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4/4 Metronome/Count In Loop for GarageBand
12 Nov, 2005
I've always found GarageBand's "Count In" feature to be somewhat useless when I'm trying to multitrack; a lot of times I don't have time to reach over, start recording, then grab my instrument and get into position before the 1-measure count is over.
Similarly, the built-in metronome is a nice idea, but there's no way I know of to make it louder, and it usually gets buried under your tracks.
I threw together this no-frills, 1-2-3-4 metronome loop using one of the percussion kits, and I've found it pretty handy:
Inspiration
11 Nov, 2005
I attended my first "cold call" jam last night at the Black Sheep Deli in Amherst. I went to a bluegrass slow jam earlier this year, but being a slow jam it was more or less a given that the atmosphere would be friendly and non-intimidating. I wasn't sure what to expect when I walked into the Black Sheep last night.
Stupid Interaction
10 Nov, 2005
I re-joined Friendster a couple of days ago at a friend's invitation. The last time I signed up I thought it was interesting, but never really knew what to do with it.
This time around there's some new functionality, but there's also at least one big huge flash ad on EVERY SINGLE PAGE. Multiple ads on most.
Repairing X11 on Mac OS X Tiger
8 Nov, 2005
I discovered my installation of X11 was broken when I tried to use OpenOffice.org, and after a bit of searching discovered this helpful post steering me to the Tiger install DVD. Just double click the installer package under /System/Installation/Packages/X11User.pkg.
Amusing Pseudonym of the Day
8 Nov, 2005
The amusing pseudonym for today is Bramlet Abercrombie, as provided by The Colbert Report.
I should also take this opportunity to mention the previous amusing pseudonym that Bramlet displaced, Clem Brulée. That one came from Kim.
E-Mail Time Capsule
7 Nov, 2005
Forbes is offering a free e-mail time capsule, a simple form that you fill out with a message and timeframe (from 1 year all the way up to 20.) When the time is up, your message will be sent to the email address of your choice.
I wouldn't care to put any money on Forbes or this service being around in 20 years, but 1 year seems realistic. I sent myself a reminder to make good on something I vowed to do in a years' time just last month.
(via BoingBoing)
Unapologetic
7 Nov, 2005
It has been played to death, yes, but Stairway to Heaven is a damned good song. The trick is to not listen to it more than once per year (or even less, if you've been critically overexposed in the past.)
Bury Me Beneath the Willow Tree
6 Nov, 2005
This is going on a few months old, but I'm posting it here to test out Feedburner; if this works right, the MP3 will be auto-enclosed and downloaded by anyone subscribing to the site feed with a Podcasting client.
What Must it be Like
5 Nov, 2005
It's actually not very often that I find myself wishing I had had the internet when I was a kid, but while playing guitar tonight it occurred to me to do a Google search for The Rain Song, one of my favorite Led Zeppelin tunes.
When I was an aspiring Rock Guitar God 16 years ago, I had a Led Zeppelin song book. It had tablature and chords, but I can't remember ever being able to learn anything from it. The notes were mostly right, but the arrangements were unplayable.
So Long, Leaves
5 Nov, 2005
A lot of the leaves seem to have fallen off the trees literally overnight. There are still some attached to the trees, but now you can see much further into the woods. Once the mild temperatures drop into the 40s and 50s, there will be no mistaking that it is November.
I shouldn't complain, after a much later and longer than usual peak foliage season.
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