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juncmodule — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:27:03 +0000

putthison:

$30? With a nylon strap and a metal case? Yeah,… http://ping.fm/u76SA

juncmodule — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:14:37 +0000

introducingmrbentley:

Zara Woollen Crossover Jacket â€¦ http://ping.fm/eDOmx

juncmodule — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:07:38 +0000

enthusiasmdocumented:

too fresh. http://ping.fm/Q6tOo

juncmodule — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:14:40 +0000

laughingsquid:

Triptychs of Strangers by Adde Adesokan http://ping.fm/aM1h5

juncmodule — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:14:38 +0000

dieproper:

timeless. Â This from 2004. http://ping.fm/D3QsR

juncmodule — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:14:38 +0000

retrogasm:

Marilyn http://ping.fm/5xzzk

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Ableton Live

juncmodule — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:18:15 +0000

Winter NAMM is up and running and Ableton is working hard at making me go broke. I just picked up Ableton Live 7 and only a month and a half later they drop the Ableton Live 8 annoucement. If that isn’t enough they have teamed up with Akai to create the APC40, a MIDI controller built specifically for Live. Oh, but there is more. They are also releasing an instrument called MaxForLive. Integrating Max/MSP into Ableton. They are saying second quarter 2009, so at least I have some time.

When considering which application to invest in there were about four real contenders out there. Ableton Live, Reason, Reaktor, and Max/MSP.

Reason was ruled out pretty quickly for several reasons. In many ways I see it as just as much of a toy as FL Studio. While you can do amazing things with FL Studio and Reason they just don’t fit my style of music creation.

Reaktor came pretty high on the list because I could build my own instruments. Of course that appeals to me a great deal. Reaktor really only came into the picture because I saw it as a simpler and more user friendly version of Max/MSP. Then again, I decided that if I’m going to drop that kind of money, it might as well be on the real deal.

Max/MSP and Live being the last two left to decide from made things a little difficult. Max/MSP really caters to the whole experimental aspect of things while Live falls into the perform by instinct aspect. The problem with Max/MSP is the complexity. It would be months before I could really be up and running with it. Every time I’ve played with it in the past I’ve just been overwhelmed. Ableton was never that way. Several tracks on my last two albums were already made with versions of Live LE so I already knew the program and could get results from it. At the time I was also unaware of the built in synths and drum machines in Live, the LE I was using was a rather older version…perhaps 4?.

My choice for Ableton Live has certainly paid off. I’m am continuously amazed by what the program can do and how it just feels like home for me. While building up samples for my next album I even found that it eliminated the need for my Roland JP8080. Instead of spending time learning a piece of hardware that can’t go everywhere with me I can invest it in Live and a nice little VST called SuperWave P8.

I believe I have finally killed the age of hardware. Even considering the cost of upgrading and these new tools it no where near matches the incredible amount of money I spent over the years on hardware. Of course, MIDI controllers and a good Piano are always desirable. However, when it come to the core of things the computer finally does feel right.

later,
-junc

Keeping the Blog Alive – Part 8 – Conclusion

juncmodule — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:31:04 +0000

Looking back on the 6 topics covered I can’t really say that any of them will fail to keep me occupied over the next few months. Each of them provides plenty of fuel for the blog. I think that being a self-aware blogger kind of hurts the genuine nature of a personal blog. This certainly is no where near becoming one of those professional blogs which are very self aware. I believe I have attempted to balance between the two types for too long. In the end I think the point is that the blog will focus more on my personal ramblings and stop attempting to achieve cohesion which I always fail at reaching.

Keeping the blog alive – Part 7 – Politics

juncmodule — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:00:50 +0000

A while back a made a post about the presidential election that leaned in the pro-McCain direction. Quickly after “getting to know” Sarah Palin, this all changed. It was sad to see the only republican worth liking, John McCain, become so unlikable. Needless to say, I’m very happy with Obama’s victory. I think this will make politics very interesting other the next eight years. The past eight years have been way to frustrating to bother with. Slowly watching your country get ripped to shreds by an incompetent president was not fun. Hopefully Obama can put some America back into America.

So far the Obama Administration seems to be keeping an open policy about how it is proceeding. The site change.gov is very promising, offering a good source to find out what the president-elect is up to. This may allow me to follow events a little more closely. The rest of the world also seems to have finally fully discovered the web so I can watch world news videos on the web and get a quick update as to where the world is at.

I may attempt to go to the inauguration in January, but money is tight right now and I have a feeling there might be a very large amount of people attending this inauguration.

later,
-junc