mistrustmusic's posterous http://mistrustmusic.posterous.com Most recent posts at mistrustmusic's posterous posterous.com Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:54:40 -0700 Mixtape, Muxtape, MuddleTape http://mistrustmusic.posterous.com/mixtape-muxtape-muddletape http://mistrustmusic.posterous.com/mixtape-muxtape-muddletape I was quite excited about the Muxtape idea that mentioned the other day, and it even got a mention in Dreamrapper's blog too. However, it's all gone a bit pear-shaped over at Muxtape's HQ and I feel a little bit foolish now. It looks like my twelve tracks have gone from my virtual tape and ended up in someone else's, as there've been one or two problems with their software and servers.
On May 21st, Muxtape experienced an error that caused every song in the database to be overwritten with the wrong artist & title. (from Muxtape's blog)
I must say that it was a very good concept, and right now I hope they manage to get everything sorted as soon as possible. If you're not too sure what Muxtape is, have a look at the article I wrote the other day for more information. By the way, I'm still on the hunt for recommendations etc., about the Presonus Firestudio. If you're using one, can you give me some info about it (pros and cons, that sort of thing) as there's just too much info to wade through on the web.

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Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:00:55 -0700 More satisfaction recording with hardware? http://mistrustmusic.posterous.com/more-satisfaction-recording-with-hardware http://mistrustmusic.posterous.com/more-satisfaction-recording-with-hardware Is there more satisfaction and enjoyment to be had from recording with hardware and outboard equipment, rather than the latest plugins and softsynths? Are professional musicians and engineers drifting away from all things soft and going back in time? I've noticed that a lot of magazine tutorials, youtube videos, and general features on recording (bands, engineers etc) lean more towards recording with hardware rather than soft synths, outboard effects rather than plugins. The people in question spend ages patching things together and twiddling knobs to get the required sound. I've read many times in various music/music tech mags and forums that you can't write a tune on a computer. I've always this was rubbish, especially as there are so many great compositional tools out there. I'm beginning to think it's true because there's just so much that gets in the way when you're on a computer - which softsynth to use, record midi or audio, the list goes on....I'm sure I had more fun and was more creative when I had my Jen SX1000, cheap drum machine, and recorded everything on to tape. BSOD anyone?

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