Richard Sage

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Bit the bullet and started methodically working through the Digitone manual. Finally got my head around projects, patterns, chains and songs, and step sequence mode. Blocked out the chords for a song, looking forward to filling it out and f-ing up the sound

People who drum, if I was planning on teaching myself where should I start?

Sigh

1. The Met arrested Linehan because there were warrants out for him

2. He was arrested at Heathrow because airports are places where ID is checked

3. Airport police are armed as a matter of course

4. Linehan is a deeply disturbed man who is being misused for clickbait

Is no one concerned by the time travelling element of this story

Ireland v Spain is the match of the tournament so far

Bought some new swimming goggles in Amazon, didn’t realise the glass were tinted. Look like some steampunk scientist fly hybrid

So instead every time I get an hour instead of gettin started on the Digitone I just write another song and record a sketch in logic, for the time in the future where I do sit down with the Digitone and take the sketch and finish the song

I feel like I need someone to walk me through it, or just book a week off and just do it, as every time I grab an hour here or there I just end up forgetting stuff the next time

I don’t fully know how to use the Digitone 2 and I’ve developed some sort of mental block to sitting down and learning it. I’ve watched/re-watched lots of videos.

Realised I’m doing a peculiar creative procrastination at the moment. I’ve been writing lots and lots of songs with the aim of doing a full album fully in my Digitone 2.
I’ve got more than enough songs, but I keep writing more because…

When I run I get no pain but then a day later my left foot is swollen, still no pain. Not really sure what is going on.

TIL you can sing The Macarena over the top of the first song (theme) from the latest Rival Console album

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

YouTube video by mylarmelodies This is the best sound design tool nobody's heard of (and it's free)

Good video overview here youtu.be/TGczsxuAm1I?...

GitHub - j-p-higgins/SoundThread: Node based GUI for The Composers Desktop Project Node based GUI for The Composers Desktop Project. Contribute to j-p-higgins/SoundThread development by creating an account on GitHub.

Just heard about this, spent half an hour making weird noises that I don’t think I’d be able to create in anything else github.com/j-p-higgins/...

Try it out if you are into sound design, it’s free!

Pondering deep diving into data science/engineering type stuff, should I just do some certs and some courses, or should I go large and do an MSc. My gut is telling me the former would be more efficient and cost effective.

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Interesting job 😳

When I say that Substack platforms Nazis I mean actual, proper, swastika waving nazis.

Unfortunately 3 loud Americans sat near us at the pool, one main character holding court with her minions, almost like a stereotype of an obnoxious American tourist, but with added Narcissistic main character syndrome

Played on a really cool electric drum kit yesterday. Discovered I can’t disconnect my right foot from my right hand. Fun though now pondering where I can’t squeeze a kit into my 6x7 office

Road trip today, first to Nottingham then on to Edinburgh

Rishi Sunak is still an MP. Bet you thought he wasn’t haha yeah he is he fucking is.

Cat food bowls should have a cone shape descending into the middle so there is always f-ing food in the centre of the bowl

The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth

It’s amazing what people get away with

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

If government is allowed to break the law during emergencies. They'll CREATE emergencies to break the law.

Welcome back Car Schmitt

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Why does Neil Young have Sir Ian Mckellan on keyboards?

“I’ve been very clear…”

I'm willing to help folks pro bono move from Substack to Buttondown (used them for years).

cal.com/jackyalcine/... to schedule time (starting in March)