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trip-hop & downtempo fusion from San Marcos, Midwestern refugees in North County

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endlessblue, to random
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Working on tracks for the latest album, and we’re once again doing it completely different. Laura is laying down topline melodies before either of us write a single lyric. We’re letting the topline dictate where the song goes. Which is weird (for us).

endlessblue, to Synthwave
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Whoops, forgot to post #WeeklyBeats … this is a one-take off my cheap-ass #dawless rig, sort of a #synthwave adjacent ditty called Nominal Voltage https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-18-nominal-voltage

endlessblue, to random
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Netrunner music? Yes plz. Grabbed BAKENEKO by @revengeday for my for my purchase https://revengeday.bandcamp.com/album/bakeneko-ep

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Hey @etherdiver, you're in SoCal now, right? Do you ever perform live? (I'm on the organizing committee for Wonder Valley Experimental Music Fest, and I think you could be a cool addition!)

endlessblue,
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@etherdiver Aha! Are you in San Diego County? There's a pretty killer modular/dawless collective that does events every other month, you should come jam. If nothing else it's a cool group of folks and good beer. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ICcB2pqoq/

endlessblue,
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@etherdiver Ah, up Temecula/Murrieta way! So good news is The Aztec is in Vista, so North County. Probably more of a 45-60 min drive for you, which... ehhhhhhh... maaaaaaybe. Pop on the discord at least, say hello, it's gearheads all the way down.

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enthusiasts, what is your take about the ? I'm looking for an option of a single synth to use in gigs as a unique synthesizer, I use digitally emulated synths for production but would like to get something playable and practical for live situations, and this one comes with a sequencer (although the price range is way beyond my yearly gear budget at the moment, even looking only at beringher's options, but dreams must be fed and entertained)

endlessblue,
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@antares @etherdiver @decibyte A thing to keep in mind about the ubXa is that it's primarily a clone of the Oberhiem OBXa, which has a very specific sound and vibe. If that's not a requirement, I would recommend a more general music workstation like the Yamaha MX61, Roland Juno-DS, or the Korg Kross 2. More bang for the buck.

billyjoebowers, to random
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I want everyone to remember every time they use the word "Grok" that that's what Elon Musk named his "AI" thingy.

endlessblue,
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@billyjoebowers it was almost nerd cool and then he fucking ruined it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok

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Anyone using a base model (8 gb ram, 256mb SSD) for music production, specifically Ableton Live? Internet says it is up to the task but I'd rather hear it from someone directly.

My almost ten-year-old PC is dying and I hope to revive it but as plan B, I see that the Mac Mini is on sale for $499 right now and I'm pretty sure any PC I bought for that much would be considerably less potent as a music production PC. (You can also convince me I'm wrong about that if you are inclined.)

endlessblue,
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@etherdiver Using an M2 8GB MacBook for an Ableton Live playback rig and mobile production. Rock solid setup, running 20+ audio tracks off a USB drive without a blip. Where it may get bogged down is in the effects and soft synth department, especially using resource hogs like Arturia and NI synths.

endlessblue, to random
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Today in I have a little something I worked up with my mystery collaborator. She had a tune with vocals and acoustic, and I built this track around it. https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-11-bee-mime

endlessblue, to Musicproduction
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I've owned iZotope's Trash since its release in 2003, but I stopped using it somewhere in the early 2010s. Although it sounds great its workflow is, well, "trash". Distortion plugins should never, ever, ever be confusing or hard to use: turn knob -> get dirt.

So the refresh looks pretty great -- everything on a single page, per-band processing, 4-way cross-mixing... Shut up and take my money!

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    @flockofnazguls whoa that is good stuff. And wow there are like 20 other equally interesting standalone instruments on the site. The 1000 oscillator instrument got me all 😏

    http://giorgiosancristoforo.net/

    endlessblue, to random
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    Imma just record this for posterity, the day @lisamelton boosted me and killed my inbox 😌

    endlessblue,
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    @lisamelton Everyone at my day job: What is that annoying blip sound that's going off every 3 seconds?
    Me: .....

    endlessblue, to random
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    New life goals: be as cool as Tom Lehrer at 84. “As sole copyright owner I grant you motherfuckers permission to do this” (h/t @maxkennerly )

    endlessblue, to random
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    It's Monday! Dig up some ancient samples and make a damn track already, maybe like this weirdo funk acoustic thingamajig! https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-7-acoustijam

    ambergrey, to guitar
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    I am curious about strandberg guitars. Has anyone tried one? I am concerned about why the maker chooses a plastic nut at the price point. Why not graph tusq? Maybe I’m overthinking that.

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    @MatthewKay @ambergrey @RyanHyde my bass player picked up the bass version of the QX52 and looooooves it for all the reasons previously stated

    ambergrey, to jpmusic
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    Clip of a new song 🎹🖤 I hope you feel it!

    I am seated at the Yamaha p-45 keyboard. My hair is medium long, down, and reddish brown and I’m wearing a cream colored ribbed sweater with the sleeves pulled up a bit. The light comes in through the sheer blue curtain and reflects off the piano keys. The walls are bare and my peanuts Christmas music book is on the piano music stand. Thank you for listening and have a nice day or evening!

    endlessblue,
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    @ambergrey wow, that is awesome. Chills

    Traiken, to random
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    I saw a video pop up on YouTube, a stabilized, colorized film of San Fransisco in 1906. That brought up other comparably restored films of everyday life of decades past, and I remember showing one of New York in the 50s to my grandmother, once. Then that made me think, what if I look for things from MY youth, recent though it may be. And that's how I hit a new low in pandemic loneliness: watching YouTube videos of New Jersey malls.

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    @Traiken whoa wait a minute. I heard your legit 90’s music jams in Jamuary. You can’t possibly be THAT young. You’re killing me dude

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    @Traiken bah you kids and your vinyl record albums, in my day we rubbed sticks of varying lengths to together and… (wanders off mumbling to himself)

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    @flockofnazguls :thaenkin: Is it worth the paperwork for the $0.03 I will make?

    endlessblue,
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    @flockofnazguls I've been poking it with a stick for the past 15 minutes and hoooo boy is it VERY OPT-IN. Bank info, fill in a W-9, select the tracks you want to monetize, dig up the ISRC, oh wait, you can only do one track because you're a n00b... 🙄

    endlessblue, to songaweek
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    After a few days off from back to the grind with and a little ! I can really feel the extra time, quite luxurious. Pretty happy with this one.
    https://soundcloud.com/endlessblueband/weekly-beats-5-burning-up-burning-out

    Traiken, to random
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    I saw people talk about creative depletion by the end of Jamuary, or even a kind of preemptive pushback on the entire idea because it seemed like an engine for burnout. With acknowledgment that I'm the exception (a place I'm very familiar with), not only did I not feel drained by the end of the month, but I'm working on music now and I feel especially invigorated. There are moments where I feel the "go go GO" of Jamuary, but then I can luxuriate in the fact that I can take my time, now.

    endlessblue,
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    @Traiken same. I think I wrote my best song in years this weekend after doing the full Jamuary 31. The extra time feels like a warm fluffy blanket and really makes the process glow.

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    @flockofnazguls "THE THUNDER FROM MANITOBA!!!!" 🤣

    OMG, in 2004 he sued an artist for using the name Manitoba. That artist changed their name to... Caribou 🤯

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Snaith

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