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...
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 | 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 | Mar 29, 2023 | Blog Posts, Uncategorized
A few days ago, the Dollar General of plugins (Waves) decided to stop selling individual plugins and move to a model of forever subscriptions, where you tie the fortunes of your recording career to your financial investment in Waves. To add insult to injury, if you...
