Continuing to have a great time in the Working With Ultra Fractal class! This has really helped expand my style; I finally am producing images that have some subtlety to them. I’ve got a long ways to go before I get to the superstar level, but at least I don’t suck any more.
Week 4 had […]

I’ve completed my first artistic study. Unlike my technical studies (see also completed Study #1, Study #4), I don’t have a pre-planned agenda — I’m just playing around with small, bite-sized pieces to see what I can do.
Quicktime Movies: 320×180640x3601280×720
Low: 4.4 MB
Med: 9.4 MB
High: 162 MB
This study extends one of my still images from week […]

Here’s a picture of my studio. Big items are the gorgeous 30″ Cinema Display surrounded by a pair of Event 20/20bas speakers. LogicControl is underneath the monitor, although a Wacom tablet often lives there if I’m not actually mixing something.

Photon X25 keyboard is to the right; my big MR76 synth (that I basically just […]

Six weeks ago I’d resolved to do SOMETHING that moved me forward creatively every day. I’ve almost kept that up, with just a few missed days during vacation travel. For me, a little bit over a long time is the only way to get ahead. My life is so crowded with stuff that it’s improbable […]

I’ve got this big box of cassettes full of my music from high school and college — it’s been up in the attic for 15 years, roasting in the summer, freezing in the winter, and narrowly avoiding being eaten by an infestation of norwegian roof rats in my first house.
With some trepidation, I’m going to […]

I have made significant progress over the past two weeks on getting my studio setup going. I want to write detailed articles about each aspect, but a quick synopsis is all I’ve got time for:

Set up MacPro — install 4GB memory, install 4×320GB=1.2 TB Raid 0 stripe. (Wow, is this machine wicked fast!!)
Clean […]