Recent content by mobius017

At the same time, assuming away appropriate equipment, making art is a lot like introspection or meditation. It's a personal process that requires and builds presence and self-awareness. It's something anyone can try to do, and something I'd encourage anyone to try to do (from a certain...

I don't think it helps that Western culture (or at least culture in the US?) doesn't support artistic/creative lines of thought in our schools very well. Even the art projects I did when I was in school were usually based on everyone in class following a set of instructions to produce outputs...

I think there are several things that feed into this. To begin with, music-making/working with vocal synths isn't necessarily an easy hobby to get into. I imagine a lot of people see their favorite synths on YouTube and think, "I want to do that!" That was basically the path I took. I...

Why WOULDN'T I listen to infodumps about Heian period history and the Bushido code? You won't find THAT in your average dentist office tabloid.

Honestly, my basic advice for anyone when choosing a vocal synth is always the same: choose the vocal synth you like. There'll probably be the odd people who will say you should pick a newer/different one because they like the newer ones or dislike the older ones. But making art is something...

@IO+: I would guess that's probably because of the nature of the pictures you're taking. People generally hire photographers for particularly meaningful events, and I think there's generally a perception that lab-made photos are higher-quality. These days, at least, I'm pretty sure you can get...

I usually let Studio One pick the initial color (though sometimes not), and then change the hue/color based on the function of that MIDI part in the song. For example, the intro of the song might be whatever the default was for that track, and then the verse might be a darker hue or different...