I was just thinking a few days ago, "I really feel like going to one of those online DJ things. I wish there'd be another one...." And then I remembered that there IS going to be a Digital Stars in May! Hope they livestream it!
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I was just flipping through some samples recently to find the perfect percussion bit. When I noticed how happy I was feeling, I realized, "I need to do more of this sort of thing." (Rather than the unenjoyable stuff I'm so often doing.)
My life won't improve unless I do the unenjoyable stuff, though, so.... There's some balancing to be done, or something.
Without sarcasm or pretentiousness--I think all things grow and thrive better when they are loved.
I was surprised to get a new update email from CFM recently for Miku Expo 2021 Online. Unfortunately, it's marked "backers only," so I feel like I should honor their wishes and not share the contents. Which is too bad, because the update just details some rather generous and stand-up policies related to supporters and merch.
Oh well. I hope you'll take my word for it, because it's too bad when decent acts stay in the dark.
Do you ever wake up feeling bad for no reason?
Well, if I'm honest, there probably is a reason. I was really tired yesterday evening and pushed to stay up late anyway, which meant that the book I was reading came across as more boring than it probably should have.
Then I had a weird dream about work. Followed by another one where, of all things, I tried smoking a cigar. Nothing wrong with smoking, if you want to, but as a nonsmoker I was curious about the cigar taste some people describe. I didn't really get much of a taste sensation, though. I did end up reflecting that, yes, in fact, this sort of thing could give you mouth cancer even if you don't really breathe it into your lungs, so I took one shallow drag on it and then got rid of it. I did somehow manage to burn my tongue just off the heat from the inhaled gases, though, and the pain from that stuck with me until shortly after I woke up and I reminded myself that it was a dream. I think that's the first time I've experienced pain while dreaming. It was sort of like burning yourself on coffee, except it was a spot just the size of the end of the cigar (which doesn't make absolute sense).
And now, for some reason, all this stuff is sort of still with me.
I think I just need a weekend. A really long weekend. I'll have to do something to blow out this blah/sad feeling.
Happy New Year everyone! In some ways, 2021 ended up being a difficult year for me, but it makes me appreciate the good relationships that I have here even more. I wish everyone wellbeing and happiness in 2022!
Happy holidays to everyone who celebrates!
Hm, it looks like Zero-G isn't doing the campaign where they give you a discount for providing an opinion on stuff you've bought. Is that right?
Today was an absolutely miserable day. Sorry, I don't really have anywhere else where I feel like I can say that out loud. But it seriously made my head foggy and made me feel physically ill all day.
Mm, if I wanted a career change, do you think Miku needs someone to carry her bags? Pick up her dry cleaning? Walk Yukine?
Just got my booster shot!
Someone I know came down with COVID not too long ago. Make wise choices and stay safe, guys. I don't want any sick friends.
So, the Kontakt epiphany I had before...ended up being sort of wrong. Or at least it didn't help me after all. orz
I really did see a huge improvement after batch resaving, but after I restarted my PC, it went back how it had been before. I think the speed boost I saw was purely because resaving had made Kontakt load all the files into memory, so when I opened the instruments afterward, of course they loaded a ton faster.
At this point, I think it might be my anti-virus software scanning stuff as I'm opening it. I could go and set exclusions to try to get around it...but at least ATM, I don't feel like screwing around with my AV. I'll put up with waiting for a minute while the libraries load.
Batch resaving does seem to really help some people, though, so hopefully that info's still useful to someone.
At the risk of sharing something that's common knowledge...
I have a tremendous gift for anyone here who uses Kontakt.
If your Kontakt instruments load slowly, running "batch resave" on the instrument may drastically improve its performance. Full details are in our Kontakt resource. I personally have had instruments that took over a minute to load come to load in seconds after batch resaving. It's a godsend. Seriously, if after this anyone here still has to wait for minutes for an instrument to load, I'm gonna cry.
Happy Halloween!
I've had a really nice extended weekend. No one's been breathing down my neck; most importantly, I haven't had to feel like sh*t.
As was my dearest wish, I've spent the whole thing working on a music course. It's been great to let someone else pick what to study next. I've probably spent more time on it than was really intended, but I've also gotten to wring as much value out of it as I could, too. You couldn't call it anything but work, but it wasn't demoralizing, and every day let me achieve something worthwhile, too.
I'm in the middle of a protracted high-stress period at work. At times like these, I'm glad for my vocal synth music collection. Hearing the voices of "people" I care about helps enough to at least keep slogging forward.
Hm, I wonder... Assuming I ever get to have one, how much would I have to pay for CFM to be willing to have Miku play my wedding reception? For the cost of moving the projection panels and other stuff, probably a lot more than I'll have, right?
This, for some reason, is what occurs to me while watching the emotional power and beauty of "Last Night, Good Night."
Probably best to save that for the last song of the evening, eh? Otherwise, I'm not sure what kind of message that sends....
So, I had some water stuck in my ear. There are a few ways to get it out, but nothing worked. So I picked out some synth tunes with heavier bass, turned up the volume a little, and went about other business. Gradually, it seems like the vibrations have been able to work the water out! :)
(At least, that's what I hope's happening. It seems like there was more water in there than I thought....)
I mean, if the sound of a horn can bring down a concrete wall, I figure the Cryptonloids and some heavy bass can restore my hearing, right?
Disclaimer: I said I turned up the volume a little. Don't listen to stuff too loud. It's surprisingly easy to damage your ears.
The other day, I mis-read "Miku Hatsune" as "Miss Hatsune," and for some reason it just struck me as rather odd/funny. I don't think I've seen anyone refer to her that way, at least not on English-language sites. Even with honorifics, I've only seen stuff like "Miku-san."
Though in anime/manga, the more formal way to refer to someone seems to be using their surname, so you'd get "Hatsune-san," which is basically something like "Miss Hatsune." Maybe some people in Japan choose to call her "Hatsune-san?"
I felt a little down about an hour ago. While working on a new song attempt, I realized that the song didn't feel cohesive enough to me. I'd been trying to let it explore more variation in order to keep it interesting, but I'd let the verses differ melodically from one another too much for my liking. I felt a little bad for having let that happen.
But, before I let myself feel bad about that for too long, I reminded myself that being able to notice the problem, and then even further to understand why it was there, were both signs of growth. And then I sat down at my computer, found a few key parts that strayed too far, and tweaked them. Listening to it again, I think it's gotten much better; I need to adjust the timing of some of the lyrics/notes, but the general outline seems pretty good.
So the next time you feel bad about your work in whatever field, remember that being able to know something is wrong is itself a good sign! After that, experience and learning will help you diagnose/fix problems, or avoid them in the first place. -
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