I command you to check out electro-music.com radio MKII.
Just go to electro-music.com/radio and click the MKII banner.
Do it! Do it now!
Why?
Because it's the best 24/7 stream of rhythmic-melodic electronic music in the world!
I'll be re-launching Satellite 5 on ScrubRadio.com very soon.
But in the meantime, and in-between time, MKII !!!
Yes, they play some AEJOTZ music. They even play some Dreamsofasiagirl.
Yay! Wahoo! Wukka-wukka! Boing!!!!
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Mixed Blessing - oh what a punny title!
I got my new Behringer Xenyx 1202 mixer yesterday (for my 60th birthday... booo!) and it has changed my musical life. Thanks to the presence of the mixer, all of my equipment is hooked up and ready to go at any time. This makes it hassle free to switch or combine instruments. It used to take several frustrating minutes of cord and connection manipulation to change things, which was a real musical momentum killer.
This should make me more productive, right? That depends on what you call "productive." If you're referring to "product," maybe not.
You see, the only way I could readily add layers in the old days was to record tracks on a multi-track recorder. This encouraged me to record those tracks. Duh. But now I can play the sequencers and arpeggiators on my instruments and then immediately jam to them on my other instruments, and it's as easy as pushing a couple of buttons. My rig is now a musical momentum feeder!!
In other words, I'm too busy playing new music to record anything! And I'm having a blast!
My favorite part of music has always been the creative part. I've never cared much about product. Yes, my recorder is also connected and only requires pushing the "REC" button to record whatever is going through the mixer. And I'll probably do that sometime. But most musicians will understand that pushing that button changes things psychologically.
I play with my synthesizers in the same sense that a kid plays with toys. It is joyful recreation for me. I've been a pro musician and it sucked the joy out of the music. I still feel associative stress anytime I touch a guitar. But my synthesizers are not tools used in stressful work. My synthesizers are the coolest toys I ever had.
So maybe I won't record 20+ tunes in 2014 after all. Or maybe I will. But that's not as important as the time I spend being AEJOTZ the synthesizer cyborg.
The next time electro-music.com does a live broadcast event, I might sign up. I now have everything I need to do a live-online show. That's pretty exciting and a little scary.
This should make me more productive, right? That depends on what you call "productive." If you're referring to "product," maybe not.
You see, the only way I could readily add layers in the old days was to record tracks on a multi-track recorder. This encouraged me to record those tracks. Duh. But now I can play the sequencers and arpeggiators on my instruments and then immediately jam to them on my other instruments, and it's as easy as pushing a couple of buttons. My rig is now a musical momentum feeder!!
In other words, I'm too busy playing new music to record anything! And I'm having a blast!
My favorite part of music has always been the creative part. I've never cared much about product. Yes, my recorder is also connected and only requires pushing the "REC" button to record whatever is going through the mixer. And I'll probably do that sometime. But most musicians will understand that pushing that button changes things psychologically.
I play with my synthesizers in the same sense that a kid plays with toys. It is joyful recreation for me. I've been a pro musician and it sucked the joy out of the music. I still feel associative stress anytime I touch a guitar. But my synthesizers are not tools used in stressful work. My synthesizers are the coolest toys I ever had.
So maybe I won't record 20+ tunes in 2014 after all. Or maybe I will. But that's not as important as the time I spend being AEJOTZ the synthesizer cyborg.
The next time electro-music.com does a live broadcast event, I might sign up. I now have everything I need to do a live-online show. That's pretty exciting and a little scary.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Electro-Music Radio MKII !!!!!!!!!
Go now, right now, to: http://electro-music.com/~janpunter/play.php/port_8500.m3u
My old pal Cynosure at electro-music.com has created Electro-Music Radio MKII, featuring the best rhythmic / melodic music from the extensive electro-music.com archives.
Can you say, "WOW?" I knew you could!
I tried to do something like this with Satellite 5 on scrubradio.com but I didn't have nearly so much music to choose from.
MKII rocks!!!!!!
(I even heard some AEJOTZ music on MKII.)
My old pal Cynosure at electro-music.com has created Electro-Music Radio MKII, featuring the best rhythmic / melodic music from the extensive electro-music.com archives.
Can you say, "WOW?" I knew you could!
I tried to do something like this with Satellite 5 on scrubradio.com but I didn't have nearly so much music to choose from.
MKII rocks!!!!!!
(I even heard some AEJOTZ music on MKII.)
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Brute swap! Yay!
I just sold my Arturia Minibrute... and bought a Microbrute!
The Micro came out right after I got the Mini and I was sad because I love powerful little gadgets.
I rationalized that the Mini had more controls, despite the fact that I never used most of them.
But forum consensus and YouTube vids hinted that the sound of the Micro might be a tad better.
So I finally broke down and made the switch.
Verdict? Ooh yeah!!! Now we're cooking with gas!!!
This little monster is much more my style.
It gets down to business with much less fiddling while the "Mod Matrix" offers even more sonic flexibility.
Now here's a very weird thing:
It has stiff little keys that seem identical to Microkorg keys.
And for some reason I am more creative on those "toy" keys.
Lately I've been playing the MK MIDI'd to a great full-size keyboard.
Great, that is, but uninspiring.
When I returned to using the crap keys, the ideas came from nowhere.
What the proverbial fuck?
Is it because my first keyboard was a Casio MT65?
I really don't know.
Anyway, I'm ripping up and down the keyboard on this Microbrute the same way.
I simply have more musical ideas when I play MK style keys.
Crazy? You bet.
Everything sounds better to me on the Microbrute than on the Minibrute.
It can't all be illusion.
For example, the fabled Steiner-Parker filter on the Mini was yawn inducing.
The "same" filter on the Micro is crisp and crunchy.
Just add milk!
The mod wheel seems better calibrated, too.
The Mini was gobs of fun, but the Micro is indubitably funner.
Expect an all Microbrute tune, soon.
The Micro came out right after I got the Mini and I was sad because I love powerful little gadgets.
I rationalized that the Mini had more controls, despite the fact that I never used most of them.
But forum consensus and YouTube vids hinted that the sound of the Micro might be a tad better.
So I finally broke down and made the switch.
Verdict? Ooh yeah!!! Now we're cooking with gas!!!
This little monster is much more my style.
It gets down to business with much less fiddling while the "Mod Matrix" offers even more sonic flexibility.
Now here's a very weird thing:
It has stiff little keys that seem identical to Microkorg keys.
And for some reason I am more creative on those "toy" keys.
Lately I've been playing the MK MIDI'd to a great full-size keyboard.
Great, that is, but uninspiring.
When I returned to using the crap keys, the ideas came from nowhere.
What the proverbial fuck?
Is it because my first keyboard was a Casio MT65?
I really don't know.
Anyway, I'm ripping up and down the keyboard on this Microbrute the same way.
I simply have more musical ideas when I play MK style keys.
Crazy? You bet.
Everything sounds better to me on the Microbrute than on the Minibrute.
It can't all be illusion.
For example, the fabled Steiner-Parker filter on the Mini was yawn inducing.
The "same" filter on the Micro is crisp and crunchy.
Just add milk!
The mod wheel seems better calibrated, too.
The Mini was gobs of fun, but the Micro is indubitably funner.
Expect an all Microbrute tune, soon.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Vocaloid!!!
I love J-pop with vocaloid simgers!!!
I spend a lot of time at http://www.nicovideo.jp
Nico-Nico rocks!!!
Hatsune Miku!!!
You will love this music or not.
I love it!!!
I take a break from it sometimes because the high energy is exhausting.
But then I come back and am amazed all over again.
I spend a lot of time at http://www.nicovideo.jp
Nico-Nico rocks!!!
Hatsune Miku!!!
You will love this music or not.
I love it!!!
I take a break from it sometimes because the high energy is exhausting.
But then I come back and am amazed all over again.
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