, and were very rusty. Very Rusty. Before they get played or even setup a thorough cleaning was in Read More …
Stretching Too Far
For the Song I am writing this entry from memory. There are no initial notes for this song. Finally had got this new VST working, and this popped out. That literally was how this song started. The initial working title was “Long Chords”. Couldn’t think of anything else. It seems that initial naming of something Read More …
Minor Illusions
The third song on my first album, Initial Experiments, was started as chords on the bass which is how the song starts. This is the first tune I recorded with live instruments along with VST instruments. Once I came up with the chord progression, I manually entered it into Ableton using the pencil tool. All Read More …
Drum Room Project
In the later summer of 2022 I traded an older window Air Conditioning unit for a Drum set. The kit is not 100% full. missing some cymbals, but I no longer needed the AC unit, so drums seemed a worthwhile trade. My wife was not the happiest of people, but was still incredibly supportive. The Read More …