Author Archives: Fresh

About Fresh

Dad/Hubby/Mac Fan/Sys. Engr - NASA planetary missions. guitarist/producer/AFOL/fitness fan/film•TV•sndtrk composer. Python newbie coder. Music by me: http://SFTF.bandcamp.com/Mellowly Cool

Quick Portrait: The Lab – Studio A.

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Fresh

Studio A on The Lab. This is where the heavy lifting happens. The central recording and music production tool is Logic 10.4.8, with Native Instruments Maschine and other NI products integrated into the music production workflow. The computer – a … Continue reading →

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Vintage Apple Memories (Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products)

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Fresh

Greetings and thanks for stopping by. Recently I came across a photo of an old ad (ten years ago) for the iPhone 4S. This was the model that introduced the world to Siri. It was also the second iPhone that … Continue reading →

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“It’s been a long time…”

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Fresh

Greetings all. It’s 7am on a rainy Saturday morning. I’ve been up for an hour in a quiet house, The title of this post is part of a bar (lyric) from one of my favorite hip-hop rappers, Rakim. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – 28 Dec 20 – Actively listening to music: Is it passe’ ?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Fresh

Greetings all… I hope all is well with you as we head to the closure of 2020, and also hoping it ends in the way that you desire and 2021 begins the same. For the last few months, especially as … Continue reading →

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Music Monday – 30 Nov 20 – The Journey Continues

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Fresh

Greetings all. I’m back with another edition of Music Monday. This series was supposed to be weekly, however, habits only stick after consistent application of them over time – something which didn’t happen from the get on, BUT, I caught … Continue reading →

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Thankful.

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Fresh

A small micropost, if you will. Home alone (wife at the mall with her Mom, probably), daughter out, gorgeous day out, but super quiet solitude as I type this. #thankful. Enjoy your day.

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Music Monday – 12 Oct 20 – Back To The Roots

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Fresh

Back in 2007, I registered this domain, vibesnscribes.com, to start a blog about two topics: (1) reviews about music I listen to and (2) general daily topics I felt compelled to blog about. Back then blogging was all the rage. … Continue reading →

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Organize, organize: A music production project micro post.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Fresh

It’s been a few months since I posted a weblog, since late May to be exact. Yesterday I counted the number of music projects I have started and in the works. These involve personal projects (actual and concept only), plus … Continue reading →

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…and the beat goes on.

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Fresh

There’s tea in that cup (as I don’t drink coffee). I’ve learned to deal with a non-coffee lifestyle, which is unusual I know, but it has seemed to work out for me. Not going to say it’s easy to get … Continue reading →

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Tech’s ‘n Effect

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Fresh

For those of you who didn’t catch the play on words in the blog post title, but are curious, the hint correlates to a well known R&B group from the 90’s, not just the subject of this post. Though its … Continue reading →

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