GC-141
By orangedrink on July 19, 2020 9:35 pm
The track title is a reference to the 1995 Nickelodeon TV show "The Secret World Of Alex Mack" - that I recently became re-obsessed with.
I did this as a live, one-take, solo Digitakt performance. Sorry it's so long??? I tried to take some of the feedback from last week's track: I did some subtle panning of the drum kit, and I adjusted the filtering and sample length of some of the melodic elements. I tried to bring some variety with EQ as well. I used a bunch of sweet TR-909 samples that I got here. It would be great to have a B and C section, but I was rushed for time and did this in about 2 hours, so only had these 8 tracks on the Digitakt. The only alternate section was changing the kick drum from upbeat to four on the floor, like I did last week. The hi-hat and kick drum (in the first section) have the "probability" around 87% - so this has a lot more built-in variety than last week's composition.
How did I do on my goals?
1) tidy studio - NOPE (but I it has been a great challenge to just make tracks on the Digitakt alone)
2) listen to all the week 28 tracks on my followed artists list - I think I did about 1/2 of them
3) come up with a list of goals per instrument - NOPE
4) send something to Lynden - NOPE SORRY LYNDEN
5) work on the new website - NOPE
BUT, in my defense, I actually came up with a bunch of other goals, and those overtook the old ones. I came up with the idea to create a fine art and film version of WeeklyBeats (kinda). I have two film friends and two fine art friends, and they gave me some homework assignments and deadlines. I watched a film for homework, and then created 5 different art pieces. So I got a lot of work done, and I'm proud of that, but just nothing on the old list. Will try to do the old list for next week! 
I'm in a really bad mood and I didn't want to do this, but while I was working on it, time totally stopped and I had a ton of fun. Music takes me to another place. Sometimes I don't want to go, but I'm always glad I did. I have to figure out a new plan for getting on a sleeping and eating schedule, because I think it's really affecting my mood. I also really want to get a standing desk because I spent too much time sitting.
Video games I've been playing: Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, Baba Is You, Fortnite, The Witness (replay)
Games I want to get back into Subnautica, Metal Gear Survive, Let It Die
Games I might want to buy: Tekken 7 - thinking about maybe getting No Man's Sky?? also would like to get Samurai Shodown. CAN'T WAIT FOR TONY HAWK.
Have been rewatching the Koyaanisqatsi trilogy with my husband and that reminds me why I love art.
Love you all...I'm available for any feedback, advice, rambles, etc. talk all you want, I'm listening. I've been coloring all these recent Derek Jacobi pictures and it's been a nice distraction.
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