Eventide and the beauty of not trying to stay current

I’ve had an H3000 for several months now, since I traded it for an MPC2500 with a hip-hop dude in harlem. However, just this week I finally got a working integration into my recording setup. You see, unfortunately the H3000 has XLR in’s and out’s. Initially I just bought converters at Rat Shack, but the levels are way under for guitar and the sound was quite noisey. Now, I have my Allen and Heath mixer going into the H3000 then into the computer, so that everything recorded in goes through the Eventide. Lately I’ve kind of given up playing electric guitar. My focus has been more on bass, mining samples for the MPC and playing Ukelele. With a full mixer and microphone, I’ve really been delving into the capabilities of the unit. SInging choirs with one voice, lush ‘verbs, weird rooms. And the unit is from 1990. I love it. Fuck 64 bit, fuck touch screen tablets running iPhone apps. I think I’ll hang here awhile.

Play a goddamn instrument

No, a box with lighted buttons is not an important musical innovation. Knobs and buttons? Play a goddamn instrument already.

DAW?

So now that I’ve set up a studio in the lakehouse, I’m kind of re-thinking my recording process. Having used Live predominantly over the past few years, I’m feeling more of an old-school (?) recording process. Been playing with Cubase and Reaper, but today delved back into the NFR version of Tracktion I have. No BS, very straightforward, and although I can do everything FX and automation-wise with it, it feels like I’m just working in multi-track recording rather than the loop/sample based way Ableton works. Working with Battery is a real buzzkill, too. Having to stop and write in piano-roll/midi file crap just kills me. I think I’d rather get some real hand drums (or buckets or pipe, etc.) and just record my own drum parts, then mangle the crap out of them.

Baritone Ukelele

Make that ELECTRIC baritone ukelele. This thing is beautiful. Can’t wait to record it into the H4 or MPC, sitting in a boat, in the middle of a lake.

Druuna is now available for purchase on iTunes music store and Amazon

Amazon is $1 cheaper

Dead Sextons - Mystical Seamen Live at Don Pedros

Just a recording from Friday nights show. Great spot, had a lot of fun!

808

Got a vintage TR-808 in an even trade for my MPC1000. Somehow think I got the better deal….

Crate Digging in Astoria

Found a Salvation Army in Astoria with 99 cent records. MPC/Reaktor patch samplitudinal goodness!

New Digs

I am moved into my new digs. Just have to clean out/up the old apartment. Lots of sunlight here. Nice.

Moving….

I’m moving out of the lovely East Village and heading for Astoria sometime this month. I’ll be living in the room that was formerly Endmusik studios. I’m kinda tired of paying $1400/month for a 10×13 ’studio’ apartment and having to work my day job all the time to afford it. I haven’t been able to work on the MSTHTP album since november - I’ve sold my Motu 828 and other things to trim down the move. Don’t worry! There’s some new audio i/o sexiness on the horizon (as soon as I’m moved in, I’m hitting the eBay shop!)

Expect a sudden spurt of new material as soon as I’m settled. Things have been dark for me lately, and I need to deal with them somehow….