I've noticed, lately, I've made quite a few recordings .The video thing was part of it and also getting properly used to my refurbished setup 3, which is working so well now it feels like my second favourite after setup 1. Anyway, I've ended up with all these things I have to listen to and choose which are usable, if any. I have four versions of 'Arelle" for example, and the last thing I want to do it pick and choose bits from all and combine - has to be one inspired take or nothing. When am I gonna get time to listen, compare and choose? Well, no hurry I guess. Arelle 2 went off to Pablo and the various other bits, plus the first recordings with the Behringer Grind, can sit in a folder and I'll get to them as and when. I was thinking that setup 3 would have benefited from some drum loops but it didn't tempt me to get out the Electribe Sampler sitting right there. I should sell it and a few other unused items, such as that other Odyssey and some of the Eventide stompboxes.
Today (Monday) I updated Synthtribe and received the S-4 update but too late to install. Seems they fixed lots and lots of stuff plus added that vital thing I wanted - to extend a recording with silence to whatever length. Very excited to try it tomorrow and maybe get my review done quite soon. I also tried the user algorithm function of the Opsix for the first time - could only remember the manual roughly so was some trial and error. Seems everything can modulate everything else to varying degrees AND you can route any or all operators to the output. Needless to say I made some horrendous noises. I do like editing it still though, which is hopeful. It froze on me but didn't hang, was able to change patches anyway. Also tried playing some piano using Super-6 keyboard and was still not much impressed with its velocity output consistency. Kinda glad I didn't get the poly AT upgrade as I suspect that will be equally starved of resources and will also guess values. This is why so many early synths had a separate processor for keyboard scanning and the faster processors of modern ones aren't always the best replacement if they're also doing lots of other shit. Oh well.
Not a bad day even if I didn't get a lot of studio time. Pat doing horse things and happy though so worth it. Tuesday we had Otis and he behaved very well. Tony came and we talked about our plans for next week. Didn't do anything with the S-4 but seems quite a few users are having problems with projects not loading. Pondering whether to leave it a while or try out so I can complete the review.
Wednesday, woke to the grim but not unexpected news of Trump's domination of Amerika. No point worrying about any climate targets, genocides or loss of unspoilt wildernesses; I guess it's best just to shut my mind to it all, stop looking at Twatter and concentrate on hiding and getting drunk.
Thursday, made a chilli, redid the track from yesterday which I think is better. Oddly, the next on the memory stick (another Yrkoon) goes well with it, certainly the first 6 mins. Could be a themed album about decay and desolution. Folks love that shit. Or do they? Well, they must, they keep voting for fucking Hitler!
Yeah, still avoiding the news. Pat trailed round loads of places this afternoon with her broken (water damaged) iphone; she completely ignored my advice to go to the place I liked. Indeed, I stopped telling her after a few times since it just didn't seem to be going in. I don't know if she dismisses whatever I say out of habit or some other reason but I do worry sometimes.
Friday I redid that track, added another short one and a butchered version of "another yrkoon basically" but gave it a cleverer title. Voila. https://wilyepeyote.bandcamp.com/album/tipping-point
Think the cat got the pigeon today :(
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