I’m back. Phrases were easy enough to learn in Italiano, but even with so many words in English having Greek roots, Greek is not a cognate language. While we learned some useful phrases in Greek, like “yia sou”, it took me a while just now on the interwebs to find how to actually spell “hello” in Greek. Even if it is in english letters. But needless to say, the trip was great.

Now that I’m mostly settled back in at home, Beatserv is back on track with development full steam on Series Two. And Bounte is progressing, with new experiences in my head, and new tools at my fingertips…

…Ableton Live 8. I went ahead and purchased the new version of Live, and even upgraded to the Suite. I have to say, I’m a bit blown away by all the stuff that’s included. Some of it is a bit crap, like Tension, but most of it is dope, like the sound of Operator, and finally a real function for grouping tracks. But sometimes music production involves polishing turds and trashing good things into shit. I’m sure to get a lot out of it.