Tag: music production
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Jamuary: A culmination of a series of successes and failures
I have never really considered myself a song writer though I have always said I’m a drummer and percussionist. Even then, when I refer to myself as a “percussionist”, I’m not saying I could play in an ensemble or orchestra, rather, I’m willing to make sounds and “music” by hitting things. This sits on the…
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Jamuary 7, 2021 – Make a Sample
Well damn. If there was something I thought would be easier than it seems, it’s making a sample. Have a listen to my finished product: That took me about six hours to figure out. Why that long? First, I’ve never really programmed a sample before. Second, I’ve never used Logic Pro to program samples before.…
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Jamuary 6, 2021 – Polyrhythm – Hand Claps and Stamps
Another simple, straight-forward, use-what-I-have-and-know, beat, this one is titled “Hands Claps and Stamps” because that’s what makes up the track. I feel like I’m cheating a little bit on this track (again) because it’s very similar to the very first track I did on January 1. Further, years ago I recorded an album’s worth of…
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Jamuary 5, 2021 – Made Up Tuning – Erhu
Today’s selection slightly deviates from the original target, that of a “made up tuning” since, well, to be honest, I don’t tune my instruments very much, if at all. Instead, I figured I’d use an instrument that would sound as if it is out of tune yet really sounds like that. That instrument is the…
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Jamuary 4, 2021: LOUD soft LOUD – Just Get It Done
Another print with what I consider “easy” lyrics mainly because they’ve been bouncing my head for a while. Any artist or creative type, actually, just about most people, will have heard these words before: “Just get it done already!” It seems to ring particularly true for us creative folks who like to talk and talk…