If everybody in the United States would just download one mp3, I'll be set!
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Achoo Bwooit is now on CDBaby and Losertown Website Revamped!
Achoo Bwooit! is now available for download on CDBaby! And, after a sloppy upload with lots of mistakes, the new Losertown website is finally up!
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Losertown Website Overhaul
I have finally gotten around to overhauling the Losertown website in anticipation of the release of Achoo Bwooit! But you know, I really hate doing it. It's not that it's difficult--I'm using a modified template by Andreas Viklund--but it's tedious. I used to do this kind of thing for work and now I remember why I got so sick of it. I'm hoping everything will be done and uploaded next week.
The Achoo Bwooit! CD was delivered to CDBaby last week. I know it takes them some time to rip it and deliver it to the various download stores like iTunes, but I hope they can at least set it up quickly for their own download store.
The Achoo Bwooit! CD was delivered to CDBaby last week. I know it takes them some time to rip it and deliver it to the various download stores like iTunes, but I hope they can at least set it up quickly for their own download store.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
BitBridge for VST Plugins only
Well, I did a little more research and it turns out the 64 bit to 32 bit BitBridge in Sonar only works for VST plugins--not DirectX, so that rules out using the Timeworks CompressorX in 64 bit Windows. That's a shame. I really love that compressor plugin.
Eventually though I really want to move to a 64bit platform. I need to learn how to use the other plugins in Sonar. Now that Achoo Bwooit! is done, I have the time to play around with that. But first, I need to overhaul the Losertown website. I've been putting that off for two years now.
Eventually though I really want to move to a 64bit platform. I need to learn how to use the other plugins in Sonar. Now that Achoo Bwooit! is done, I have the time to play around with that. But first, I need to overhaul the Losertown website. I've been putting that off for two years now.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
People are Stupid
You know, I'm just as dumb as the next guy, but sometimes you meet people who are so stupid it just makes your blood boil. Why do these idiot teenagers at McDonalds always ask you if you want your Monopoly game piece? Sure, the chances of winning might be really low, but who would give that chance away? The idea of that is so stupid to me--"Okay, you can have my chance at winning thousands of dollars! Here you go!"
Why is it so hard for people to follow directions? When I was a kid, my teachers use to always yell at us because we couldn't follow directions, but at least we had an excuse--we were kids! Have you ever stood behind a stupid person at the ATM? It takes him a million years trying to get cash out. Or watch a stupid person trying to scan his groceries at the self service line at the local food store.
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the person is stupid or just a gigantic a--hole. Suppose you had a booth, and in front is a table with a sign, "One Free t-shirt for every patron!" There's always some guy who will do this:
The other day I was at the gas station and this guy was taking his sweet time pumping gas. He was finished, but instead of leaving, he goes into the trunk of his car, pulls out this little squeegee and starts cleaning the inside windows of his car. Never mind the line of cars waiting for their turn at the gas pump. What kind of person does this?
Why is it so hard for people to follow directions? When I was a kid, my teachers use to always yell at us because we couldn't follow directions, but at least we had an excuse--we were kids! Have you ever stood behind a stupid person at the ATM? It takes him a million years trying to get cash out. Or watch a stupid person trying to scan his groceries at the self service line at the local food store.
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the person is stupid or just a gigantic a--hole. Suppose you had a booth, and in front is a table with a sign, "One Free t-shirt for every patron!" There's always some guy who will do this:
Can I take more than one t-shirt?
No, one t-shirt per person.
Can I take one now, then come back later and take another?
No, it's one t-shirt per person.
If I take two, is there anyone to stop me? I mean, I don't see anyone. Basically, you say I can only have one t-shirt, but I want two. So how can I get around this?Seriously, this kind of exchange happens to me all the time.
The other day I was at the gas station and this guy was taking his sweet time pumping gas. He was finished, but instead of leaving, he goes into the trunk of his car, pulls out this little squeegee and starts cleaning the inside windows of his car. Never mind the line of cars waiting for their turn at the gas pump. What kind of person does this?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sonic Timeworks CompressorX
This plugin came with Sonar 2.0 and I still use it with Sonar 6.0. It's absolutely fantastic. That's the main reason why I haven't moved my DAW to 64bit--I'm afraid it won't work anymore. I think Sonar has that 64 bit bridge for 32 bit plugins, but I'm afraid to test it out.
I used to use this freebie plugin for final mastering, but I often ended up with mixes that were a little boomy. I probably had the settings wrong. I'm real stupid with settings. They confuse me because I be stupid.
But with the CompressorX plugin it's easy to get a good sound. It comes out clean and loud. I used it for compressing/limiting all the tracks in Achoo Bwooit! I know they always say you shouldn't master your own stuff, but for this I said what the hell. It's meant to be a digital only release, and I didn't feel like spending money to master it. It's funny, I sent the first CDs out to be mastered when I had less money, but now that I have more discretionary income, I'm cheaper--er, I mean, more frugal than ever. Maybe that's just what happens when you get older!
I used to use this freebie plugin for final mastering, but I often ended up with mixes that were a little boomy. I probably had the settings wrong. I'm real stupid with settings. They confuse me because I be stupid.
But with the CompressorX plugin it's easy to get a good sound. It comes out clean and loud. I used it for compressing/limiting all the tracks in Achoo Bwooit! I know they always say you shouldn't master your own stuff, but for this I said what the hell. It's meant to be a digital only release, and I didn't feel like spending money to master it. It's funny, I sent the first CDs out to be mastered when I had less money, but now that I have more discretionary income, I'm cheaper--er, I mean, more frugal than ever. Maybe that's just what happens when you get older!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Washington Redskins
I have to take a little bit of time here to comment on the Washington Redskins. This situation has reached a new low. At the beginning of the season, I had the Redskins at 5-1. I expected the loss to the Giants, but they have completely blown up. I don't see how they can beat anybody--even the Raiders--in the upcoming schedule, leaving them at 2-14.
I feel bad for Jim Zorn because he seems like a nice guy, but how he became head coach was so stupid. We hired him as the OC, and when nobody wanted to be head coach, Zorn became head coach by default.
The people entirely responsible for this mess are Dan Snyder and Vinnie Cerrato. They've managed to completely run this franchise into the ground. Since Snyder bought the club, we've had five head coaches in ten years: Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, and now Jim Zorn. Five head coaches in ten years. That is simply unbelievable.
A lot of people criticized Joe Gibbs 2.0, but it just shows you what a tremendous coach he is for getting the Redskins to the playoffs twice. I don't think anybody else in the universe could have done that. Sometimes I wonder if Dan Snyder pissed off the ghost of Pocahontas or something.
John Riggins posted this on his Twitter account:
I feel bad for Jim Zorn because he seems like a nice guy, but how he became head coach was so stupid. We hired him as the OC, and when nobody wanted to be head coach, Zorn became head coach by default.
The people entirely responsible for this mess are Dan Snyder and Vinnie Cerrato. They've managed to completely run this franchise into the ground. Since Snyder bought the club, we've had five head coaches in ten years: Norv Turner, Marty Schottenheimer, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, and now Jim Zorn. Five head coaches in ten years. That is simply unbelievable.
A lot of people criticized Joe Gibbs 2.0, but it just shows you what a tremendous coach he is for getting the Redskins to the playoffs twice. I don't think anybody else in the universe could have done that. Sometimes I wonder if Dan Snyder pissed off the ghost of Pocahontas or something.
John Riggins posted this on his Twitter account:
Right now if I'm snyder and I really, really wanna win...for my halftime adjustment...I would set myself on fire in the locker-room...I can't say I disagree with that suggestion!
Friday, October 09, 2009
M-Audio Oxygen 49 midi controller
A while back I used some of my reward points on my credit card to get a free M-Audio Oxygen 49 midi controller. Today I finally installed the drivers and hooked it up. I got it because the Creative Labs Prodikeys keyboard is a total piece of crap. I believe I have detailed my absolute disgust with all things Creative Labs in a previous entry.
Anyway, the midi controller works well as far as I can tell, although I have yet to figure out what all these knobs are for. I'm not much of a midi person. It took me a while before I was able to figure out how to get sound going using a soft synth in Sonar. I was seeing the little midi icon blink so I knew there was midi activity when I was pressing the keys on the controller but I wasn't hearing anything.
I was trying to use the SFZ sampler. At first I was doing things like creating a midi track, or an audio track while adding a soft synth to the FX of the track. That wasn't working. I then created all the necessary tracks by going to Insert / Soft Synth from the menu. That created three tracks all linked together, and I could see it was recording with midi data, but I still wasn't hearing anything. I finally figured out to use the Synth Rack. From there I loaded the Hammond organ soundfont I had bought from Sonic Implants (I think they got bought out by somebody) a while back.
Finally, success! The reason why I finally hooked up the Oxygen 49 was because there are some tracks I wanted to fill out with other instruments. I can't play the keyboards at all though. I just hunt and peck with my finger.
Anyway, the midi controller works well as far as I can tell, although I have yet to figure out what all these knobs are for. I'm not much of a midi person. It took me a while before I was able to figure out how to get sound going using a soft synth in Sonar. I was seeing the little midi icon blink so I knew there was midi activity when I was pressing the keys on the controller but I wasn't hearing anything.
I was trying to use the SFZ sampler. At first I was doing things like creating a midi track, or an audio track while adding a soft synth to the FX of the track. That wasn't working. I then created all the necessary tracks by going to Insert / Soft Synth from the menu. That created three tracks all linked together, and I could see it was recording with midi data, but I still wasn't hearing anything. I finally figured out to use the Synth Rack. From there I loaded the Hammond organ soundfont I had bought from Sonic Implants (I think they got bought out by somebody) a while back.
Finally, success! The reason why I finally hooked up the Oxygen 49 was because there are some tracks I wanted to fill out with other instruments. I can't play the keyboards at all though. I just hunt and peck with my finger.
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