just found out today that my reznorwaters e-mail address hasn’t been working. no idea how long that’s been the case. it’s fixed now, so if you’ve been trying to get in touch and i haven’t replied, sorry, try again now. hopefully it stays fixed.
what shall we do now
a few people complained that the alias REZNOR/WATERS was misleading. while i liked the name because it resembled a collaborative songwriting credit (like lennon-mccartney), i wouldn’t want anyone, especially trent or roger, to think i’m trying to actually pretend my work is theirs.
so I need a new name! something that recognizably references both nin and pink floyd. i’ve been thinking about it and will continue to do so, but all fan-submitted suggestions are welcome. fire away!
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back to the bottom
the kickstarter has been cancelled. the album has not.
i need to take some time off from this. to breathe, to mourn, to listen to some other damn music for a little while. then i will come back to the project and do everything i can with what limited resources i have. even save up for some new gear myself if i can. learn, grow, and resurface with more to show for myself.
so this blog will be going dark for a little while. how long i can’t say. but i’ll be back and better than ever.
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i need your help
sorry to go so long without an update. some personal things got in the way, and i’ve been trying to finish another project before my collaborator moves away.
but without further ado, the kickstarter is live! this is your first opportunity to be a part of the album.
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i think it’s marvelous
interim cover art, by taylor lynch:
a work in progress, but more than a great start.
it’s a crime
warning: tech talk ahead.
i upgraded to pro tools 11 a few days ago and it’s been more of a setback than an improvement. first of all, even though my upgrade was free because i’m a student, i had to upgrade mac os x in order to use it, which cost me $20. i’ve been losing money rapidly lately, so $20 isn’t as light a matter as some other times. so now that the program runs, it won’t use any of my wrapped vst plug-ins. a little research seems to show pro tools 11 uses a different plug-in format, so i would need a new vst wrapper, except they’re not allowing people to make them because they want developers to specifically design and distribute plug-ins in their format instead. so in order to keep working on tracks i’ve already started using previously wrapped vst plug-ins, i have to downgrade back to pro tools 10. from the sound of it, that won’t be hard, it’s just annoying and disappointing.
this has really been the nature of pro tools all along, though, all in the name of profit. they finally stopped requiring you to use their brand of physical hardware a couple versions ago, but it seems like for every step toward open compatibility they take another step backward to pain-in-the-ass exclusivity. i don’t know why it’s become so popular in the recording industry. if it wasn’t, i’d probably take this opportunity to shop around for a new daw. except, oh right, i have no money.
new samples are developing slowly, thanks in part to this nonsense. however, taylor shot me her first album art concept and i really like it. you’ll see it soon enough – when the interim album art is ready, this blog will undergo some graphical changes to show it off. i’ve also designed an official logo based on it, which will debut at the same time, and you’ll be able to buy logo t-shirts, too. album art also brings us another step closer to the kickstarter launch.
home again
got back yesterday to find this waiting for me (i love the extra goodies it came with, they make a neat signature):
devi ever was selling vintage fuzz master pedals for $60 so i grabbed one. shipped faster than expected. eager to play with it.
as expected, wasn’t able to get much done while i was away. with any luck i’ll pump out a second sample (not a full track) in the next week.
oh by the way
going to italy for two weeks this saturday. bringing the laptop, but don’t expect to have much time to work, so things will be quiet here for a little while. will try to get a lot done before, and immediately after.
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