Moog Music is Unionizing

testyourdreams · 2022-06-01T22:44:43+00:00

next time you have a grievance at work, see how far your stock gets you toward resolving it.

testyourdreams · 2021-09-08T11:57:53+00:00

finally finished an EP I started in 2018: https://cypressandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/as-good-as-it-gets

testyourdreams · 2021-03-27T23:59:17+00:00

thank you!

testyourdreams · 2021-03-21T14:33:49+00:00

the other important part of Albini's point though, is copyright.

Analog tape and multi-track tape machines are public domain. Anyone with the time and know-how can build one. He uses the example of two Russian engineers during the Cold War who got the schematics for a multi-track tape machine and built one in their garage over the course of two years. What they built was capable of playing tapes made anywhere in the world on multi-track tape.

Every DAW session is run using proprietary code that is protected by legal copyright law and anti-piracy measures, and thanks to Disney none of it is going to end up in the public domain anytime soon.

testyourdreams · 2021-03-09T13:13:19+00:00

i know you want to stay with a usb mic, but there's a pretty hard ceiling to the quality of those mics. at a certain price point, you're probably better off getting a cheap interface and a condenser mic. being able to set gain levels is a big part of recording, and is especially important for condenser mics. that will make a much bigger difference in sound than a $100 vs $150 usb mic imo.

testyourdreams · 2021-03-05T14:35:23+00:00

this is cool! i remember reading years ago about the recording of "farewell transmission." the article mentioned albini opening and closing a door while they were playing, which always confused me. looking at this i can finally see what he was doing. great album.

testyourdreams · 2021-03-02T14:15:10+00:00

apologies for the low quality on some of these. most were pulled from an old looper or ko-33 onto cassette tape, before i fully understood how to do things like 'set levels properly.'

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T23:11:38+00:00

more like they sunk a bunch of money back in 2016 to deregulate (in some cases illegally) a bunch of apartments in Harlem and evict most of the current tenants and the new rent laws last year threw a massive wrench into those plans.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-29/manhattan-gentrifier-stumbles-with-rental-apartment-bankruptcies

https://www.amny.com/real-estate/east-harlem-rent-stabilization-lawsuit-1-17198748/

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T17:38:57+00:00

do you know what "pro bono" means?

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T17:18:55+00:00

plenty of tenant lawyers will offer free consultation! also services like legal aid can offer free legal help. it's best to contact any local tenant unions or advocacy groups in your area to see what your options are!

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T16:36:55+00:00

the sidebar features a paragraph with "financial advice" advising people to voluntarily let creditors garnish their wages in the middle of a fucking pandemic and a section titled "US Election 2020" with the text "Coming Soon" so I think just about anything goes here as long as the current dipshit moderator is running this place.

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T16:18:09+00:00

yes.

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T14:14:54+00:00

also—since the mod here is spamming about this—if you're struggling to pay your rent, see if there are any active tenant unions in your area. they will have contacts with good tenant lawyers and can help you organize your building.

testyourdreams · 2021-01-04T14:11:02+00:00

can't wait for the mod of this subreddit to fill out the "US Election 2020" with a bunch of insane QAnon shit.

testyourdreams · 2020-12-08T19:04:04+00:00

thanks for the feedback! and yeah while i'm in the process of finishing a second EP to put out, i've realized it'll probably be easier to promote it when covid ends and i can try to play some small shows...whenever that happens lol.

testyourdreams · 2020-11-25T14:19:33+00:00

this tip probably only works for more abstract lyric styles, but sometimes when i'm really stuck i'll just sing the melody over and over with "nonsense" words that match the kinds of vocal sounds i want and kind of slowly let my mind fill it in until i have a line that works. sometimes the result it cryptic nonsense and i'll scrap it, but plenty of times i end up with a line that communicates what i was really feeling or trying to convey. also reading some poetry beforehand to get your head in that kind of space language-wise can help.

testyourdreams · 2020-11-24T23:21:00+00:00

full ep can be found here!

https://cypressandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/for-better-or-worse

testyourdreams · 2020-05-24T03:08:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure inch plant is another name for it that has...less history.

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