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Why is the “a burned out disappointment” section so small? This isn’t accurate at all.
Fucking kill me
the third stage in life can vary. weirdo with a home studio is the best possible outcome. But the most likely outcome involves busking and homelessness.
That’s why I call my car my home studio.
:) it me
I’m 36. It happens bit by fucking bit. My studio right now:
Scarlet 18i8
Scarlet 4i4
Krk Rokit5, x9 (5 on 18i8, 4 on 4i4).
Shure sm7b x2, Sm57 x4, sm58 x4
9 guitars. 2 basses. A ukulele. Banjo.
Engl invader II, Mesa Boogie JP-2C and a Laney VH100R
And orange 2x12, a marshall 4x12
Kemper, fractal fx II
Like 20 pedals.
MIDI switches/pedals/controllers
MIDI pianos (weighted keys digital frand piano).
Don’t get me started on my home server, and VST collection (served to Windows, Apple and Linux clients on the network). Ugh that setup was a nightmare. Reaper rules.
Do you use Ardour to record?
I use Reaper.
team “OLD WEIRDO” reporting for duty, :)
As of the past few years, I produce pop songs performed in a pastiche of Leonard Cohen’s mid-late 80’s style (when he really started to sound super cool). My buddies and I call ourselves The Three Leonards. Our covers of Toxic and Rusted From The Rain have proven very popular. They’re not jazz but they’re also not not jazz. The cool kids seem to like them. We’ve made over 20 bucks in streaming which is as close to success as you can want. Have a listen and see what madness sounds like.
As far as home studio kit goes, I run Reaper: it’s just great.
Also a shout-out to ReEQ for Reaper which is free and as close to FabFilter as I need.I have a Nektar 61-key MIDI keyboard. Just the right size. One slider on it has gone wonky but I don’t use the sliders that much. I like the touchpads; they’re fun.
I record vocals and acoustic instruments using a Scarlett interface and a really sweet mic from Blue evidently from before they got bought out. I got it as a gift and it does the trick.
I have a reasonably decent multi-effects pedal from Boss that I mostly use for gigging but occasionally for studio tracking.
I did buy Diva and Kontakt and SSD and Analog Lab : they’re all super handy, and are the ones I lean on the most. There are plenty of free VSTs out there to use: only when freeware/demo versions are insufficient should you consider spending money.
but yeah: OLD: check. WEIRDO: double-check.
Ha! You definitely sound like Cohen. Stay weird, my dude.
Thank you for the kind compliment. You have to admit: this idea is pretty strange, isn’t it?
FYI there’s vocals from all three of us on those songs, a few are duets. Even people who know us very well have trouble guessing who sings which song.
I had a roommate in my 20’s who would sing AC/DC songs as if they were soft jazz while he was walking around the house. It took me a little while to figure out where he was coming up with all these banging lyrics on the fly. Haha. It’s kind of the same idea that you’re rolling with, just different genres, and you actually laid it out with music and recorded it. Pretty cool. Pretty fun.
Your roommate sounds fun. Just between you and me, I do have an AC/DC song in mind for a future album. It’ll be a challenge to get it just right, though. Could take a while. You’ll know it when you hear it.
Yeah, he’s a creative dude. He was a bassist in a band back then, so he is musical too. I’ve kept in touch with him through the decades on Facebook, and he seems like he’s just as fun and creative as back then.
Definitely let us know when you release new stuff! I’m interested in hearing it.
Please let me know what Creative Bassist Roommate thinks of our stuff. I always say you never know which song will be someone’s favourite (that’s why I try to do a good job on every one of them)
New stuff will be coming later this year.
Guide to becoming an artist: “Already be rich when you start” - Casually Explained
After death, wealth. Sometimes.
Piece by piece, largely second-hand if you can, especially while evaluating needs.
5 year increments
Having a home studio’s great. Get yourself one of those plastic storage cases with drawers, put the wheels on the bottom, cover it with stickers, and you’re ready to go. Have a canvas to put down as well.
It’s quite convenient.
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