It’s the last day of July and that means several things. First off, it means that my album challenge has come to an end. I have to start off by saying that I didn’t complete the challenge in the way that I had originally planned to but I learned a lot more than I expected [...]
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…Also known as a parallel processing. I put together this simple tutorial for a friend who was curious about how to make this technique happen in Logic.
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Today started off all bright and sunny. I taught a drum lesson, listened to some music and read through a back issue of Tape Op. Then the clouds rolled in with their rain and I ventured to the basement. I tracked some guitars and bass and even made a little sample clip to share with [...]
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I taught my morning drum lessons and took to the trails at Catamount Outdoor Family Center in Williston. The weather was great- 82ºF and mostly sunny, not very humid at all and a light occasional breeze. The trails were in great condition despite recent rain. There were certainly some turns with a good build up [...]
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Inspiration struck late yesterday evening and I threw down an acoustic melody that was running through my head. I took a listen this morning and found that I was still digging the idea (occasionally, in moments of great inspiration, it is possible to have a sub-par idea eclipsed by the in-the-moment inspiration itself- this was [...]
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My girlfriend was up for a few days to enjoy all that is Vermont including a concert by the Roots as part of the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration on Sunday evening. The concert was great and the weather held out perfectly. The group, who happens to be the house band for the Late Night Show [...]
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I’ve been very busy writing and demo recording throughout the past two days. I haven’t found any shortage of inspiration yet (knock on mylar drum head material!). Actually, if anything, I have too many ideas to work on at once. I designed my recording setup in such a way that I can easily bounce from [...]
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Happy July! Today being the first day of the month, I decided to allow myself to begin working on my album challenge. I didn’t waste any time getting started.
All of the material being written and recorded for this album is fresh, new material. I’ve committed myself to using only musical ideas developed this month (ie: [...]
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