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...
by Richard MacLemale | May 14, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
Prepare for the onslaught of discussion and opinions around Apple’s Logic Pro 11. Let’s cut right to it – the most important change is that Kyle is gone. No more drummer “persona” icons. No, Kyle has now been reduced to a genre name. ...
by Richard MacLemale | May 11, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
I was unkind to my laptop. I’ve had a 2018 15 inch MacBook Pro for about 4 years, and I slung it around in a laptop bag like it was a sack of laundry. As a result, I damaged the screen. In it’s day, it was a powerhouse – a 6 core i7 with 16 GB RAM...
by Richard MacLemale | Mar 17, 2024 | Blog Posts
No. Yes. Maybe. I have a 2009 White MacBook. I jacked up the RAM to 8 GB, and I installed a 250 GB SSD. I’ve got older versions of Logic Pro, Reason, and MainStage on it, and they mostly run fine. I can connect my Tascam US 16 x 8 to it and record 16...
by Richard MacLemale | Jan 4, 2024 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
There is a myth which musicians perpetuate that goes something like this: To be creative, you must limit your options. This myth is extremely close to the truth which is this: to be creative, you must choose your options. The difference between limiting your options...
by Richard MacLemale | Dec 24, 2023 | Blog Posts
I’m going to shoot a video for the YouTube channel on this. I downloaded the demo of the Quadra when it first came out, and I spent time with it. From a pragmatic point of view, why would I want this thing? I’ve got the Arturia V9 Collection, which...
