10.16.2018: Special Edition - Playing the "Twin Peaks" Theme Song Entirely On Reaper's
Today's soundtrack is Dropout Kings: Audiodope, an awesome heavy album that sounds like a sort of millennial nu-metal: like Korn and Linkin Park meet Drake or some trap music. Really cool stuff! One of my favourite shows of all time is Twin Peaks. An integral part of the Twin Peaks experience is the beautiful soundtrack. I decided to combine two interests of mine: one, to do a cover of the show's theme song; two, to see just how much I could get out of the Reaper's built-in s

08.29.2018: 30 Minutes of Songwriting
Today's soundtrack is Wintersun: The Forest Seasons, a beautifully atmospheric metal album. This afternoon, I exchanged the Boss Katana Mini that I bought last week for a Line 6 Spider 15 modeling amp. I thought that the Katana's distortion and delay would be enough effects for a little practice amp; however, I found that though the distortion was great, I was disappointed with the limitations on the delay effect, especially because there was no reverb option. I set up the am

08.26.2018: 30 Minutes of Songwriting
Today's soundtrack is Old Man's Child: In Defiance of Existence. Now that I've completed my metal project, I'm ready to get started on the next big thing. I spent my time today setting up a new template in Reaper, setting up a workflow for my next project. My friend Marcus recently taught me a lot about using compressors and limiters in my workflow, so I've been playing around with the Klanghelm DC1A Compressor in conjunction with the LoudMax brick wall limiter and I've been
