Monthly Archives: March 2005

Cooperation

My computer and I finally came to a truce and collaborated on this one. 2005-03-11

As wispy as possible

Back on the 24th of February, I took an even earlier tune and stripped out the instrument, leaving only the reverb. On this one, I took a very small section of that and turned it into a sample, played it as notes and ran it through a huge echoey reverb. 2005-03-10

Taking control

This computer is not going to get the best of me. I’ve imposed my will on what it’s been producing. 2005-03-09

Once again

Well, the computer took over again. Here’s another one I had very little control over. 2005-03-08

Don’t blame me . . .

I started out to record something using my guitar, ebow and a delay, but the computer took over and recorded this. 2005-03-07

Some beats

Playing around with some beats and washes courtesy of GarageBand. Might back a good backing track someday. 2005-03-06

Multi

Just an experiment in multiple delays. 2005-03-05

Another approach

Another solo bass piece. Same technology as the first but very different results. Because of this one, I now have a blister on one of the fingers of my right hand. 2005-03-04

Layers

This one is quite pretty I think. Just a guitar and lots of echo. 2005-03-03

Full circle

During the winter of 1989-90 I was on the road with They Might Be Giants, working as their monitor engineer (and lots of other jobs as well.) During a stop in Athens, Georgia, I spotted a used Ashbory bass guitar in a music store. I really liked it, but didn’t buy it. Then they stopped […]