Today, I experimented with using earth magnets attached to kitchen pots and making them resonate using Ferrous, a handheld instrument with rotating magnets of it’s own. The results were wild and a bit loud! Somewhat hard to control, but I can see becoming better at that with practice. Low frequencies sounded like a tuba, while upper ones sounded more like a horn / trumpet.

#experimentalMusic

Highlighting a recent studio addition: ADAT lightpipe. I’m befuddled by how this technology works, but somehow eight tracks of audio can hop on a beam of light (literally), and go from my DAW (computer recording interface) to my mixing desk.

I got back into music-making eleven-plus years ago, doing everything via software. About five years ago, I began transitioning from software synths to real ones, but kept my recording / mixing tasks in the computer (referred to as in the box). Then a little over a year ago, I began transitioning from software to hardware for that.

So, this is the latest addition. Always learning.

I can’t remember what year (decade?) I last had a blog, but having a way to keep peeps up to date with all of the scintillating (boring?) stuff I do and have it be available both on my website and on Mastodon seems to be a no-brainer. Especially cuz it’s inexpensive and is put together well.

It occurs to me that no-brainer, inexpensive and put together well is a 66.6% accurate description of me.

Nevertheless, follow along if you like. I’ll try to keep things short and interesting.