by Richard MacLemale | Sep 20, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
We all know that the synth market is oversaturated. The Eurorack market is also oversaturated. These are to our advantage, though. When tons of companies are competing for your money, you win. But it reminds me of the guitar pedal market, which was oversaturated 10...
by Richard MacLemale | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog Posts
If you look around my studio, you’ll see I have something like 20 guitars, three basses, a banjo, and a mandolin. But for keyboards, I only own 3 – a Yamaha MX88, an Arturia Keylab Essentials 49, which is just a controller, and a Casio CDP 100 digital piano,...
by Richard MacLemale | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
I’m a Mac user. I have a Windows 10 computer and a Linux computer in the house, but Windows is for gaming and Linux is for MAME. I prefer Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro because they’re the best software in my opinion. I prefer the Mac OS to Windows OS, and...
by Richard MacLemale | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
I’m going to be 59 in less than two weeks. I mean, it’s better than 60, but still, I’m old. Yes, it beats the alternative. But lately I’ve gotten bored with my attempts at songwriting. Everything I write sounds trite to me, and almost none...
by Richard MacLemale | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
I’m typing this at 20,000 feet. OK, actually, I have no idea how high we are. I have a window seat, and the clouds are below us. Above us, a blindly bright sun, and blue sky, nothing but blue sky. I’m on an $86 nonstop flight from Rochester, NY to Tampa, FL on...
by Richard MacLemale | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
What is the AstroLab? I own the Arturia V Collection 9, and I think it’s killer for the money. It’s got tons of synths and keyboards from Moog, Yamaha, Roland, Arp, and others. It’s really cool. It’ll run on any good computer, so if you have an i7 from 2018, it’s...
