bang bang Chicago
Looks like we can look forward to a lot more handguns in Chicago. Scares the shit out of me because it comes down to personal responsibility and impulse control. A certain percentage of people are just stupid and irresponsible. We all know that. In a higher density population that percentage makes a much greater number of stupid irresponsible people allowed to run around with hidden deadly weapons. If everyone were honest, responsible and smart, we could legalize drugs, not bother with drunk-driving laws, and allow anyone access to uranium for their own enrichment.
We'll see how it goes. Handgun freedom screams "wrongness" in my head, but I haven't actually heard any winning arguments in favor of gun control. Maybe the city will be enriched by a wave of common sense, criminals will turn in their illegal guns to buy legal ones, and then everyone can have some friendly neighborhood firefights. Hey, everyone had a great time in the Cold War, right? We're just bring that winning strategy home to ma and pa.
Black Lion Audio
MOTU modification scheduled. Takes a couple months to get an appointment there, but it will be worth it. You can read about the mod in detail on the Black Lion site, but in the end my 828 mkii will have an entirely upgraded analog section and added clock, which will make the whole A/D conversion work and sound much better. I bought it used from a reliable source, so overall with the mods it will cost me about the same as new. And be much better quality. Word. Clock.
Pieces on the verge…
...of falling into place. Sometimes I work on things for such a long time and nothing seems to happen. Then everything starts to converge. It's hard to bear that cycle in mind sometimes as I toil away seemingly without end.
Bounte is starting to roll towards life as a live project. I've found a great vocalist that's into doing some live shows, I finally got a hold of my desired guitar player, the tracks for the second album are approaching the head of the line for mixing, I've starting arranging tracks for live instrumentation, and I'm close to putting an offer on a home in which I could record music and host small-scale practices.
So, plenty busy with all that. And a massive Beatserv pack is also on the way. And the weather is still crap, but that shouldn't stop anyone from going out to see some great local shows, like The Atomica Project this Friday at The Metro.
N. Hoyne, 1100 to 1000
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Partly cloudy, with chance of butt-ass cold
It finally stopped snowing, and some of the snow has blown away from my porch, but I'm sure those particular flakes have piled up somewhere else. Apparently there was also an earthquake here yesterday. Not a good day for enjoying nature in Chicago. But the storm is over, and we get to bask in the plunging temperatures.
Cloudy, with a 100% chance of suck
The sky in this photo is what Chicago looks like most of the winter. But all the snow is since last night, and it's still coming down nasty. I had to move the car off the snow route this morning, and took 20 minutes to move it around the corner half a block. I don't usually see tickets for parking on snow routes, but one could still be towed or — with a foot of sticky snow coming — plowed in.
So expect a wave of slip-slide driving, wet feet, flight cancellations, and further out, a cloud of jackasses on snowmobiles driving through your yard.
N. Clark, 5200 to 5500
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W. 2020 alley, 900-800 N
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Something a little different: the alley next to Damen, and some sounds of winter. I wasn't sure how to notate a Chicago alley, so I'm calling it the west 2020 alley. Features gate opening and closing, walking on and crunching ice/snow, kicking around other litter in the alley, some guy vacuuming his Mustang or something, an airplane overhead, some men at work near the end, and a big CTA bus at the very end. And of course the ubiquitous whup-whup of walking, cars in the distance, and wind noise.
Fun, free, online audio… toy?
I'm not really a fan of software that emulates audio hardware, like Propellerhead Reason. If you need that crutch in order to adapt to the computer paradigm, it's fine, but why not take advantage of the fact that it's a computer and can do other things too? If I've already offended you, better read on...
That said, the Hobnox Audiotool is one of the best online implementations of hardware emulation that I've seen. It's a Flash concoction, wit yer 808 and 303, buncha pedals, mixer, draggable connections and configuration. Doesn't seem like there's any input, and limited to recording 5 minutes, but that's not really what it's about. Imagine rolling into a gig and busting this out on your shiny new iPad, while the dazzled crowd dances on in rapt... oh yeah, the iPad (and 'Pod) can't run Flash.
But if you're on a computer with speakers, you might enjoy trying this out:
W. Bryn Mawr, 1400
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walking noise, cars, muffled conversation, big-ass truck near the end
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