More in the Kicking Myself for Not Knowing What I Had department.
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Seriously, I bought one from some kid I knew in High School who was ditching it because he had bought a DX7, neither of which he payed for. (more…)

no one wants to hear
what you dreamt about unless you dreamt about them
don’t let that stop you
tell them anyway

   - “Made up Dreams”, Doug Martsch, Built to Spill

Audio Damage have added a new player in their line of generously priced and ridiculously cool plugins. I was reading about it shortly before going to bed last night.

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Just had an insightful discussion in official Project 5 forums as to the differences between Project 5 and Sonar, and specifically what P5 offers that Sonar does not.

While there are arguably a number of perks native to P5 that are not on offer in Sonar, for me it comes down to the Groove Matrix and MIDI audition.
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Found, natch, through KvR (I gotta find another way to waste my time!):

gearwire.com

Apparently, this has been a podcast for a while, but I can’t really get myself excited about podcasting in general. Perhaps it’s because I don’t really listen to radio that much, and when I’m working or surfing I mostly listen to music. There’s no reasonable way to skim an audio broadcast without a lot of rewinding and adjusting to keep context, and with the number of probably excellent podcasts out there it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

But I like the video format - (more…)

Apparently Sony ACID Pro has tacked on a “b” to is new ver 6.

It was my first sequencer, back in the day, and it showed me how I could write and record music on my computer. (more…)

Two announcements out of Boston (strange a city I live right next to and try to avoid is the home of my favorite music developers). For Sonar it’s the annual, buy-now-upgrade-free for Sonar. And for Project5 2, a free update at some point in “Q4 2007.”

Of the two, I am much more intrigued by the later. (more…)