i rarely post here on the weekends.
but, since this weekend's fund reservoir is kinda dictating that i stay inside, i've got time and energy to burn, and i don't feel like sleeping.
so, it looks like my first real, legitimate payday is on it's way later on this month. that's great news cause niggas was SCRAPING PENNIES.
i'm putting some of that money on my macbook. yep. if i don't have a macbook by the first of may, something awful has taken place.
then, i think i've decided to go all in and get a real protools LE rack setup. the 003s just hit the retail market, so we should see a substantial drop in price on the 002s, which are still more than capable. i mean people are still making classic stuff on the 001s. so yeah. strip the desk top down and rebuild as strictly a DAW, 2 500 gb internals in raid, firewire that to the 002. it'd be even better if i could afford the 002 with control surface, but that adds almost a G to the price. so barring any more windfalls, the rack will do.
that's exciting though. coupled with the macbook and a good portable soundcard like possibly the 410, i'ma be GOOD.
so yeah. i'm going in. hard.
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music is really getting exciting these days. life is, but particularly music. i feel like i'm getting way better at creating what i hear in my head.. my limitations feel like they're mostly technological. like i don't own some of the pieces (yet) needed to really dig my fingers in and sculpt the stuff that's in my head. i feel like my talent level has, to some extent, exceeded my equipment. and that's bad- but it's good too. equipment is only dollars man. you can't buy skills.
plus, projects that i've tried to have a hand in for months now are finally preparing to see the day of light. somebody across the world can now know who i am.
i mean, that's fantastic. and again, i feel like the noise we've made (myself and the mgr) has been the result of minimal effort. we still spend more time at our jobs than with this. we haven't quit our jobs and took our lifesavings and thrown it to the wind to see where it lands-- yet. i feel like i'm kinda ready to go all in, though. it's like, what else is there? this is what i believe in. i don't want to do anything else. and guess what, i'm broke as it is. why not be broke and do what i love doing, and take a risk at possibly gettin' some dough in the process?
slopfunkdust said it best. i can be broke and do music and be happy. who cares.
(best part is: i have this nagging feeling that i will not be broke.)
so what's to lose? i'm quitting this job reeeeal soon. trust.
so, it looks like my first real, legitimate payday is on it's way later on this month. that's great news cause niggas was SCRAPING PENNIES.
i'm putting some of that money on my macbook. yep. if i don't have a macbook by the first of may, something awful has taken place.
then, i think i've decided to go all in and get a real protools LE rack setup. the 003s just hit the retail market, so we should see a substantial drop in price on the 002s, which are still more than capable. i mean people are still making classic stuff on the 001s. so yeah. strip the desk top down and rebuild as strictly a DAW, 2 500 gb internals in raid, firewire that to the 002. it'd be even better if i could afford the 002 with control surface, but that adds almost a G to the price. so barring any more windfalls, the rack will do.
that's exciting though. coupled with the macbook and a good portable soundcard like possibly the 410, i'ma be GOOD.
so yeah. i'm going in. hard.
_____
music is really getting exciting these days. life is, but particularly music. i feel like i'm getting way better at creating what i hear in my head.. my limitations feel like they're mostly technological. like i don't own some of the pieces (yet) needed to really dig my fingers in and sculpt the stuff that's in my head. i feel like my talent level has, to some extent, exceeded my equipment. and that's bad- but it's good too. equipment is only dollars man. you can't buy skills.
plus, projects that i've tried to have a hand in for months now are finally preparing to see the day of light. somebody across the world can now know who i am.
i mean, that's fantastic. and again, i feel like the noise we've made (myself and the mgr) has been the result of minimal effort. we still spend more time at our jobs than with this. we haven't quit our jobs and took our lifesavings and thrown it to the wind to see where it lands-- yet. i feel like i'm kinda ready to go all in, though. it's like, what else is there? this is what i believe in. i don't want to do anything else. and guess what, i'm broke as it is. why not be broke and do what i love doing, and take a risk at possibly gettin' some dough in the process?
slopfunkdust said it best. i can be broke and do music and be happy. who cares.
(best part is: i have this nagging feeling that i will not be broke.)
so what's to lose? i'm quitting this job reeeeal soon. trust.
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