JanuaryJan 7 Wednesday 09
I'm pretty much done with the DNB
I know I have said this before, but this time I really mean it. I think the biggest problem with it is that it is so far removed from being enjoyable for me. I find most tracks are boring. They are only interesting for about 2 minutes and then drone on. I would have to [...]
JanuaryJan 4 Sunday 09
The Trumpet Song Rejected
If you don't know, I wrote a song called "The Trumpet Song." It's in the dub plate section if you want to hear it. It's one of my favorite songs that I have written. It took a long time to write. Originally it was something else but after a few months of working on it [...]
DecemberDec 15 Monday 08
How to create a mono channel in Kontakt 2/3
I got an email today that asked how to do this so here's a quick tutorial that I wrote.
1. Open the output section in Kontakt by clicking the output button on the top. In Kontakt 3 it's the button with 3 sliders on it.
DecemberDec 13 Saturday 08
Jack Kerouac Blog and My Memory of "On The Road"
I got a comment on my post about Hemingway from Rick Dale. He's the author of "The Beat Handbook." I checked out his Kerouac obsessed blog. It's really interesting. Lots of little tidbits about Kerouac mixed in with his opinions and life talk. I do recommend that you …
DecemberDec 11 Thursday 08
Mystery of Staples Halo mix
If you been following me, you would know that I been handed the task of mixing the vocals for Staplemouth's forthcoming album. For the past week I been working on this one track called Halo. I started mixing it and then I ended up resetting everything after the second session.
Parallel Compression
Today we are going to discuss parallel compression (New York compression). I'm a pretty big fan of this technique. The main reason I'm a drummer and I like to beef up the drums with it.
Ernest Hemingway is boring but I still love him
I'm a fan of Hemingway (except for that book about some guy and a fish). I remember the first book book I read by him. It was "The Green Hills of Africa." It was a first edition stolen from the Harlem hospital library. How about that for strangeness? Perhaps it was not …
DecemberDec 4 Thursday 08
The morning of parallel nothing!
Last night I was flipping through the old Mastering Audio book by Bob Katz and happened across the section about parallel compression. I like to use it to beef up my drums, however in the mastering concept of parallel compression the compressor is virtually in permanent …
How to set a compressor
When I used to live in Hawaii, there was this certain drum n bass dj who came up to me and asked, "What setting do you use when you use a compressor?" I responded by saying, "Well it all depends on what I am compressing." He then seemed rather irritated that I didn't …
DecemberDec 2 Tuesday 08
Promotion Blah
Promotion Blah! Well it's about that time again to start the album promotion machine. If you didn't know I have a cd that I collaborated with nomar slevik, coming out on December 3rd. It will be up on here shortly. Have not got around to really getting things sorted for …
NovemberNov 13 Thursday 08
Busy week ahead
I got a pretty busy couple of weeks ahead of me. In no particular order I have to work (blah), finish up some graphics, start a new project and do some promotion.
First thing that needs to get done is finish the design of the "Stonehenge Diaries" cd art. Almost done …
NovemberNov 6 Thursday 08
Presidential Election and me
Yesterday I spent all morning and the early afternoon watching the presidential election results on NHK. It was nice to see Obama win. I'm not the only one that wanted that. Pretty much the whole world wanted it. So yay to Obama and hopefully he can get things turned …
OctoberOct 30 Thursday 08
How to use Kontakt 3 in Logic Studio
Logic 8 has made it easier, to use multi-timbral and multi-output instruments. You no longer need to open up the environment to route and create auxiliary channels in order to use multi-out plugins. This tutorial assumes that you know how to load samples in to Kontakt …
OctoberOct 22 Wednesday 08
Finally got some inspiration for Cyrus' drums
Yay! I finally got some inspiration for the drums for the track that Cyrus FX sent me. About a month (more like 2 or 3) I was talking to Cyrus about maybe doing some kind of track together. We talked it over and he decided to send me something that he thought could use …
OctoberOct 18 Saturday 08
New album coming soon
I have a new album comingout soon on SIQ Records. It was supposed to be released next month but due to a problem with one of the songs it will be pushed back. The main problem was that we (me, nomar slevik and raystar) were unhappy with the way one of the songs turned …
SeptemberSep 10 Wednesday 08
Finished a few mixdowns
I finished a few mixodowns this morning and sent them off to Nomar Slevik. I felt like as i progressed through those mixdowns, they were getting harder. By the time I did the lastone today, I had no confidence in what I was doing. Everytime I listened to the track I …
SeptemberSep 9 Tuesday 08
Day 1: Mixing a track
This morning I mixed down a track that will be on the upcoming EP I'm doing with Nomar Slevik. For some reason I don't have much confidence in this song yet. I think I am just being hard on myself. I'm sure the mix is fine, but I still feel like there is something wrong …
SeptemberSep 8 Monday 08
365 Days as a musician
I decided that I'm going to see what happens if I devote the next year to music. I read all the material and keep reading the material about how to be a successful musician in this "new time for the music industry." Truthfully after awhile they really just say the same …
SeptemberSep 3 Wednesday 08
The things I hate about Pro Tools LE
I'm about the do some work in Pro Tools LE. It's not a bad program, but it's just lacking in a few departments. Here's my list of things I don't like about Pro Tools LE.
1. I'm stuck with the M-Box. It's not that I don't like the M-Box, I just view it as a giant [...]
AugustAug 27 Wednesday 08
A little update on me 8/27/08
I have not posted on here in awhile. Been lazy and a little busy. It was a holiday week recently and got nothing done. After the week was over I got a few beats made.
I'm about to start mixing some new material. I'm currently collaborating with Nomar Slevik, Id Obelus …