Posts Tagged ‘technology’

Back To Basics

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Not too much to blog about at the moment, except that my mic did come today. The USB connection is so pristine, but now I’m having issues with my playback devices on my laptop. I’ll have to spend more time tomorrow getting that squared away.

For now I thought I would share a bit of what I’ve been up to the past few months. Some of you may not be aware that I moved to San Diego last September. For a year leading up to the move I was really wrapped up in getting my house ready to sell. This was extremely time consuming because it took major purging on my part. Not just with physical belongings, but priorities as well. It was a time of narrowing everything down to the basics and through that experience I got to discover what was most important to me. Of course this cut into my music making time, but I think in the long run it will make more time for me to do what I love most.

This move has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I have a real sense of peace and enjoy the laid back atmosphere here. I feel a new sense of inspiration, which was exactly what I needed. The biggest lessons I’ve learned is to fight for your dreams. If you sit around and wait for them to just happen, you will be disappointed the majority of the time. It takes a strong will to leave your comfort zone and venture into the unknown. That is when everything will come against you the hardest, but nothing is more rewarding than being able to push past it and get to your destiny. It also helps you to appreciate it all the more. It may seem cliche, but for anyone who has ever experienced it, it’s absolute truth.

New Toys

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Well, I’m paring down to some essentials. As I began preparing to record the vocals for my projects I was put off by the hassle of hooking up so many wires to my computer and still not getting a 100% clean sound. I decided to take the plunge and invest in a USB condenser mic. It has built in phantom power, which eliminates the need to use any other equipment. This is my idea of convenient! It will make recording easier than ever, and more portable. Perhaps I will even move into doing some podcasting. Not really sure what format to use at this time, but it could be a lot of fun. The only thing I can’t help but wonder is if people would really be interested in hearing me ramble on. Only one way to find out!

In addition to the mic, Jess also ordered a new guitar for me. It was intended to be a Christmas present but the one he originally got wasn’t what I initially thought it was going to be so I’m in the process of doing an exchange. It’s pink and really cute, but just meant to be a cheapie for me to play around the house and tote to the beach or park. I need something I can beat up whilst writing songs and my Luna or vintage Gibson won’t do.

Believe it or not, I’ve already gotten a head start on the follow-up to “Luminous”, most likely because I’m itching to write again. I feel so consumed with technical aspects that I don’t get much time to do what I love most, writing songs. I definitely want to dedicate more time in 2009 to songwriting, no matter how tempting it is to get wrapped up in other things. It’s too easy to get sidetracked and before you know it you start to wonder why you’re doing it all in the first place. Never forget your first love!