Well, I thought I was doing good. Got a sound card to "solve" my latency problems with the MIDI controller. That shut down Sonar. Yipes...since I've about had it with goofing around with this thing, I hooked up the Toneport again. I'm going to stick with that. I hope switching to the ASIO drivers will solve the latency problems I've been having. This whole adventure has opened my eyes to the possiblities I have for making music. It's also opened my eyes to how painful this technology can really be. It's taken me about one-two weeks to get this stuff up and running...two weeks I could have been practicing or writing music. I might be limited to only four tracks, but at least my four-track tape recorder is ready to go when I fire it up.
OK, need to quit whining. The computer studio will be good once I get things settled. I'm going to try using it with the Toneport interface. I'll get another one for my guitar practice setup eventually...or just use my headphone amp (sucks down batteries like no other though).
Showing posts with label Studio Woes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Studio Woes. Show all posts
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Friday, December 7, 2007
If an instrument makes no sound, does it exist?
Still haven't got the studio gear to work. I'm getting there...maybe tomorrow. It's super-frustration. I'm regaining an appreciation for acoustic instruments. I can pick up my acoustic guitar and it's ready to go. Once I get the music studio set up, it will be great. I don't know why I think these things will go easy. I guess I get a little more impressed with my computer skills than I should. For tonight, I guess I'll just look up some of my installation problems.
While I'm looking stuff up, I'll keep listening to Sufjan Steven's Christmas box set. Really a fresh take on Christmas songs and music. This isn't a collection of the same stuff you've heard in mall every Christmas. I can't even really describe it...it's hard to describe Sufjan's music at all really.I was already impressed by Steven's "Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State". He is definitely one-of-a-kind and has his own sound...something I really need to remember and appreciate in my own efforts. I always worried so much about not playing "correctly". I was always worried I wasn't "doing it right". This obsession with "doing it right" certainly choked off a lot of creativity. What is doing it right in music (or any art for that matter)? As I get further along in my music studies, I have come to realize that all that matters is getting the sound from your mind to everyone else's ears. In a deeper sense, you are converting the thoughts in your mind into vibrations in the air. In that case, why would you want to repeat everything everybody else has said, the exact same way they said it?
While I'm looking stuff up, I'll keep listening to Sufjan Steven's Christmas box set. Really a fresh take on Christmas songs and music. This isn't a collection of the same stuff you've heard in mall every Christmas. I can't even really describe it...it's hard to describe Sufjan's music at all really.I was already impressed by Steven's "Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State". He is definitely one-of-a-kind and has his own sound...something I really need to remember and appreciate in my own efforts. I always worried so much about not playing "correctly". I was always worried I wasn't "doing it right". This obsession with "doing it right" certainly choked off a lot of creativity. What is doing it right in music (or any art for that matter)? As I get further along in my music studies, I have come to realize that all that matters is getting the sound from your mind to everyone else's ears. In a deeper sense, you are converting the thoughts in your mind into vibrations in the air. In that case, why would you want to repeat everything everybody else has said, the exact same way they said it?
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