Category Archives: Music Production/Studio Recording

Call me a neo-Luddite (old tech wins this round….)

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Fresh

In my recording studio, I have a very old sampler, a Yamaha TX16W. This sampler has a 3.5″ disk drive that reads Yamaha’s proprietary format sample lilbrary. I have at least three cases of sample disks that I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Quiktraks (60 sec audio) – Day 3

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Fresh

Crew… How’s everyone. Third installment here. The newest piece of gear I have in the studio is an AKAI MPC 1000 sampling music production workstation. The beat you hear is a simple one I did a few months ago when … Continue reading →

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Quiktraks (60 sec audio) – Day 2

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Fresh

Hey crew…. Here’s a lil sumthin’ I was messin’ around with this evening. No loops this time. This track was originally composed in an old Mac sequencer called Master Tracks Pro. I programmed the drums using my Yamaha RY30 drum … Continue reading →

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Quiktraks (60 sec audio) Day 1

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Fresh

Greetings crew… Hope all is well. For those of you who know me, you know I am not only a podcaster, but a musician as well. I own a home studio, play in a band, and I’m currently in the … Continue reading →

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Flickr + Music = some kinda bliss for me

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Fresh

Ever since I discovered Flickr, there has been a love relationship. Not only is it an over expansive resource for photographic imagery, but I’ve never seen an online photo gallery with the finesse, coolness, and all time greatness of Flickr. … Continue reading →

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Blaze: Guest Teachers at the Grammy Pro Sessions NYC

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Fresh

One of the best duos in soulful house music teach students about remixing. Certainly inspiringGreat video! peace, F!

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One minute tasty thing (instant groove)

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Fresh

Technology has really afforded anyone with just a little computer savvy to record music a variety of different ways, very quickly. I was cleaning up my external drive and came across a little sumthin’ I threw together just as I … Continue reading →

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Fusion: Where Music, Technology, and Artist Creativity Intersect

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Fresh

Hello readers and listeners. I trust all is well today. This post is a follow-up to the previous post about the subject of an upcoming podcast I hope to resurrect entitled Fusion. The concept of this podcast came to me … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon…. :::FUSION:::

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Fresh

Coming soon… FUSION – Where music, technology, and the artist intersect (a podcast) Stay tuned….4….details. peace, F!

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Mo’ music musings – studio recording/business activities

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Fresh

Ok…following up from the last post on this subject, the track we recorded here actually had enough content to be approved by the head of the music department at my church, so it will eventually be taught to the mass … Continue reading →

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