Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Friday, October 24, 2008

FiOS, Music and More

With Comcast's recent price increase (our basic plan became $60 a month because of new HD channels they now offer to other people), my parents seriously considered cutting TV off completely.
They had seen ads for FiOS Triple Freedom for a good price, but whenever they tried to go through the internet signup advertised, the price ended up being considerably more.
Well, they were finally able to get the advertised deal, which means we get better value for what we pay, as FiOS is, as far as I can tell... just about as good as they say it is.
Now, I'm not always able to get the internet to work, but that's mostly because of the computer I'm using and its modem (shoutout to my brother here). And all problems so far have been quick fixes. This may take some getting used to.
The TV: We don't have an HD TV, but the picture is significantly improved from what we had. We also get more channels.
The only problems I've had are the DVR and the connection with our combined DVD-R/W & VHS - we'll be checking in on that.
Hopefully, the last major feature change - reliability of the phone in case of emergency - won't need to be utilized.
All in all, I like this change. Honestly, I never really liked Comcast to begin with.

Also, I'm basically finished writing my first ever choral composition. Which means having all the parts, then taking a couple months to edit, expand, modify, and consult, before actually having a finished product. But hey, I've got the basic idea.

School is, to say the least, still hectic. Plus coronation tomorrow and Spirit Week...
And everything else that I do.
Because if it weren't this way, it wouldn't be me.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mixing

I just figured out how to mix using Audacity! I used some newgrounds music - Reasoner's "Instrumental #4" and Bjra's remix. I used the original and rearranged the other one. Though it sounds kinda weird in some parts, probably because the remix was extended, expanded... and just plain crafted differently. And I have nothing on these guys (haha). They've got cool software, mad skills and beats... good stuff.
The primary focus of this project was to explore the software's capability... and it's pretty darn good.
The reason I'm saying this? Well, this is what I've been doing for the past couple of hours. It might be of interest to someone, somewhere.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Music You've Probably Never Heard

Really, there's some pretty good songs out there on the internet amongst all the not so good ones. A little patience is all it takes to find a good one.

The Beginning of Time

Reasoner and MilkMan-Dan are two of the better artists I found, and both find a way of working piano into their pieces.