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it’s been a while since i’ve updated my blog; i’ve been staying busy with a couple of new hobbies.
the first one began from getting ron’s radio show, “wheel talk coast to coast”, reformatted and back on the air in los angeles.
in the past: ron did his show live over the phone at each station that carried it.
we are now recording it in our studio. this not only gives me a chance to put a little spit-polish on it, i can also put music behind it. but, i’m limited to music that is royalty-free.
which means i had no musical options.
so, i started poking around the second disk of my adobe audition audio editing software and began putting little tunes together from the loops (some :12 seconds long while others measure out as single drum-beats) that are included.
at first, i practiced with loops that were made to go together, which is kind of like a paint by numbers method of making music.
i’ve tried to link directly to each of the tracks i have below, but the loop-site won’t let me do that. so, you’ll have to click “play” on each title from my catalog of tracks. just scroll down a bit to see the listings. find them here.
make sure you turn off the music on the playlist before you play the loops.
my first attempt is called “technoblo.”
i have since graduated to making my own drum loops for each song.
the first example of my own drum loops is a little jazz track is call “funky for helen.”
another free-er form of freeform jazz can be heard on “sosso.”
“wheel talk coast to coast themes” has the intro, interludes and outro themes from ron’s show.
these loops are a lot like playing a video game. it is also that infectious.
now, i go to several websites to get my samples.
i’m working on a series of loops for a fishing show that we syndicate.
my other new hobby isn’t really a new hobby; it’s photography.
ron just bought the company a new digital slr camera. which means: i have a new digital slr camera to play with.
it’s a canon rebel xt and i’m already loving it!
i have yet to use any of the “creative” features (except for the repeat shot) and am just using the basic features until i get used to it. but, i intend to experiment with it the more i use it.
the pictures i've attached to this blog were taken at "our beach" using the continuous shooting feature.if you look in the right sidebar of this blog you will find a link to my online photo album. the latest pics are in the file "11/24/07". there, you will also find a bunch of pre-digital pics.
i’ve shot about 75 images so far. but, despite just coming out of the highest tide of the year, the waves have been less than spectacular since we bought the new camera. of course, the day before we got it, the waves were raging! and, until today, it has been very sunny. so, it has been to bright for a decent picture. i’m a patient man. i can wait.
