Well, I finally have a full day to really delve into HALion Sonic as part of my project. Then, lo and behold, Native Instruments releases a series of updates to their Komplete line of products. So tomorrow is going to be a very happy, very busy day.
First and foremost, the day is about delving into [...]
One of the first virtual instruments I chose as I migrated to synthesizers “in the box” was Steinberg’s XPhraze. In many ways, it was the inheritor of the tradition laid out by the Korg Wavestation series of synthesizers, as XPhraze was among the virtual instruments that revived wave sequencing and vector-based synthesis – but it [...]
So – I’ve had a minor setback in the Mac OSX Snow Leopard foray. It’s not a huge deal – except – well, it’s a pretty big deal. After I made the transition, I came to realize that Line 6 hadn’t released a driver for the 64-bit version of Mac OSX, yet. This leaves me [...]
Today I updated my desktop image, containing a pair of simple “mind maps”. This is the outcome of a little experiment with “Freemind” – an open source mind mapping application. I wanted to have a “flat” view of instruments, sounds, drum loops and other assets that I might use in my project.
Many of the listed items [...]
After some careful measurement of progress on my first album against the calendar, I realize that my schedule might be a bit too ambitious. This is not only influenced by my other obligations (i.e. a gargantuan project at the entertainment company that stands as my current day-gig) but also some changes to the project that [...]
As an old skool synth junkie, I’m disappointed in so much of what I hear on television and in film. A fellow film composer once used the term “smash and grab” as short-hand for throwing a few sample loops together with a well-known synth preset to create a cue. Everyone hears it every day – [...]
I’m just now getting around to making the switch to OSX “Snow Leopard” which means that I’m reinstalling every audio application I own. There are a few exceptions to this, including applications that don’t support Mac and one or two others that have just fallen out of use. But for the most part it’s been [...]
LPHovercraft is going to ‘lighten up’ a bit. We’ll be rolling out a new site, new art work (both here and for the first album) and even provide a few glimpses into some upcoming tracks. We’re still cutting a wide creative swath with our current explorations – keeping some ideas, storing others for later, and [...]
I’m really excited to have French goth rock-n-roll artist Marie Meier on board to do the artwork for this site. She’s also doing the cover art for the group’s first EP. Stay tuned as more develops on that front.
