Hey folks, song #2 is officially uploaded to the “free music” section. It’s about seven minutes long, so get cozy if you plan to listen straight through. I’m taking a short break before I start the next one to learn some things.
Month: May 2020
Why Creating is Hard
EDIT: I wrote this experience down in my journal, then decided to share it, as a way of reminding others who deal with anxiety and negative self-talk that they are not alone. If that sounds like something that might be triggering for you, best to leave this one alone.
Continue reading “Why Creating is Hard”The Purgatory Approach to Getting Sh*t Done
As a very distractible human being, staying focused on a single task has always been a struggle for me.
It was even worse when I was younger. I ran an errand for a teacher – something that should have taken 5 minutes at most – only to be yelled at upon my return for wasting half an hour getting there and back.
I have no recollection of what I did during that time.
Continue reading “The Purgatory Approach to Getting Sh*t Done”Volume Shaper 6 is Awesome
NOTE: I am in no way compensated by the Cable Guys for the following review. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
I downloaded Volume Shaper from the Cable Guys website while looking for sidechain compression options for my last track. It’s part of their Shaperbox 2 bundle for $99 USD, but you can just buy the volume shaper for $34 if you want.
Less than a month later, and I’m using it on almost every instrument.
Continue reading “Volume Shaper 6 is Awesome”Track One Complete
It is done…
Continue reading “Track One Complete”A Non-Comprehensive List of Temptations
Today, I’m finishing my first song built from scratch. It’s been surprisingly fun to do so – I dunno, I expected it to be.. harder? Surely any time now someone will laugh at my childish attempt at music, and point out no less than three hundred things I’ve missed.
We shall see.
Regardless, it’s SO MUCH FUN learning new ways to mess around with sound. I’m like a kid building with Lego blocks, and I keep finding new ones strewn around the floor (which is the standard place to store Lego, I believe).
Excitement aside, I remain wary of my progress. I got farther than this before in an entrepreneurial endeavour before burning out – and I almost got sued too, but that’s another story.
To help make sure that doesn’t happen again, thought I’d write about the self-sabotaging habits I’ve spotted so far.
Continue reading “A Non-Comprehensive List of Temptations”