The Never-ending Summer of Fun is on hold for today.
I’m tired from relentlessly squeezing every last second out of the season for what it’s worth and I need a break. If you need me, I’ll be in the pool.
ramble ramble
I understand the reason people like facebook and the like, but it fosters the depersonalization of our relationships. I like face to face friendship, with all the awkward silences and bad breath (usually me) that a real life conversation can bring. Proverbs 27:17 says there is a sharpening that takes place when we get together. One thing I don’t want to be is dull.
Time Machine Permissions Error Fix
Ever get an annoying error from Time Machine saying “You do not have appropriate access privileges to save file .xxxxxxxxxxxx” in folder “Time Machine Backups”? Hope this helps. It did for me.
How Much Is Enough?
Joshua hits something I’ve been thinking about lately. Sure, I would love to make more, but how much pie can you eat?
Recording
I’ve been recording a lot of music lately. It makes me excited because music has been one of my biggest loves — it’s one of the most satisfying things in my life. To be able to put to music words that have been in my heart or create an atmosphere with sound is an awesome gift to me.
Here’s a description of my main recording rig. I’m tracking guitars with a Les Paul and Gretsch Pro Jet into a variety of amps. My friend Aaron is the proud owner of some very nice gear and I’ve been able to use that. We’ve recorded with his Orange AD30, Mesa Boogie Stiletto and my Peavey ValveKing 100 head into a pair of Avatar 2x12 cabs loaded with a G12H Vintage 30 70th Anniversary Edition and G12 (Vintage 30) speakers. All the amps are on Hot Plates to get good saturation at a decent level and recorded with a Shure SM57. Aaron’s main axe is a Les Paul Custom. We’re tracking bass with an old Samick bass I have lying around.
All that sweet tone is captured at 24bit/96k into an M-Audio ProFire 2626 that runs into a pair of Tannoy Reveal monitors. We’re using Apple’s Logic Studio package for recording, mixing and editing and it’s good. I’ll be posting a little video describing the setup in a few days (when I get around to it). What are you guys recording with?
Cleanliness is next to godliness
I understand that most church musicians are volunteers with real lives, kids, mortgages, etc… but I don’t think it’s too much to learn the music and rid the stage of clutter.
As I see it, when we have the songs embedded into our hearts and minds we can be more effective as worshippers. Time spent fumbling around with music stands and sheets of paper, staring at the pages, along with the dependency most church musicians that do this have on their music, adds a unnatural distraction to what should be a very natural act.
Imagination Is Not Creation
We’ve all met people who shy away from the hard work of action steps because they “don’t do the details”. They’re “more into the creative side of things”. But as far as I can tell, the Chief Creator didn’t just think about light, stars, and human life…the proof of His creativity is the tangible detailed expression of His vision.
