Stumble it!Well, according to my little laptop (currenly resting on my stomach while I lay in bed) it is 12:17 AM currently. I should go to sleep. I really should. I have to work tomorrow. For some reason, I couldn’t sleep. So I decided to blog something, since it’s been a while since I last posted.
So, to catch up on my life:
Work is busy, busy, busy. I don’t feel like I have time to do anything anymore. While I am at work anyway.
Friend and (now) former D&D party member Megan (who co-made the Cthulhu Crispy) moved to Portland, Oregon last week to pursue her career. She will be missed.
Friend and (soon to be) former D&D party member Jonathan (who also helped make Cthulhu Crispy) will be leaving for Portland, Oregon in, I think, 2 weeks.
After taking an extended break, I have gotten myself re-addicted to Consumating.com. Now, the fate of that site is shaky. The current operator of the site has mentioned that he’s not sure how much longer he’ll be working on it. The parent company (CNET) may shut it down. The original owner and operator might be trying to get it back. Who knows what will happen.
Speaking of Consumating.com, last weekend, I started a project on the site. I did a “post here” convo, in which I had people to sign up to have songs made, by me, for them. I allowed 20 people to sign up, and am currently 75% finished with the project. It’s been a lot of fun, and has allowed me to really work with Reason 4.0, which is the new version of the music software I use to write music.
By the way, I recently upgraded from Reason 3.5 to Reason 4.0.
Okay, let’s see if I can get to sleep now. G’night, friends.
October 29th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Should I upgrade to Reason?
What do you like or dislike about it?
Will it inspire me to write electronic music again after I done lost all my other stuff in an act of extreme n00bness in January?
October 29th, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I very much recommend Reason 4.0.
First of all, the sequencer has gone through a major overhaul and is much better. The workflow might take a bit of getting used to, but once you do, I think you’ll appreciate it. The Vector Automation alone makes this a worthwhile upgrade from previous versions of Reason.
I love the ReGroove mixer WAY more than I thought I would. It is subtle, but it takes pretty dry drum patterns and makes them feel much more natural. I’ve even made it work on, like, a bassline pattern.
The Thor is a fun new toy to play with.
All in all, I am enjoying this version a lot. I can’t guarantee that it’ll make you want to write. All I can say is it helped inspire me. Plus, I find I can take the little stubs I create and actually turn them into full songs.