#homerecording — Public Fediverse posts

25 years ago, I recorded an album of some of my original songs, a project that never moved beyond the demo stage. I recently added live drums and created new mixes.

Here's "INSIDE", synced to a live video from that same era.

#music #glam #rock #diy #homeRecording #demo #oneManBand #musicSky

INSIDE — 25 years later

Adrian Utley from #Portishead talks to Recording The Masters about why he appreciates recording to tape (and #cassette in particular) vs. a DAW. At the end he also demonstrates some #Mellotron -style tape loops on a Yamaha MT4X 4-track cassette recorder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZJdO952zyU

#4track #recording #homerecording #audio

Hi, I (Allēna) am back in front and low-key panicking…

I know that the people who know me will probably be like “what else is new” but I’ve honestly been so hung up on the fact that it’s been ten years since Xavier died this month that I forgot that all of the albums that I wrote and recorded in the wake of losing him will also be turning 10 as well until I saw a video of my Painter Guy headmate playing my arrangement of “Heroes” by David Bowie on a piano he found in the hospital we go to??? So that’s kinda fucking me up.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUvyJXxl9de/?igsh=MWFlYTdtcTY4MnJkZQ==

I honestly didn’t think I would live this long. I know a lot of people when I was 18-19 certainly didn’t think I would live this long (I was a hot fuckin mess and it took me years to get out of that tailspin) so while I’m none too happy about having to figure out how to promote a metric fuckton of albums on what is soon to be the ten year anniversary of their release, I am also trying to be compassionate toward tiny grieving past Lēna and keep in mind that I didn’t have a blessed clue that I would live to see 28-29, my depression was so goddamn bad and I was constantly trying to blot myself off the face of the Earth and writing albums instead of doing worse dumb shit. As badly as I want to go back and kick Past Lēna and to some extent, Past Eight in the ‘nads for writing and recording music like they were running out of time in 2016-17, they really didn’t know what the fuck else to do and had just lost Xavier. So I can’t really be all that angry. That being said, a bitch is fucking tired and I don’t have anything close to a promotion strategy for any of this shit. I don’t even have regular access to a piano anymore.

So yeah. There is all of that to contend with.

Wish me mother fucking luck.

-Allēna

Amp Sim

The RPM Challenge opened for sign ups for 2025 today. That seems a smidge early, but who cares. I haven’t signed up yet but I will. Soon. I am starting to feel the pull. I am starting to feel the anticipation. I am starting to look at my pedal board and recording setup at home and think about things I might want to change for this February’s challenge.

Last year I went entirely direct input into my USB audio interface. I have two amps with cab sim line outs and I used them both. Over the course of the last year or so there have been a ton of very good amp simulation pedals released into the world. Most are grossly expensive. TC Electronics has a series that is reasonably priced. Do I want to try one? They have one the sims a Fender Deluxe Reverb. I went looking for one on amazon the other day and they appeared to be out of stock. I checked again today at a couple of music vendor sites and they are definitely available. I must have misread the amazonian’s site somehow.

I would only ever want to use a device like this for home recording when there are people in the house. Otherwise I am playing through a real amp and just try to stop me. The demos for these pedals make it seem like they sound pretty good. Should I try one out? Should I take the amp sim plunge?

Or should I just splurge on an expensive new guitar? Or, should I splurge on an expensive new guitar?

#ampSim #ampSims #ampSimulator #amplifierSimulator #ampworks #comboDeluxe65 #directInput #gear #Guitar #GuitarGear #homeAudio #homeRecording #Music #tcElectronic

Music Day 11: From several years ago, "In The Shadows" from the album "Out of the Shadows"...having a chillwave/ambient vibe for a rainy Pacific Northwest spring day. Cheers!

https://youtu.be/FdY2GNIzo3c

#chillwave #Intheshadows #outoftheshadows #spacewave #synthwave #ableton #homerecording #instrumentalmusic #experimentalmusic
#spacerock #astrowave #kieselguitars #ibanezguitars #fractalaudio #spring #ThrowbackThursday

I may have gone a little nerdy on micing my new #guitar cabinet. But it really sounds awesome, especially when blending those mics. 🤘😍👍
#metal #metalguitar #sound #homerecording #Wiedergænger
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2ZNtdHMVY/?igshid=jjaxoigb4t59