Pandora Parrot @pandora_parrot@beach.city

Tonight's going to be a music and flying evening

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Okay yes this. THIS is what I love about MPE, the ROLI Seaboard, and all related digital equipment that introduces organic analog feelings into things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWsDi2WrC_c&list=PLyYxAIH3vCooTGyEp_EJ1J0_YZPSD5Ktl&index=6

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Last night, I stayed up for hours alternately watching The OA and playing around with Ableton Wavetable. I absent mindedly found myself playing along with the soundtrack at times. It was a delightful, organic experience.

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My mind is so full of music thoughts. Since I started this musical journey a couple years ago, I've been continually rediscovering music. Seeing bits and pieces of it that I never saw before. Seeing arrangements of chord and melody. Recognizing audio effects and basic synth setups. Seeing their soundscape. etc.

Every few months, I listen to something I haven't listened to in a while, or never at all, and I almost gasp at how much more I perceive in the music.

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So @coda and I did a jam last night, and this song came out of it. It's just a simple loop for now, but FUCK: https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/the-way-home/s-JqNKC

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Gosh, I wish I could do stuff like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9DkfVXqsuI

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While doing jamming, I was enjoying what I was doing, but I felt like I only had a few tricks up my sleeve to make things sound nice.

I really want to get better at two handed playing and gaining more knowledge about how to switch between keys/chords. I know a few things, but I stick to C major and A minor a lot for obvious reasons. Gotta streeeetch myself again.

Time to go back to keyboard class?

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Tried working on my depressing sad song last night, and I just can't get the lyrics to come out. The song in my head seems confused about what it is and won't stay focused enough to make sense.

So after about an hour of trying to work out lyrics to it, I gave up and wrote a random bouncy happy thing, then just did some jamming on my seaboard for a while.

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Listening to my latest song after coming back from the cruise, it's really hitting me that I really really like this one. It's probably my favorite yet!

https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/somewhere

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This artist, Sammus, did a set on the cruise and HOLY SHIT it was the best damn music that happened AT ALL: https://sammusmusic.com #JoCo #music

If you have the money, buy this person's albums!!!!

I've been super anxious about the singing on this one because it was super hard to sing, but I'm feeling better and better about it as a few days pass since I put it out: https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/somewhere

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My new track is finished! https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/somewhere

Super Audio Cart! Singing! My first time doing harmonies! Aaaaah!

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OMG, this Roli Seaboard performance is incredible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHvjZL-pyA

It's something else! WOW

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Given the reaction I've been seeing to these songs, after I have like 8 or so songs for this playlist (https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/sets/pinfeathers-passing) I might release it as an album with a little extra polish and help from some music friends.

I'm working on song 5 now.

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Grrrr. I keep rerecording the vocals on my latest song because I'm not entirely happy with them, and I think my first version was one of my best takes. AAAAUGH

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It's really interesting to listen to music and start hearing some of the same patterns and choices I've made being repeated in various ways.

My current struggle is trying to figure how to make a B section of a song sound different but not TOO different.

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I did all this setup during the first 3 months after I started to learn music. Basically summer of 2017. I haven't changed it much since then, though I didn't do a lot of music in 2018.

The only thing I struggle with are plugins. Mac and Windows do them very differently, so it can be a bit of a PITA to work with that.

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The portable setup fits entirely in my backpack, and I can take it anywhere. I've gone hiking with my portable setup and made some music in the woods and stuff.

The way I have this setup, it gives me roughly the same functionality in either situation. Both the portable and desktop setups have similar functionality. The desktop has more space and more functionality, but most of what I use from it is available in the portable setup.

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I'm really happy about my general music setup.

Desktop Setup:
1) My "Lunch Box" desktop computer w/ 2 monitors, 1 4k, 1 1080p
2) Roli Seaboard Rise 49
3) Alesis V61 Keyboard
4) Ableton Push v1
5) beyerdynamic DT 990 Headphones

Portable Setup:
1) My 5 year old Macbook Pro
2) Roli Seaboard Block
3) Akai Pro LPK25 Wireless
4) Akai MPD218
5) Novation Mk2 Launchpad Mini
6) beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones

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I tuned up my song a bit more and replaced the upload. Listen again to hear the "final - actual final - final 2 - modified" version. :P

https://soundcloud.com/compact-joy/i-need-to-see

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