Alrighty then. Now that I don’t have to polish these dang turds every day I can finally register some thoughts. First of all that opener was a joke. Yesterday was the only day that I truly felt like I was forced to make the best of a weak idea. It’s not horrible either, just not very nifty.
I’m surprised that I’m not really suffering any burnout. I suppose the only real difference was the pressing of record and the sharing. 99% of days I am hotknobbin’ the crap out of these poor devices so that all felt very normal. But I’m only used to showing anybody anything once a week and the daily release (of sorts) was a great way to loosen up.
It was great to focus on the Digitakt and Micromonsta 2. They are both deceptively simple and yet offer endless nooks and crannies in which to get dirty and explore. I did eventually get tired of MM2 and broke out the Circuit Mono Station instead. It was great to reconnect with that thing. It was my first ‘big boy synth’ after a Pocket Operator and a Volca. I find it to sound gorgeous and it’s a pleasure to use.
Some points I need to ponder: How do I end a song in a cool way without resorting to fading echo shenanigans? I seem to be kinda stuck on that. When should a song be simple because it sounds best that way and when should it be simple because I need to go to fucking bed? How does one actually use a Retroverb Lancet? That thing is a mysterious box of difficult to tame rowdiness to me.
It was hard to go to work, socialize, make my music and listen to all of yours. But I did it!! I listened to every last thing you fine people posted. It was shockingly good. Some of y’all are so advanced with it one would think you’d prepared extensively in advance. I know that’s not the case but some of these jammers sounded seriously pro and gave me lots to aspire to. Overall the whole thing’s been very inspirational and I want to thank all of you for sharing in here. Lastly, to @big_job_head, that pixel art is gorgeous so thanks for that too.
I think I’m looking forward to next year?
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