Before the days of social media the term “vanity metric” didn’t really get much of a mention. For those who still aren’t familiar with the term, in colloquial terms it means numbers that make you feel special but really mean very little in terms of significant outcome. Insta-micro-gram On Instagram Read more…
Percussion is primarily considered a rhythmic element in any song however percussion possesses some level of pitch information as well. It’s often subtle in say a snare or kick but in the cases of a timpani or the toms of a drum kit it can be quite pronounced. Tuning these Read more…
Are My Songs Good Enough? My first question to someone who asks this would be, good enough for what? Music, like most artistic expressions, is a subjective medium. The Beatles might be one of the most popular groups in contemporary pop history but I rarely go out of my way Read more…
Here is a thought I didn’t include in the first post by the same name. I Can’t Record These Songs Without X Bit Of Gear Years ago I heard a passing comment from someone which was the saddest thing I’d heard. It went something along the lines of, “I can’t Read more…
I’ve been dipping my toes into the pedal and desktop synth world more recently. It’s been a lot of fun researching and finding some candidates for the desktop stand I recently designed and built. On the stand I currently have a Strymon NightSky, UAFX Del-Verb, a Korg Volca FM2 and Read more…