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Archive for November, 2007
Second hurdle?
Nov 12th
Well… there was the First Hurdle, however in a track race there is always more than one hurdle.
First question would be how did I get over the First Hurdle? Easy… I went around it. I’m not going to be using that set up to do most of the recording. Whilst I have a laptop for portable recording. I have a desktop at home sitting there doing nothing other than a storage box.. The application I was going to use initially on my laptop I’m no longer using, I’m using a better program. Now, in removing one noise, I’m created another..
Do you realise how loud some of the old desktop machines are… In the desktop there are 5 fans I can think of off the top of my head… CPU, Video Card, Power Supply, Front Intake, Back Outtake.. actually make that 6… BIOS fan. Now I replaced a BIOS fan and that made a huge difference… I will eventually replace the other fans, however I’ve found something that reduces the noise the box is producing… putting the computer inside a cupboard… I’ll find a link to the cupboard and will write up a post on how it all goes together.. and of course finally sound reduction.
I’ll get that, sound proof the inside of the box and that should get rid of most of the noise the box is making… granted it increases the size of the box… but the noise reduction is worth it!
So that will be a project in a few weeks…
First hurdle…..
Nov 4th
New laptop, new sound card, old power amp and speakers…. don’t seem to mix.
I have a power amp which is older than me. When my laptop and it are plugged into the same power circuit there is a HUM 
Now if I run my laptop off batteries it works fine, so I think it might be a grounding issues or something. My second set of speakers seem to work fine.. which in some ways good because I will have more room on my desk, however they don’t provide the same clarity as the others. I’ve posted the situation on to a digital recording BBS which a frequent to see if anyone might be able to provide a solution… so will have to wait… otherwise I’m working on my newer old set of speakers.
OK…. finally I’m going to set a public goal….
Nov 1st
December 2008 (or before) I will release a CD of my songs… mostly fresh material written between now and then. I’ll publish all my new lyrics on the site when they are written and will post the songs when recorded.
I’m not going to mess around with the likes of programming midi drums as I have friends on line who will be able to help me with this (plus the programming takes up too much of my time). So keep watching this space and see how it progresses.
Last song you hear before you leave the… wherever
Nov 1st
Unfortunately for me it’s the house of a morning. As my son enjoys watching ‘Playhouse Disney’ it means it will either be a ‘The Wiggles’, ’Johnny and the Sprites’ or even ‘The Doodlebops’ song. Now as I am hearing more of these songs I’m actually appreciating how well crafted some of these songs are. As 1/2 of the Wiggles were a rockabilly/rock’n'roll band before they were, listening to the music you can hear the rock’n'roll influences showing. Johnny and the Sprites, some of his songs remind me of Broadway musics… and guess what.. ‘Johnny’ was on Broadway with Aveneue Q. Doodlebops… will again, repetitive songs that are usually played twice an episode. Dan Zanes is also on that channel… he has some pretty cool stuff and is touring Sydney for the Sydney festival it appears… so we will see him at some point then.
Mind you, I can also have songs pop into my head after someone says something something the triggers a memory (yes I relate songs to memories), as soon as I get home I have to find it and listen to it.
But yes.. it’s quite annoying where half way through the day you start to remember songs and start to sing them…. people look at me strange.