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November 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Bossa Nova, anyone?

Antonio Carlos Jobim. I just stumbled upon this guy from Brazil. I'd like to get two of his albums on CD-

'Wave' and 'Elis and Tom' -highly rated. The bossa nova rhythm is just SO soothing. I think it would be great to do my take on it, my own twist on the genre. Fun rhythms!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpLLKvDAXNI&feature=related

contemporary take on bossa nova- beautiful recording, voice:…

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Added by Doug Lauber on November 23, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

My all original tango/jazz album has been released into the wild - hope you enjoy it!

I've been readying this project for a few months now, and Magnatune Records has just released

it into the wild!…

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Added by Scott W. Hallgren on November 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

The Christmas Story - The Gospel of St Luke

I was asked to record the reading of St Lukes Gospel, The Christmas Story. So in order to make it interesting, I underscored it to make the narration more dramatic. Oh Come All Ye Faithful starts the piece and then the tenderness of Christmas is born! Please take a listen under my music listings and feel free to write me with any comments and or suggestions!
Stephen

Added by Stephen Doheny on November 15, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

Random Thought about a Professional Artist (actor)

Frances Conroy (born November 13, 1953) is an American actress. She is most widely known for playing the matriarch Ruth O'Connor Fisher Sibley on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under, which earned her a… Continue

Added by Doug Lauber on November 13, 2010 at 9:59pm — No Comments

Computer Issues

I question my ability to setup a new computer with new

software! OK, things went well installing Sonar 8.5 and as I'm learning its tricks, I'm aware of December's debut of Sonar X1. Last night I spent about 45 minutes typing in my custom list of patch names for an instrument definition- my Korg Z1. A little over 100 names. It's necessary for calling up a particular patch quickly in a Sonar track.

Other technical diversions included setting up Kontakt 4 and a… Continue

Added by Doug Lauber on November 13, 2010 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Acousticsamples' 'Old Black Grand' sample collection

Anyone using this group of samples? The demos sound great- not too 'sharp' -very natural sounding to my ears.

Added by Doug Lauber on November 8, 2010 at 3:45pm — 2 Comments

the Windows 7 Experience

I was about to phone Cakewalk about the whereabouts of my new Sonar 8.5, when Fedex knocked on my door with Sonar in hand. Immediately I got to work setting up my new PC with Windows 7. I had a little bit of trouble installing the driver for the monitor, but suddenly it installed after many 'driver installation aborted' messages. Go figure. Next task, was to download the basics- Firefox and Thunderbird. Then I went to MOTU and downloaded a driver/software package for my old… Continue

Added by Doug Lauber on November 2, 2010 at 12:54am — No Comments