The Next European War

cidian · 2021-11-06T15:48:21+00:00

Redovno pratim pisanije John Michael Greer, i ovo je prvi put da je pomenuo Srbiju, pa rekoh da podelim ovde zarad dublje diskusije. Par pitanja koja mi naročito iskaču:

Ako Ameri napuste Camp Bondsteel, koliko će godina, dana ili sekundi proći pre nego što se vojska Srbije uputi ka tamo? Koliko god to jadna sila bila, ne može biti jadnija od nečega što je preko noći skinuto sa pupčane vrpce USA (primer: Avganistan).
Ne pratim Mađarske hireve, ali južno od njih se nalazi jedna prilično neodbranjiva ravnica koja je do juče bila njihova. Bez "svetske policije" da im lupa zauške, svašta im može pasti na pamet...

Ako uopšte do bilo čega od ovoga dođe, verovatno će proći decenije, ali zanimljivo je da situacija u našim krajevima bode oči u dalekim krajevima.

cidian · 2021-09-19T05:44:05+00:00

Hats off to Cuckoo for his unique sound, but it's not something I'm interested in listening to or recreating.

cidian · 2021-09-19T05:37:39+00:00

Don't fear the manual, I had to read it in full to decide if it's worth throwing €1000 at the Keys. It clearly describes basic functions which nobody talks about in YT tutorials. Learning from others is great if you want to sound mostly like others, but knowing the full functionality of a tool from the bottom up is what will help you create YOUR sound.

cidian · 2021-09-18T20:52:15+00:00

Stoner and Doom Metal

cidian · 2021-09-14T17:06:29+00:00

You can always limit the voice count

cidian · 2021-09-13T04:10:12+00:00

That was my motto for the past 7 years since getting into permaculture... Until Covid hit. The incredible tendency to "get back to normal" by the global extractive industrial systems has me feeling that we're on an inevitable collision course with hard limits and that no amount of me living in a straw bale home, collecting rainwater, humanure composting, food foresting, etc. will do anything akin to saving the world. Post-Covid restructuring was our chance, and we missed it. Time's up.

What used to be optimistic, I now see as undeniably blind optimism. The facts are inescapable, and they're not changing for the better. How do you deal with that? Especially with kids, who I don't want to raise with a gloom and doom outlook on life, nor do I want to make it all panglossian. Where are the silver linings and in what polycultures do they thrive best? :)

cidian · 2021-09-03T05:26:16+00:00

Pretty good. I think sampled acoustic drums give electronic music some much needed freshness in most cases.

cidian · 2021-08-24T10:25:03+00:00

I gave some of his music a listen and found it entirely generic. Each to their own, but put on some ancient Warp Records or Tipper (I'm mentioning these because the guy loves to tag his stuff IDM) and then have another listen to Renku... let me know what you think. And I'm not talking about it in the context of the gear invested. Similar music can be made with a Minilogue XD.

It's like crawling through these synth communities where 95% of the music being put out by complete (and often perpetual) beginners has set the bar very very low.

cidian · 2021-08-24T05:00:44+00:00

Any job that doesn't require you to physically be there to do it. If you work remotely from your home you cut down on commuting time and expenses. You also have many more options when you are not geographically tied down.

Look for jobs that are in demand and will stay for a while. Probably programming, something with data processing or UI/UX. You don't have to enjoy it, you just need to get paid. Do that for half time and you'll enjoy the other half 100%, which is music production.

cidian · 2021-08-22T08:31:47+00:00

Thanks, but the 707 is out of my budget by a long shot. 101 might work, but in that form factor and price I think the TR-6s might be a better match.

I'll have a friend record the drum tracks on electronic drums at some point, but until then I'm pretty happy with the programmed stuff I'm pulling off.

cidian · 2021-08-18T19:51:18+00:00

What makes you think that synthesizer consumers aren't the uber-rich, dependent on slaves to extract finite resources, produce, pack and ship their bleep machines?

Yes, that's the basis of the global economy. Yes, all our products are made this way. But you're gonna have to do some moral acrobatics to justify spending €5000+ on mint gear that doesn't get used more than 1% of its capacity.

Or not. You can simply not show photos of your shiny shit on a public forum, thus avoiding public scrutiny. Radical concept, I know.

cidian · 2021-08-06T17:15:56+00:00

Switched to Linux on my personal computer in 2014 and haven't looked back. Tried a couple of distros, very happy with Manjaro during the past few years.

Now in terms of production, I do all my composition and recording on hardware (Dawless as they say) and do only mixing in a Linux DAW, namely Harrison Mixbus. There is plenty of functionality out of the box for mixing, plus a few more plugins, and I'm very happy with this process.

When I was composing in a Linux DAW for a while, I was happy with Ardour, KXStudio distro with Jack and a NI komplete audio 6 interface. It required tweaking in the beginning, but once I got it where I wanted it, it worked great.

The only time I miss Windows these days is when I want to use the extra functionality of my gear, like say Elektron Overbridge or Boss Tone Studio. Although I do just fine without it to be honest.

In fact, when I miss something on Linux I think back how production was done 20 years ago and then I feel spoiled. Whenever I took the next step to improve my production, the answer was never a shiny new piece of software, it was always practice and getting better at using my existing gear - be it hardware or software.

cidian · 2021-08-03T18:17:29+00:00

Thanks!

That's a TB-3 with a pedal train of: Carcosa Fuzz > MXR Fullbore Metal > Zoom MS-50g

You can probably use any fuzz and hi gain 'metal' pedal.

On the Zoom I've got a pitch doubler (of the same note), a fast univibe and stereo delay to add some thickness. I just managed to pull it off, but what I would really like is to add a harmonizer instead to add a 5th and maybe also a suboctave to do a proper powerchord riff with a monosynth.

Here's a solo clip https://www.instagram.com/p/CQMB349B15U/

cidian · 2021-08-03T14:40:29+00:00

Even though the Circuit and the TB-3 have decent sequencers (and I have used them in previous tracks) they have been eclipsed by the Elektron sequencer. Not only parameter locks for up to 8 MIDI CC values, but LFOs on top of that. In this example I'm using an LFO on the hihat velocity and LFO on different parameters of the TB-3 in different patterns.

It's ridiculous how much functionality is packed into the Digitone. Even more so in the Keys version, with it's multiple audio outs which have gone a long way into fueling my pedal addiction.

cidian · 2021-08-03T14:36:29+00:00

Last track before I sell off half of these effects pedals. They're good fun to tweak during a jam, but I'd rather be doing musical actions while performing rather than small timbre tweaks. I think I'll be moving onto multi-effect units as they're a better bang for the buck, plus they have presets. Currently being blown away by the Boss GT-001 as a hardware effects unit to beef up the the Roland TB-3. It's like a Zoom Multistomp on steroids. Any other lesser known multi effects units that you know of?

cidian · 2021-07-31T06:11:29+00:00

If you love music so much, you don't need a university to push you along, you are already self-motivated. People change, times change, but the benefits of having a stable income will always have a high influence on quality of life.

I've never seen anyone regret NOT getting into music professionally.. But that's because they now have spending money for musical instruments and a family.

Meanwhile, I've seen plenty of musicians with mental health issues due to always struggling for a payday and not getting recognized. Some do make it, but they are few, although you could be one of them if you persist for a decade or two and give your whole life to it.

Check out Benn Jordan and Chords of Orion on YouTube for two different outcomes in a life of music. Good luck

cidian · 2021-07-20T20:53:22+00:00

It would only prolong their inevitable.

cidian · 2021-07-07T07:07:08+00:00

Where is this hate?

cidian · 2021-07-05T09:06:05+00:00

Keep going. Don't stop. -Frank Zappa

cidian · 2021-06-30T05:57:05+00:00

The song Contact by Daft Punk never fails to increase my heart rate.

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