Tag: music

  • Jamuary 7, 2021 – Make a Sample

    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.…

  • Jamuary 2021

    Jamuary 2021

    I’ve played music for as long as I can remember and, even though I don’t have a drum set with me in Beijing (yet?), I still referr to myself as a drummer from time to time. That does seem to be changing, however, since I now work with more than just percussion. With the continual…

  • SSP16 – Ciaira’s tears

    SSP16 – Ciaira’s tears

    Recorded on Saturday, September 12, 2020. In a manner of speaking, this episode has been twenty years in the making. Today’s episode takes me back to the time when I was a rock drummer in Winnipeg, Canada. I have with me today two friends and bandmates from that time, Steve Baria and Stephen F, who…

  • SSP12 – Audio Engineer Jake Sacher

    SSP12 – Audio Engineer Jake Sacher

    Recorded on Friday July 10, 2020. This week’s guest (my second!) is a friend from my hometown, Winnipeg, Canada! Jake Sacher has over 20 years of experience in the music industry and now runs his own studio. In this episode we talk about the technology, working in the studio, the current music scene, how things…

  • Halloween Metal

    Another month down and another winter season quickly approaching. My apologies for not having written more sooner but to say “I’m busy” is an understatement. This semester I’ve been given three writing sections and no TA to help out with the marking and grading, so it all comes down to how much I can stand…

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