https://www.instagram.com/ella_rae_feingold/
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 20 November 2023 20:25 (six months ago) link
I took my kids to a Kwanzaa celebration today and got up to sing “Deep River”. Afterwards, one of the band members asked for my number so he could contact me for possible tv/movie soundtrack gigs.
― the new drip king (DJP), Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:43 (five months ago) link
!!!!
that's awesome!
― Ghidorah, the three-headed Explorah (Neanderthal), Thursday, 28 December 2023 00:43 (five months ago) link
Wow, DJP, I wish the best for you.
Me, I had a nice moment tonight at the local bar where I did a Shane McGowan tribute (because I had to), "Navigator." My mother and sister were visiting so we did a John Dnevr song ("Today"), for sentimental reasons. Then I yielded the stage to my daughter who did a song solo. Three generations of puffins on stage at once. A first.
― CthulhuLululemon (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 28 December 2023 03:29 (five months ago) link
hell yeah djp
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Thursday, 28 December 2023 03:39 (five months ago) link
thanks to the songwriting class mentioned above, i have a glut of new songs that will probably not be recorded by my recording project, since we move pretty slowly and have three people writing songs. i might record some of them for a solo thing, but i also miss playing out. i was considering doing some open mics to feed this need, but i'm not sure it's right for me. i'm not big on performing just me with an acoustic guitar - i've done it a couple of times but i'm less interested in that. also i imagine that at open mics you're mostly playing for the other people waiting to play the open mic. but they probably all have different vibes.
― na (NA), Thursday, 28 December 2023 20:48 (five months ago) link
nice DJP!!! that's awesome
I'm working on finishing up the tracks for an EP for this project I have called Renegade Priests (beat/sample/drum machine based post punk thing)
I'm also in a band again, playing bass, no band name yet, digging it, most trad thing I've done in a while very classic 80s jangle, early REM, New Zealand, etc etc
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 17:52 (four months ago) link
that band sounds rad ums!!!!
vocal parts/lyrics almost all figured out for f/v lp2, we might start recording with all the songs completed for once. we also figured out the title and the direction of the cover art and i’m so fuckin hyped about it. i wrote lyrics for 6/10 songs and they’re the best i’ve ever written imo. four agonizingly long weeks until i’m in the studio
― ivy., Tuesday, 2 January 2024 18:13 (four months ago) link
Nice DJP. And NA, maybe you should host your own open mic/songwriting workshop with friends?
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 18:23 (four months ago) link
thanks ivy! it's been fun, i really like the songs they have and that type of stuff is a cool challenge on bass, trying to do little inventive things but you can't go ham and overwhelm stuff. the guitars/singing will always be the most important part of a band like that.
https://renegadepriests.bandcamp.com/track/i-dreamed-i-lost-my-hat
this is the best renegade priest song (for me) - ilxor cbesinger is the other member he does all the lyrics and vox, great lyrics imo which i cannot take any credit for
(uncleared and awkwardly edited fleetwood mac drum sample is me haha)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 18:32 (four months ago) link
Had a real burst of creativity over the Xmas period and finished a bunch of things that had been floating around, unloved, for most of last year. Quite happy with the results - https://nowherians.bandcamp.com/
― MaresNest, Thursday, 4 January 2024 14:27 (four months ago) link
Last year I: * replaced my old shitty synth with a Korg minilogue and i love it* got a new gong* played one show (solo, at a library, fairly well-attended!) * continued practicing w my dad band and word has it that we have 11 songs now, hope to record properly in 2024* this is not a lot but it's pretty good considering the pandemic/life stuff wiped out my musical life around Oct 2021
I made a playlist of songs I recorded last year, including a group jam w my campers/drum students from the summer, some songs that indicate I am dangerously headed toward Vangelis/MST3000 theme song territory, and what I think is a dungeon synth track in which I try to establish the microgenre of cronecore. Maybe I'm back?!?!!?
https://on.soundcloud.com/DfxFA
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:00 (four months ago) link
oh also celebrated my 10th birthday as a drummer
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:01 (four months ago) link
the playlist is the "good" songs (scare quotes intentional) -- i record them almost every time i practice. i think i am addicted to the instant gratification of hearing something immediately after making it.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:02 (four months ago) link
I've thought about buying a Minilogue, would you recommend it?
― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:03 (four months ago) link
lol cronecore. That's great LL!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:06 (four months ago) link
I am very much trying to make cronecore happen, ngl
xp I love it! I am still figuring out all of the features/how to edit my own presets, but it's versatile, easy to use, and fun. I really like the visualizer display -- I didn't realize I wanted to see what my sounds were shaped like until I saw them. I bought a "pre-owned" (lol) one for $200 less than new too, and it showed no sign of any wear/tear.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:08 (four months ago) link
Cool, thanks.
― Little Billy Love (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:13 (four months ago) link
forgot something! * contributed gong sounds to my coworker's solo project which will yield my first gong credit :)
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:38 (four months ago) link
now i want a gong
― ivy., Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:39 (four months ago) link
I want a tiny gong to put on top of drums and hit with sticks (inspired by Nate Wood). Actually I have a Balinese one that I sampled for this track, I will totally try that now.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 16:50 (four months ago) link
I have two — one 26” and one 22” iirc I love them!! Sometimes I stand right up close to them to feel the sound, I have the stands arranged so they’re at chest level to me. Pretty neat. When I played the library show I let ppl play the gong (just one there) between sets and they seemed to enjoy making that much sound. Kids and adults alike tbh. (I cautioned everyone not to bang the gong.)
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:09 (four months ago) link
Get it on!
― lethbridge-pfunkboy (hardcore dilettante), Friday, 12 January 2024 03:46 (four months ago) link
LOL
― Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 January 2024 19:54 (four months ago) link
I got a Volca Beats and a Volca Modular for my birthday ^_^
― the new drip king (DJP), Friday, 19 January 2024 14:56 (four months ago) link
I got a SSL Six mixer, because I needed more than one good mic preamp, and I was curious about the compressors, and I realized I can leave more stuff plugged in all at once, blah blah blah. Tiny Mackie-ish thing, but I've never used a mixer of this quality! Taking a few outputs out of my interface and doing a semi- out of the box mix really surprised me. Even though my interface can do mic/line/hi-z inputs, I didn't really realize how much of a difference it makes to do routing/gain staging on a little desk. A lot of fun abusing the talkback compressor as well. Would definitely recommend!
― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:00 (four months ago) link
Jealous
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:25 (four months ago) link
I got this cute midi controller so I can automate multiple things at once using faders that feel nice (mostly for more live-feeling dub mixes).
https://themidimaker.com/products/sparrow-3x100mm-midi-47280
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 05:47 (four months ago) link
(I am also jealous of the SSL, are you running tracks out of the computer through it and back in?)
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 05:51 (four months ago) link
yep, I've done a little bit of that. nothing crazy, 4 outs, through the SSL back into the interface on another 2 tracks. you can do 6 realistically but technically 10 balanced ins are possible.
― Reeves Gabrels' Funko Pop (majorairbro), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 08:46 (four months ago) link
I have an Alesis Multimix 8, which generally works fine as both a live mixer and a recording interface - its only limitation is that the USB out is two-track instead of separated. Which I don't need anyway because I am usually recording one instrument at a time.
― Wine not? (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 23 January 2024 12:23 (four months ago) link
I really want to get back into making music. I've bought Ableton and I am in the process of making my spare room comfy and convenient enough to encourage me back into it.
I also think I need to get better at finishing work. Would anyone be interested in giving me some feedback on this avantgard(ish) dance track I started a little while ago? https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_EMl10d_m__yjW9DrE-P5HT3Gam24zt/view?usp=drive_link
― ...eh you get the gist of it (dog latin), Friday, 26 January 2024 16:07 (four months ago) link
Heh to my ears that sounds like a very straight-forward DJ tool. I put it on a couple times when doing other work and nothing caught my ear that I didn't like, cool track!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 26 January 2024 17:22 (four months ago) link
everything in my life seems to be conspiring against me going to the studio tomorrow: my roommate has covid, unseasonable warming in the atmosphere is usually the thing that gives me an automatic sinus infection... but i seem to have avoided both of these things and will be sitting behind a drumkit recording our new album in 24 hours. unbelievable. last time we recorded was almost six years ago
― ivy., Friday, 26 January 2024 17:44 (four months ago) link
Imperfect conditions -> the necessity of the work feels more critical. It's gonna go great!
I have a to-do list for "new personal work" and top of the list is "clean the basement", lol
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 26 January 2024 19:09 (four months ago) link
Are you tracking drums by yourself or as a band? Remember to relax, breathe, and have fun!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 26 January 2024 19:15 (four months ago) link
we've always tracked live and we're planning to do that again. which is good because the band chemistry is actually something that relaxes me. thank u both
― ivy., Friday, 26 January 2024 19:16 (four months ago) link
i just have to make sure i get enough sleep tonight. good luck me
― ivy., Friday, 26 January 2024 19:17 (four months ago) link
(i will be wayyy too excited to go to bed at a reasonable time)
― ivy., Friday, 26 January 2024 19:25 (four months ago) link
<3 good luck ivy!
― blazin' squab (NickB), Friday, 26 January 2024 19:35 (four months ago) link
hope the session goes well!tracking live makes such a difference
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 26 January 2024 19:36 (four months ago) link
Break a leg ivy!
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 26 January 2024 19:50 (four months ago) link
one thing I've really been into recording is something I saw on Never Mind the Bullocks Classic Albums episode where Steve Jones talked about how they would overdub the main guitar line twice, an octave below and an octave above, it sounds pretty amazing
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 27 January 2024 01:50 (four months ago) link
Get some rest and have so much fun Ivy!
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Saturday, 27 January 2024 04:23 (four months ago) link
nothing exposes how you're not as good at your instrument as you think you are like recording. regardless i'm having the time of my life
― ivy., Sunday, 28 January 2024 03:34 (four months ago) link
so true about recording! I've been finding it liberating to record acoustically in a room as opposed to with a mic and noise gate etc
― Swen, Sunday, 28 January 2024 03:42 (four months ago) link
record's almost done! still has to be mixed. listening to the raw mixes rn. all my insecurities about my drum performance are probably rooted in my playing on an unfamiliar kit on which my kick pedal action turned out to be a little more rapid than i'm used to, we fixed it early in the sessions but i still feel it on the earliest tracks. no one else notices this at all btw and it's probably mostly in my head
anyway, with that out of the way!!! it's a fucking great record i'm very happy with it
― ivy., Monday, 29 January 2024 03:41 (three months ago) link
(i could also probably solve all of my time fluctuation anxieties by recording to a click, but... i refuse)
― ivy., Monday, 29 January 2024 03:43 (three months ago) link
ok, a few days removed from recording, listening to the raw mixes... folks, our album absolutely whips
― ivy., Wednesday, 31 January 2024 04:28 (three months ago) link
hell yeah
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Wednesday, 31 January 2024 04:41 (three months ago) link