... is on back order. Shipping strike or something. So, maybe January? Could mess up my taxes a little.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Monday, December 16, 2002
Five Faves of the Day
New* Stuff I discovered in 2002
Wilco,
Uncut Magazine,
Michelob Amber Bock,
The Sound Room, and...
...
...Blogging!
* - i.e., new to ME.
New* Stuff I discovered in 2002
Wilco,
Uncut Magazine,
Michelob Amber Bock,
The Sound Room, and...
...
...Blogging!
* - i.e., new to ME.
Friday, December 13, 2002
Five Faves of the Day
Five Favorite Female R&B/Soul/Gospel Singers
LaVerna Mason (check her out at mp3.com)
Mavis Staples
Aretha Franklin
Chaka Khan
Gladys Knight
Note that these ladies are all altos, except maybe Chaka. Lotsa sopranos I like, too, but these are the women that move me. Honorable mention to Yolanda Adams, Helen Baylor, Babbie Mason, Tina Marie, CeCe Winans, Vicki Winans, and Kim Rutherford.
Five Favorite Female R&B/Soul/Gospel Singers
LaVerna Mason (check her out at mp3.com)
Mavis Staples
Aretha Franklin
Chaka Khan
Gladys Knight
Note that these ladies are all altos, except maybe Chaka. Lotsa sopranos I like, too, but these are the women that move me. Honorable mention to Yolanda Adams, Helen Baylor, Babbie Mason, Tina Marie, CeCe Winans, Vicki Winans, and Kim Rutherford.
Thursday, December 12, 2002
It's Not A-L-L Spam
Christmas gift from Propellerhead Software
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A gift from Propellerhead Software and PrimeSounds.com:
FREE SAMPLES FOR NOTHING, FREE OF CHARGE!
It's the gift giving season again, and as a way to say that
we are really glad that you are using Reason, we have teamed
up with the on-line sample library PrimeSounds.com to give
all Reason users a gift of things that you can never get too
much of: Samples!
As a registered user, you will receive a download account on
PrimeSounds.com that will allow you to download 100MB of
samples. Primesounds has more than 48000 samples available
for instant download. The samples are categorized based on
styles, instruments, format, key, tempo etc and the easy to
use search engine lets you find what you need in this
massive collection of sounds.
Starting today, we will begin sending out the instructions
and registration codes needed to get access to the
PrimeSounds web site. We're not sending out the codes to all
registered users at the same time, since we don't want to
stall PrimeSound's servers. You will receive your personal
code via email within a few days.
We hope you will enjoy this offer and find good use for your
samples.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Propellerhead Software
Christmas gift from Propellerhead Software
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A gift from Propellerhead Software and PrimeSounds.com:
FREE SAMPLES FOR NOTHING, FREE OF CHARGE!
It's the gift giving season again, and as a way to say that
we are really glad that you are using Reason, we have teamed
up with the on-line sample library PrimeSounds.com to give
all Reason users a gift of things that you can never get too
much of: Samples!
As a registered user, you will receive a download account on
PrimeSounds.com that will allow you to download 100MB of
samples. Primesounds has more than 48000 samples available
for instant download. The samples are categorized based on
styles, instruments, format, key, tempo etc and the easy to
use search engine lets you find what you need in this
massive collection of sounds.
Starting today, we will begin sending out the instructions
and registration codes needed to get access to the
PrimeSounds web site. We're not sending out the codes to all
registered users at the same time, since we don't want to
stall PrimeSound's servers. You will receive your personal
code via email within a few days.
We hope you will enjoy this offer and find good use for your
samples.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Propellerhead Software
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Crap!
BPMmusic just sent me a note - my StudioProjects C1 won't ship until 12/15. I have a recording session this week, doggone it! The C1 was one of my two guesses for the best mic for my pal Caroline, with her gorgeous soprano voice. We'll try the Baby Bottle instead, with the MK-319 as backup.
BPMmusic just sent me a note - my StudioProjects C1 won't ship until 12/15. I have a recording session this week, doggone it! The C1 was one of my two guesses for the best mic for my pal Caroline, with her gorgeous soprano voice. We'll try the Baby Bottle instead, with the MK-319 as backup.
Oo! Oo!
Sarah, author of "all feathered up", sez she'll link me* once she has the proper motivation. I'm guessing that's more about getting some sleep after finals (right there witcha, gurl - my last final's tomorrow) than about me finding her PayPal button.
So, Sarah Crabtree, if you read this while seeking motivation to link me*, don't forget my split-schiz alter ego, St. Cecilia Was Here, where I blather about church music, Catholicism in general, and try to figure out what the heck possessed me to go back to school for a church music degree at age 47.
* correction - Sarah HAS linked me, just hasn't come up with a description yet. That's me, indescribably, uh, something...
Sarah, author of "all feathered up", sez she'll link me* once she has the proper motivation. I'm guessing that's more about getting some sleep after finals (right there witcha, gurl - my last final's tomorrow) than about me finding her PayPal button.
So, Sarah Crabtree, if you read this while seeking motivation to link me*, don't forget my split-schiz alter ego, St. Cecilia Was Here, where I blather about church music, Catholicism in general, and try to figure out what the heck possessed me to go back to school for a church music degree at age 47.
* correction - Sarah HAS linked me, just hasn't come up with a description yet. That's me, indescribably, uh, something...
Wednesday, December 04, 2002
Here's Craig, another one in our long string of bass players. I think he was after Larry. Not sure anymore...
Speaking of Hockey Sticks
And of former bandmates, I found this guy, our old lead singer. FAVORITE GROUP ABBA???? Wow.
Funny story, they were practicing ('75ish, before I joined), didn't have a lead singer yet, and they heard this voice singing with a Zep tune they were practicing - it was one of their roadies/hangers-on, sitting in the other room, smoking one. Turns out the guy was a natural - just a great voice and stage presence. He did it for as long as it was fun, walked away when it split up ('79? '80?), and, I heard, never looked back. I haven't seen him since I got canned ('79), except when we split up equipment 6 months later. Fun guy to work with. I wasn't though, not then. Maybe now?
And of former bandmates, I found this guy, our old lead singer. FAVORITE GROUP ABBA???? Wow.
Funny story, they were practicing ('75ish, before I joined), didn't have a lead singer yet, and they heard this voice singing with a Zep tune they were practicing - it was one of their roadies/hangers-on, sitting in the other room, smoking one. Turns out the guy was a natural - just a great voice and stage presence. He did it for as long as it was fun, walked away when it split up ('79? '80?), and, I heard, never looked back. I haven't seen him since I got canned ('79), except when we split up equipment 6 months later. Fun guy to work with. I wasn't though, not then. Maybe now?
Growing Up is Awfuller...
Somehow, I managed to (eventually) make it through college - got my Econ degree in 1982, a mere NINE years after starting. I took a few years off after my junior year to pursue my rock-n-roll dreams***, got married, had a kid, got a Stupid Day Job, and went to night school, one or two classes per term, until I was done.
During my college years, I was the KING of the incomplete. Chronic. My MSU transcript showed term after term with an "I", later converted, most of the time, to a pretty good grade. I had a 3.43 going when I quit school, just shy of senior standing. But I also had a 15 credit incomplete for the field assignment from Hell, which shows as an incomplete (never became a "0.0") because I left. If a career in Econ was anything like what I experienced at the HFA, I might as well cut my losses! NOW! I mean then. I mean - well, you know what I mean.
When I finally finished up at WSU, I still got papers in late, though I don't think I had any actual incompletes.
The point of all of this is - my term paper is due today: "Sarum Chant and Metrical Psalters", a look at worship in England in the 1500s, and...
...I turned it in yesterday. What the H-E-double-hockeysticks has happened to me?
*** - the photo is of Larry Banner, one of many bassists who passed through our little band of hometown heroes. None of the KEY guys, the ones who were there for the full 4-5 years, have anything out on the web. Larry's with
now. We haven't talked since he quit the band in '78. Glad to see someone else is still gigging, though.
Somehow, I managed to (eventually) make it through college - got my Econ degree in 1982, a mere NINE years after starting. I took a few years off after my junior year to pursue my rock-n-roll dreams***, got married, had a kid, got a Stupid Day Job, and went to night school, one or two classes per term, until I was done.
During my college years, I was the KING of the incomplete. Chronic. My MSU transcript showed term after term with an "I", later converted, most of the time, to a pretty good grade. I had a 3.43 going when I quit school, just shy of senior standing. But I also had a 15 credit incomplete for the field assignment from Hell, which shows as an incomplete (never became a "0.0") because I left. If a career in Econ was anything like what I experienced at the HFA, I might as well cut my losses! NOW! I mean then. I mean - well, you know what I mean.
When I finally finished up at WSU, I still got papers in late, though I don't think I had any actual incompletes.
The point of all of this is - my term paper is due today: "Sarum Chant and Metrical Psalters", a look at worship in England in the 1500s, and...
...I turned it in yesterday. What the H-E-double-hockeysticks has happened to me?
*** - the photo is of Larry Banner, one of many bassists who passed through our little band of hometown heroes. None of the KEY guys, the ones who were there for the full 4-5 years, have anything out on the web. Larry's with
now. We haven't talked since he quit the band in '78. Glad to see someone else is still gigging, though.
Sunday, December 01, 2002
Followup Grumble
Alesis used to be great to deal with, with an excellent support network. No more, apparently.
They filed Chapter 11 last year, probably due to the precipitous drop in the ADAT (digital audio tape) market - they were the "A" in "ADAT". They were then bought by Numark, the deejay equipment guys. so their support network is gone, everything has to be handled through the main (west coast) office. What a giant pain.
Fred's back from vacation, but now Dan's gone. So no rehearsal for another week. Fred called me today, we'll try to do some songwriting together, but after final exams (we both have college classes). I'm supposed to be working on my term paper now - on 16th century English church music. Guess I'll get back to it.
Alesis used to be great to deal with, with an excellent support network. No more, apparently.
They filed Chapter 11 last year, probably due to the precipitous drop in the ADAT (digital audio tape) market - they were the "A" in "ADAT". They were then bought by Numark, the deejay equipment guys. so their support network is gone, everything has to be handled through the main (west coast) office. What a giant pain.
Fred's back from vacation, but now Dan's gone. So no rehearsal for another week. Fred called me today, we'll try to do some songwriting together, but after final exams (we both have college classes). I'm supposed to be working on my term paper now - on 16th century English church music. Guess I'll get back to it.
Wednesday, November 27, 2002
Tuesday, November 26, 2002
The Current State of the Mic Locker
More for my benefit than yours - getting to be too many to keep track of. Potential thieves are welcome to write for directions... [g]
BLUE Baby Bottle LD cardioid condensor, w/ shock mount and pop filter
Pair Oktava MC-012 SD condensors (matched by The Sound Room) with hypercardioid cartridges, x/y stand and shock mounts
Studio Projects C-1 LD cardioid condensor
Sennheiser 421 dynamic cardioid w/ shock mount
Pair Behringer EC-8000 SD omni condensors
Oktava MK-319 LD Condensor w/ shock mount
Pair Shure SM-57 dynamic cardioids
Shure SM-58 dynamic cardioid
Shure Green Bullet dynamic cardioid
This may be IT for equipment for a while. Should be enough...
More for my benefit than yours - getting to be too many to keep track of. Potential thieves are welcome to write for directions... [g]
BLUE Baby Bottle LD cardioid condensor, w/ shock mount and pop filter
Pair Oktava MC-012 SD condensors (matched by The Sound Room) with hypercardioid cartridges, x/y stand and shock mounts
Studio Projects C-1 LD cardioid condensor
Sennheiser 421 dynamic cardioid w/ shock mount
Pair Behringer EC-8000 SD omni condensors
Oktava MK-319 LD Condensor w/ shock mount
Pair Shure SM-57 dynamic cardioids
Shure SM-58 dynamic cardioid
Shure Green Bullet dynamic cardioid
This may be IT for equipment for a while. Should be enough...
Monday, November 25, 2002
Grumble
My QS-8.1 died on me - no amp output. We tried the headphones, the auxes, and the mains, even re-initializing. No dice. Still under warranty, but what a pain!!! I wound up using it as a controller for the guitarist's XP-50 at rehearsal last night.
About half in the doghouse now - Kim's had a bad week, and I made things worse by dropping about 2 grand on mics, a mixer, cables, and cases. And spending enough time at Guitar Center yesterday to make it so I couldn't run the other errands she needed me for. OTOH, I've got some very cool new mics: BLUE Baby Bottle, a second Shure SM-57, a Sennheiser 421, and, on order: 2 Behringer EC-8000s, 2 matched Oktava MC012s with hyper capsules from the Sound Room (it matters!), and a Studio Projects C1. Also a Behringer 1002 mixer, 10 1/4-1/4 cables, 4 mic cables, mic shocks and mounts, and a keyboard bag. Woohoo!
My QS-8.1 died on me - no amp output. We tried the headphones, the auxes, and the mains, even re-initializing. No dice. Still under warranty, but what a pain!!! I wound up using it as a controller for the guitarist's XP-50 at rehearsal last night.
About half in the doghouse now - Kim's had a bad week, and I made things worse by dropping about 2 grand on mics, a mixer, cables, and cases. And spending enough time at Guitar Center yesterday to make it so I couldn't run the other errands she needed me for. OTOH, I've got some very cool new mics: BLUE Baby Bottle, a second Shure SM-57, a Sennheiser 421, and, on order: 2 Behringer EC-8000s, 2 matched Oktava MC012s with hyper capsules from the Sound Room (it matters!), and a Studio Projects C1. Also a Behringer 1002 mixer, 10 1/4-1/4 cables, 4 mic cables, mic shocks and mounts, and a keyboard bag. Woohoo!
Friday, November 22, 2002
How the Mighty Have Fallen...
...and about what I expected from at-least-nominally-GNR.
Not sorry I missed it, but I AM sorry I missed Joshua Redman's trio at Orchestra Hall last night - I had to work late. Heard a live-in-the-studio preview on WDET Tuesday - some really hot drum-n-organ work backing up the best sax player they is.
...and about what I expected from at-least-nominally-GNR.
Not sorry I missed it, but I AM sorry I missed Joshua Redman's trio at Orchestra Hall last night - I had to work late. Heard a live-in-the-studio preview on WDET Tuesday - some really hot drum-n-organ work backing up the best sax player they is.
Thursday, November 21, 2002
Potential Band Name of the Day
Hosemonster.
Because Whitesnake was already spoken for.
Yeah, I know, Chris' blog already uses the name. But it's a pretty cool name, and we can do the straight-face thing with it, where we act like we never thought of THAT.
And we'll let Chris sit in, if he wants. I already have a hose-her-down song half-written.
Hosemonster.
Because Whitesnake was already spoken for.
Yeah, I know, Chris' blog already uses the name. But it's a pretty cool name, and we can do the straight-face thing with it, where we act like we never thought of THAT.
And we'll let Chris sit in, if he wants. I already have a hose-her-down song half-written.
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Potential Band Name of the Day
Anima Mea
Or, "My Soul". Pronunced ah knee ma may uh. Could be cool if we go the Christian route.
Here's a shot of my latest keyboard acquisition:
A Novation K-Station.
Big fun. Have to figure out how to save patches still (definitely not intuitive).
Anima Mea
Or, "My Soul". Pronunced ah knee ma may uh. Could be cool if we go the Christian route.
Here's a shot of my latest keyboard acquisition:
A Novation K-Station.
Big fun. Have to figure out how to save patches still (definitely not intuitive).
Monday, November 18, 2002
Potential Band Name of the Day
Thumb Buddies
Can you tell I'm getting desperate?
Another big issue this weekend - a big "not everyone is pulling his weight" discussion. Way uncomfortable. My class-clown experience helped bring a lighter tone - I was neither attackee nor attacker, but I wish we'd all figure out a way to just get along. That's me - Bart Simpson meets Rodney King. We got through it, but I have to wonder how many times this will happen before someone chucks it in.
Thumb Buddies
Can you tell I'm getting desperate?
Another big issue this weekend - a big "not everyone is pulling his weight" discussion. Way uncomfortable. My class-clown experience helped bring a lighter tone - I was neither attackee nor attacker, but I wish we'd all figure out a way to just get along. That's me - Bart Simpson meets Rodney King. We got through it, but I have to wonder how many times this will happen before someone chucks it in.
Friday, November 15, 2002
Potential Band Name of the Day
Landini.
Francesco Landini was a blind Italian composer/keyboardist in the 13th (I think) century. Probably the first significant and prolific secular composer - appears he never wrote for the church.
Landini even played a portable (portatif) organ. Anyone else see any Ray Charles comparisons?
No, Landini did not play a Wurlitzer...
In my church music life (how many lives are you living, Sybil?), I'm working on a hymntune named LANDINI now: 8.8.8 meter, form ab.ab.cb' - every line, plus two of the half-lines, end with a "Landini cadence", which is a 6-1. The tune gets a little chromatic, too - kinda fun to write in a defunct genre. Maybe I'll try bubblegum next.
Landini.
Francesco Landini was a blind Italian composer/keyboardist in the 13th (I think) century. Probably the first significant and prolific secular composer - appears he never wrote for the church.
Landini even played a portable (portatif) organ. Anyone else see any Ray Charles comparisons?
No, Landini did not play a Wurlitzer...
In my church music life (how many lives are you living, Sybil?), I'm working on a hymntune named LANDINI now: 8.8.8 meter, form ab.ab.cb' - every line, plus two of the half-lines, end with a "Landini cadence", which is a 6-1. The tune gets a little chromatic, too - kinda fun to write in a defunct genre. Maybe I'll try bubblegum next.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
