Tue - Nov 10, 2009 : 10:25 am
happy
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CAD Trion 7000
AudioGuru
So... The studio has been missing an essential piece of hardware, which, in past recordings, we've wished we had. Well, that problem has now been remedied. After much hum-hawwing about what should be done to get our hands on a good figure 8 microhpone, we found the CAD Trion 7000.
The microphone is precisely what we needed.
Afte...
Audio Hardware
Sun - Nov 08, 2009 : 01:46 pm
exhausted
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2969 total views
Alma : 42
PoeticIntensity
Man.... I'm tired, but I felt I had to read and write about a scripture today.
Alma does a great job of answering his son's question. "Why should sinners be punished?" All sorts of nuggets of truth can be found in this chapter.
Another great chapter on the justice and mercy of God is found in Alma 34.
That's about it for...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Mon - Oct 26, 2009 : 12:36 am
tired
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Unlikely Couple
PoeticIntensity
I had to post this. We went to a ward halloween party and I went as a punk rocker (of sorts), and Sarah went as Cinderella. Gotta love the result.
Awwww yeah!...
Family / Personal
Thu - Oct 22, 2009 : 05:17 pm
no mood
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3559 total views
Windows 7
PoeticIntensity
Why on earth would I spend $109.00 on a new operating system when I could buy a friggin' 1.5 TERABYTE HARD DRIVE FOR THE SAME PRICE!?!?!? (and that's the cheap version of Windows 7 - you know, the one you'll regret buying even if you do buy in to all this Microsoft crap. The version that'll make you regret purchasing Windows the l...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft
Thu - Oct 22, 2009 : 01:41 pm
excited
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3879 total views
New Monitors!
AudioGuru
Yesterday, we received a new shipment.
Aren't they pretty? Our new KRK RP-8 G2 Monitors not only look great, but they sound completely awesome.
The instant I put the project at hand through them, it was instantly obvious what needed to be done to enhance the sound - and that is what good monitors are supposed to do.
Can't wait to use...
Audio / Audio Hardware
Tue - Oct 20, 2009 : 07:37 am
peaceful
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Alma : 41
PoeticIntensity
My first question comes from the first verse. "Why would anyone be 'worried' about the law of restoration?" Well... Let's take it from the potential perspective of someone in Corianton's situation. I guess if I had sinned with a harlot while I was on my mission, I might be a bit worried that the whole "what ye...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Oct 16, 2009 : 12:08 am
excited
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Recording Country? You bet!
AudioGuru
We've been recording a bunch of drum-takes to be added to otherwise "ready-to-go" songs lately here. The latest of which happened to be a genre I particularly don't like much - country.
But, the music sounded so good for this particular song, I decided to have at it anyway - and 4 hours later, we came up with the final result.
I...
Audio / Drums / Music
Thu - Oct 01, 2009 : 04:40 pm
okay
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It's All About The Ears.
AudioGuru
So, over at homerecording.com, we have quite a few discussions about, well, pretty much anything that has to do with recording audio. One of the dicussions we recently engaged in had to do with critiquing a member's song he was working on.
Of course, there were the usual suggestions on what this person should do, whether it be "bring ...
Audio / Mixing / Music
Thu - Oct 01, 2009 : 11:39 am
tired
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Drummin' Fool
PoeticIntensity
Just thought I'd let ya all know that I did something yesterday that I haven't done in years, if I've ever done it before at all..
Turns out I had band practice for two bands on the same night. So, beginning at 4:30, and lasting until 11:30, I was at band practice.
I don't think I've ever played the drums for 7 hours straight. My ha...
Drums / Personal
Tue - Sep 29, 2009 : 04:46 pm
excited
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3369 total views
Drum Overdub
AudioGuru
At Advanced Budget Studios, we certainly can take an idea and create a masterpiece from nothing, but what if you've already got a great recording, but you just need that certain something to make it really stand out? In the case of the G and M Project, they already a great recording of their song, Heartbreaker, but it wasn't quite where they ...
Audio / Drums / Mastering / Mixing / Music
Tue - Apr 08, 2008 : 09:39 am
no mood
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385 total views
Another Day
silentthoughts
IT IS SO CRAZY I LEFT HOME TODAY WITH NO REGRET AND NO BAD THOUGHTS EXCEPT THAT I LEFT MY BOYFRIEND AT HOME WITH MY GOOD FRIEND. I TRUST BOTH OF THEM SO I THINK EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. I AM REALLY LOVING THIS MONI VIE DRINK IT MAKES ME FEEL AWAKE EVERYMORNING. DEAR LORD BE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, PRAY FOR THEIR WEALTH AND STRENGTH THROUGH ANY ...
Fri - Jul 03, 2009 : 12:21 am
okay
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Yeah, So it's been awhile...
PoeticIntensity
Okay... I think it's time I wrote something. The last everyone knew, I was jobless, on welfare, losing hope in humanity, depressed, bordering on despair, and a little bit sad, too.
Well... Although it's not perfect, I do have a job now. My wonderful long-time friend Scott Morris happened to mention to his boss that ...
Family / Life / Personal
Sat - May 23, 2009 : 10:43 pm
tired
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2858 total views
Narcoleptic Snapshot of Life
PoeticIntensity
Well.... It's late, and I'm tired, but I wanted to let you all know, that right now, I know that if I dig in and learn the Zend framework, immerse myself in it as much as I can, while maintaining some semblance of a balance in my life, short-term, I'll make it with my new employment. I've just gotta jump in, so I sink or swim. I t...
Computers / Personal / Programming
Mon - Jun 04, 2007 : 05:18 pm
anxious
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3246 total views
Is this move right?
PoeticIntensity
Okay, people.... I'm here at Truenorth Academy and I just can't shake the feeling of anxiety I have of leaving this place. I'm gonna start my new job at Nature's Way, which by all intents and purposes, should be the job I have for the rest of my life. It pays fantastic, the people seem wonderful.... It's just that the people here at Truenorth ar...
Thu - Aug 09, 2007 : 03:11 pm
excited
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4099 total views
Postfix + Postgres + Dovecot
PoeticIntensity
Well, people.... Most of yesterday (until this morning around 12:30am) I spent trying to figure out what to do about my email situation.
Here's my situation: I get so much friggin' spam, I can't stand it. This shouldn't be news to anyone. The person who receives no spam is a person who doesn't have an inbox.
So, I decided ...
Gentoo / Linux
Mon - Nov 19, 2007 : 01:51 pm
spiritual
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Temple Worthiness
PoeticIntensity
Continuing in the tradition of weekly fasting, church this week was very enlightening. Sarah and I decided to go to a new "marriage and family" class instead of the usual gospel doctrine lesson, and I'm quite glad we made that decision.
Lately, temple worthiness hasn't meant much to me. There's more to that story, but that's...
Lds / Spiritual
Thu - Feb 11, 2010 : 04:16 pm
grateful
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Lucky Day...
PoeticIntensity
So... This week has been just one blessing after the other. I mean, seriously, it's been an amazing week! I've been recording this great band in my studio, I've been rockin' the code at my day-job, and things are just great.
So, to celebrate my happiness, and general good mood, I decided to take myself out to lunch. I wen...
Cars / Life
Sat - Apr 26, 2008 : 08:59 am
amazed
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Vegas - Cirque Du Soleil - Ka
PoeticIntensity
I'm not entirely sure what to write. Half because I'm still reeling, and half because I'm still asleep.
I'm now in the International Airport in Las Vegas, heading back home after a trip which put my 5-year anniversary trip to absolute shame. I'm just shaking my head in disbelief.
During the trip, we went and saw the show Ka by Ci...
Personal
Tue - Nov 20, 2007 : 04:48 pm
content
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Life as Usual
PoeticIntensity
Beyond yesterday's post, I haven't posted anything in awhile. I guess it's because nothing really interesting has happened lately.
My kids are growing like weeds, and I try to enjoy them when want to, and I'm trying to want to more often. That's kind of a sad statement, but I don't believe I am a "born-to-parent" type of guy...
Miscellaneous / Personal
Tue - Nov 17, 2009 : 04:04 pm
excited
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Clockwork vs Groove
Drummer
From the first memories I have, my life has been lived through rhythm. There has always been an inherent "groove" of my life. From walking down the sidewalk after school when I was in Jr. High, pacing the rhythm of the lines in the cement, and timing my steps accordingly, keeping the "1,2,3,4" clock in my head going ...
Audio / Drums
Fri - Jan 22, 2010 : 11:08 pm
excited
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Support Sugarstone!
AudioGuru
Sugarstone, a signed band of Advanced Budget Studios is gonna make it big-time! Go and show your support for Sugarstone by attending the biggest Battle of the Bands concert in Utah! The show starts at 10:00am and goes well into the evening.
Details can be found here. ...
Music
Mon - Jan 02, 2012 : 11:08 pm
excited
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Rockin' Out in 2012!
AudioGuru
So, I've been thinking about what the first post in 2012 should be, and I've been drawing a blank. I could talk about all the cool gear I've upgraded, and the success we had in 2011, but I've talked a lot about that stuff already (although the new RME Madi interface, ADI-8 QS converters, and Focusrite 828 preamps are pretty stink...
Music
Sun - Jun 01, 2014 : 01:03 am
exhausted
0.58 daily views
2368 total views
Exhausting Day
PoeticIntensity
Today, I woke up at 6:00am, after getting a maximum of 4 hours of sleep (and it would only be 4 hours if I wasn't woken up in the middle of the night multiple times, which I was, so it was actually less)
I prayed before I went to bed that I would be able to survive the day and get everything done that needed doing.
Anyway, I woke up at 6,...
Music / Personal / Spiritual
Sun - Jun 08, 2008 : 12:13 am
exhausted
0.58 daily views
3643 total views
Last Three Days
PoeticIntensity
I've been fighting with my computer for the past hour to get gentoo to import the contents of an SD card in a card reader (announces itself through USB as "07cc:0500 Carry Computer Eng., Co., Ltd"), and was unsuccessful.
As such, I have lost all motivation and energy to work on getting the journal entries for the 3 days of Rat Fink (Ed ...
Personal
Sun - May 18, 2014 : 10:40 pm
spiritual
0.57 daily views
2298 total views
My Kindness (musical number)
PoeticIntensity
So... Today was... beyond words, really.
It was a day that just brimmed with spiritual opulence. I woke up at 7:00, to warm up my voice (after having a pretty intense drumming session which lasted until midnight yesterday), and then went to practice the musical number at 8:00am, to sing it for the congregation at around 9:45.
...
Personal / Spiritual
Tue - Apr 07, 2009 : 04:09 pm
okay
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3401 total views
Alma : 19
PoeticIntensity
One thing that comes to mind while reading the first verses of this chapter is, "If I were a queen, and my servants brought me my unconscious husband, I'd immediately want to know who did it." - and Ammon did it. That doesn't make much sense to me. Obviously the times of the Book of Mormon were , uh, different, so that could e...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures
Wed - May 02, 2012 : 12:16 am
amazed
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2754 total views
Studio 14 + ABS = ...?
AudioGuru
So, a few years ago, when I had no idea what I was doing in the studio, a guy named Rich Bischoff contacted me and asked me to give him some drum samples from my studio. He didn't call me back. I don't blame him. hehe...
So, for the past 3 years, I've been dedicating myself to getting the studio to be the absolute best it can possibly...
Drums / Miscellaneous
Fri - Feb 25, 2011 : 05:57 pm
excited
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2989 total views
RSL and Camilla Hiatt
AudioGuru
So this week has been pretty awesome. First off, we finished up a project we've been pounding on for the past month or so, which is now doing its circles with the Salt Lake Real crowd. It's an anthem for Salt Lake's soccer team, and was written and recorded by Jesse Crowley. The drums were taken care of by our in-house drumm...
Music
Wed - Oct 29, 2008 : 12:13 pm
anxious
0.57 daily views
3457 total views
Mosiah : 27
PoeticIntensity
Reading the beginning of this chapter, it's interesting that Mosiah put laws into place which made voicing anything which could be interpreted as "persecutions" against the church, illegal - and it seemed to work. There was "peace" for a number of years due to that law. The church even began to grow and prosper more ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Religion / Scriptures / Spiritual
Tue - Dec 15, 2009 : 10:25 pm
tired
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3217 total views
Fedora 12 - Getting Closer
PoeticIntensity
Well... I'm not quite as frustrated tonight as I was when I tried to do with Ubuntu, that which I am now trying with Fedora 12.
I installed Fedora 12 on my laptop from the install DVD, and I've gotta say, Fedora, neither in the installation, nor in running the OS, was as slick as Ubuntu. Ubuntu was quite a bit more polished, I'...
Gentoo / Linux