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Indie music blogger Bob Baker asked his readers for their feedback on things that keep them from reaching their musical goals.
They’re all things that I could relate to, and they’re probably things that most musicians can relate to.
Here are the ten that jumped out at me:
10 Things That Keep You From Reaching Your Musical Goals
- Not setting goals to begin with
- Lack of time
- Not planning well enough
- Procrastination
- Not prioritizing my goals
- Lame but convenient excuses
- Not knowing where to start
- Perfectionism
- Fear of failure
What’s interesting about the list is that almost all of the reasons that musicians come up with for not reaching their goals are things that they/we control.
There are a couple of things that didn’t make Baker’s list, but probably should have:
- not sucking; and
- not finding an audience.
Not sure who controls that, though.
Let me know what you think of Baker’s list. And – is anything holding you back?
Image; Caesar Sebastian
Blue Microphones has introduced Yeti, the first THX Certified microphone and, according to the company, the “ultimate USB microphone for professional recording.”
Yeti Features:
- The first USB mic to offer Blue’s condenser capsules in a triple capsule array for the highest quality, most versatile audio recording capability
- Four patterns (Omni, Cardioid, Stereo, Bidirectional) for versatility and superior results
- THX certification
- Studio quality performance and features, with zero latency, amplified headphone monitoring, microphone mute, and hardware-based gain adjustment
- Driverless installation and works with both PC and Mac.
- The Yeti’s angle can be adjusted on its custom-designed desk stand.
The Yeti microphone is designed to offer quality recordings in a wide range of situations, including podcasts, vocals, live or event recording, interviews, broadcasts, instruments, bands and more.
“THX testing and certification ensures the fidelity of the recording always remains true to its source” according to Matthew Chrispen, director of certification at THX, “allowing artists to accurately capture voice-overs, interviews and other sound elements with confidence.”
The Yeti, MSRP $149.99, will be available beginning December 2009.
If you’ve used the Yeti microphone, leave a comment with your thoughts on it!
Ableton Live 7 Updated To Work With Novation Launchpad, OpenLabs Workstations & Akai Controllers
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Filed under: MIDI Controllers, Software Sequencers, Software Synthesizers & Samplers
Ableton has released an update to Ableton Live 7, version 7.0.18, adding better support for controllers from Novation, Akai and OpenLabs.
Changes Ableton Live 7.0.18:
- Support for the Novation LaunchPad controller.
- Support for the AKAI MPD-18, MPK-25, MPK-61 and MPK-88 controllers.
- Support for OpenLabs devices.
- Several improvements for the AKAI APC.
IK Multimedia will present the first iPDJ Mobile Groove Event at Revolution Live Nightclub in Fort Lauderdale Fl, USA on November 20th, 2009.
The event will feature DJs battling and recording music live on their iPhones/iPods, using GrooveMaker and FourTrack apps.
After the iPDJ battle, there will be 3 hour-long DJ sets from Chris Domingo, Scratch-D of Dynamix II, and a special live breaks PA performance from DJ Speechless. Read more…
The Novation Launchpad
Image: Tech Star
A nice shot of the new Novation Launchpad.
Tech Star calls the Launchpad “one of the best purchases I have made so far.”
via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
Dr Bleep is trickling out more info on the new Thingamagoop 2 synth robot.
The video above demonstrates using a Thingamagoop 2 to control a Moog Prodigy. Read more…
Ranjit Bhatnagar’s Lev is a robot that plays the theremin.
And while he’s far from being a virtuoso, he plays better than a lot of thereminists.
Lev may be the ultimate MacGyver music hack. He was made out of an old floor lamp, some plumbing supplies, a few empty mint tins, and some microprocessors. Read more…
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Filed under: Keyboard Synthesizers, Music News, Synthesizers
If you’ve really been aching to see Ms March with a monster synth, the APC crew has got you covered.
While the site of a large modular synth, a Roland TB 303 or a Fairlight CMI III is titillation enough for most synth freaks, the 2010 APC calendar goes a step further.
Here’s what APC’s Simon Iddol has to say about their 2010 calendar:
The calendar itself is a limited edition (500 copies) A3 sized wall calendar featuring legendary synths like Fairlight CMI III, Roland TB 303, PPG Wave, EMS AKS or Roland Jupiter 8.
Our aim is to create a calendar like this in every year and to do something for the music world like the Pirelli calendar for the car world.
If every garage has a hot chick VS cool cars calendar, than every studio needs our calendar.
The model is a world famous Hungarian striptease dancer and model Dorothy Black.
The politically correct side of me thinks that they should have balanced out the gear photos featuring the “world famous Hungarian striptease dancer” with some shots with a hunky naked guy – but photos of naked guys with monster synths would probably kill the vintage synth resale market on eBay forever.
The calendars are $30 via PayPal. Details at the APC site.
SFW preview (that’s probably NSFW) here.
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) has announced the 10 input/14 output Ultralite-mk3, an audio interface that they say is the first ever “hybrid” audio interface, offering FireWire and USB 2 connectivity to Mac and PC computers.
They haven’t put up official availability or pricing info yet. If you know anything on this, leave a comment.
Details on the Ultralite-mk3 below. Read more…
Vinyl record sales are soaring.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales of vinyl albums in 2009 have already topped the 2-million mark.
This beats 2008’s, 1.9 million, which means that 2009 sales of vinyl LPs are on target to be the highest since at least 1991, when Soundscan began tracking music sales.
Digital music sales aren’t doing too bad, either.
Total purchased album downloads are on pace to top last year’s figure of 65 million.
This is a cool trend. In my book, the perfect music format is Vinyl + MP3; you buy your nice big sexy album and you get a download code along with it.
What do you think about the resurgence of LP sales?
Is this just a vinyl fetish – or do you think vinyl actually offers a better way to get your music fix? Read more…
