So I got my birthday present to myself, the one I’d been saving for all summer, the Moog synth I’ve always wanted: I plugged it in right away and turned it on. The LCD didn’t show up, which was weird. There was no sound. Then I noticed the burning smell. Short story long, I had […]
I switched some things around in the studio and installed some acoustic panels. The stereo imaging has greatly improved. Click on the image for more pics.
Here’s a piece I wrote to study orchestration. This is heavily based on “Venus” from Holst’s The Planets, but using my own themes. It’s derivative of the Holst piece, but only because I was trying to learn his orchestration tricks. Peaceful
I called a business a few days ago, and told the assistant I was “Jeff Laity from XYZ.” A minute later, someone picked up the phone laughing. “I thought she said deaf lady from XYZ! I was asking how the heck am I supposed to talk to a deaf lady over the phone?” What’s really […]
Apparently I am. I just subscribed to Last.fm and it’s displaying my iTunes history for all to see. I find it hard to believe that I’ve listened to that much Toto, maybe the playlist goes up when it’s played by iTunes sharing over a network? And I don’t think I’ve listened to that much Roger […]
Day four of my road trip. Getting very tired. Last night, I missed my plane and had to take a later one from Chicago to NYC. When the cab driver drove me here, I tipped him $5 and watched him key in “9.50” for his tip before driving away. This morning I paid for my […]