Notes from Max 8 learning marathon
~ Thrown together in haste, use your own discretion and caution. The goal here on my end was getting up to speed quickly, including transferring information from other modular systems,…
How not to get taken advantage of: a digital music production holiday guide
Ho ho ho! Merry fleecing. :tada: I can't promise this will work for everybody, but it's worked for me. So here goes. - Always start with free, always start with…
Multimedia, Past, Present and Future
Once upon a time, CD-ROMs were the thing. "Look at all you can do! Things move! There's hi-res color and sound! It's like a movie, where you can be a…
It’s the Russians, I Tell You!
A while back, I started watching music industry documentaries again, many of which were about working as a recording artist and/or as a producer – there was a definite "record…
Degrowing Technology
Modular enthusiasts, 2011: Oh wow, the thing just went bloop! Modular enthusiasts, 2021: Oh wow, I just got the LFO to tempo sync! Modular enthusiasts, 2031: I know we're all…
Confessions of a Reluctant Synth Nerd
I'm nearing the end of a first round of getting patching things and such on a computer in my hands, as well as a lot of what proceeded that for…
Some Thoughts on “Free” Software and Creativity
I've been thinking about ways to frame "Free software is actually paid software, including literally (if not somewhat deceptively) that" which doesn't piss people off, even if people disagree. Which…