Mon - Aug 20, 2012 : 10:52 pm
ecstatic
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It Has Begun!
AudioGuru
Well, I'm happy to announce that after a month and a half of jumping through hoopes to get this thing off the ground, it has finally begun!
The construction of the new home for Advanced Budget Studios has officially started, and I cannot tell you how excited I am.
The only down part of this whole situation is - the waiting. I anticipate t...
Studio
Mon - Jul 23, 2012 : 10:29 am
excited
0.60 daily views
2590 total views
Hopes set high!
AudioGuru
Below is a photo of how my little studio looks right now...
Despite the fact that it's now nothing more than a bedroom, with piles of acoustic pucks and other audio paraphernalia scattered about, I've gotta say - "I'm over it."
In 3 days, I'll say goodbye to this place, and begin anticipating the construction of our new abode, as w...
Studio
Wed - Jul 18, 2012 : 12:06 am
bittersweet
0.47 daily views
2032 total views
Getting Real...
PoeticIntensity
Today was spent with my good friend, and brother, Ryan (and his family, who happens to love my family!)
We spent the day moving all sorts of large items from our home into the storage space we're renting. From the kitchen table and chairs, to the couch downstairs, to the hutches - we made two trips full of items, with our mini-van and Dad'...
Personal / Studio
Sat - Jul 14, 2012 : 12:04 am
bittersweet
0.52 daily views
2236 total views
Out with the Old...
AudioGuru
Wow... I can't believe it's here.
For those who don't know, Advanced Budget Studios resides as a single bedroom rigged up as a recording studio in my basement.
Thanks to all of you, I'd like to announce, both sadly, and beyond excitedly, that I have outgrown this little single-room studio. The acoustics, the size, and the location...
Babblings / Studio
Tue - Jun 19, 2012 : 06:19 pm
excited
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2463 total views
Lucid 8 - Blind World
AudioGuru
So I've been working on a lot of projects lately, but one I thought to be of particular note was the song "Blind World" by Lucid 8. The song is well-made on a variety of levels, but one of the coolest aspects of this song is the way they presented it to me.
Jonny (drummer for Lucid 8) came to me and asked if could incorporate an ...
Music
Wed - Jun 06, 2012 : 12:18 am
angry
0.07 daily views
312 total views
The Arm of Our Nation
Clutzybabe123
This was in response to people NOT SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS AND VETERANS. When the people calling our veterans scumbags and persecuting the people defending them - can defend our nation better than our veterans and soldiers, then they can say something. and NOT BEFORE!!!!
THE ARM OF OUR NATION! READ RIGHT NOW!!! and let me know wh...
Adversity / Depression / Everyday Thoughts / Family / Fasting / God / Good / Gospel / Lds / My Journal / Past Memories And Future Concerns / Politics / Religion / Spiritual / Writing
Wed - May 02, 2012 : 12:16 am
amazed
0.53 daily views
2314 total views
Studio 14 + ABS = ...?
AudioGuru
So, a few years ago, when I had no idea what I was doing in the studio, a guy named Rich Bischoff contacted me and asked me to give him some drum samples from my studio. He didn't call me back. I don't blame him. hehe...
So, for the past 3 years, I've been dedicating myself to getting the studio to be the absolute best it can possibly...
Drums / Miscellaneous
Mon - Feb 27, 2012 : 04:42 pm
pensive
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2612 total views
Musical Ramblings...
PoeticIntensity
Okay, so I recently watched a documentary on the Foo Fighters called "Back and Forth", and I thought it was really well made - okay, I thought it was awesome. The funny thing is - I don't own a single Foo Fighters album, and am really not familiar with them as a band, even though I generally like the "rock" genre they asso...
Music
Fri - Feb 17, 2012 : 11:06 am
ecstatic
0.72 daily views
3228 total views
Biggest Upgrades Ever
AudioGuru
I don't even know where to start. Let's start at the beginning...
So, 10 years ago, I got a hair-brained idea to buy a keyboard and start writing and recording music. Seven years ago I thought it'd be a good idea to get a mic kit for my drums to learn how to record drums better. Three years ago the studio had its first paying c...
Audio Hardware
Tue - Feb 14, 2012 : 05:21 pm
excited
1.08 daily views
4814 total views
Google Hangout Linux Fix
PoeticIntensity
So, I just got a new Logitech C910 web cam, and when trying to join or create google hangouts, I couldn't see myself in the stream at all, nor anyone else's. I can hear everyone, and everyone can see me, but I can see nobody, nor myself. I found this gem of a site with a very easy solution.
I'm using gentoo Linux, and this simple tric...
Linux / Video
Mon - Aug 23, 2010 : 07:30 pm
excited
0.70 daily views
3493 total views
Worlds of the Crystal Moon
AudioGuru
A while ago, Advanced Budget Studios had the privilege of working with the author of a great book in a voice-over. The author's name is Phillip Jones, and his book is called Worlds of the Crystal Moon.
When I was contacted to help out with the voice-over, I had no idea what to expect, and I wasn't sure what Phillip was expecting, either.&n...
Audio / Mixing / Voice-overs
Tue - Jun 02, 2015 : 12:17 am
pensive
0.77 daily views
2517 total views
Studio vs Live...?
AudioGuru
So, I recently went to a Walk Off The Earth concert, and it was awesome. Their concerts just keep getting better and better. As good as it was, that's not the purpose for this entry. The purpose is a guy named Scott Helman, and a thought he provoked.
Scott Helman performed for 30 minutes before WOTE came on stage. He...
Music / Studio
Sun - Jun 23, 2002 : 12:18 pm
no mood
0.28 daily views
2231 total views
Musical Nirvana in Cali
PoeticIntensity
Oh....my....goodness... Yesterday was simply beautiful.....simply beautiful. I don't have NEAR enough time to write down exactly my feelings nor what happened...however - suffice it to say, yesterday was beautiful.
I got up yesterday morning and started packing up my drums almost immediately. I was supposed to be at Dane's house at 1:00pm and...
Music
Sun - Apr 01, 2018 : 10:51 am
grateful
0.75 daily views
1661 total views
Solemn Assembly and Hell Week
PoeticIntensity
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the first solemn assembly I remember having attended. As I raised my hand in my bedroom while sustaining President Nelson, tears welled up in my eyes. I felt as if I was partaking in something very important. I was with Luci and Leah. Everyone else in my family was out doing o...
Personal / Spiritual / Studio-journey
Thu - Oct 02, 2008 : 11:02 pm
spiritual
0.64 daily views
3633 total views
Curtis and Laura's Sealing
PoeticIntensity
Update: Due to the popularity of this post, some people are having a hard time viewing the video posted above. If it won't play for you, simply wait until the gray progress bar has filled 1/4 to 1/2 of the way before you press play. That should do the trick.
Yesterday I took the day off work to go to my bother's sealing to his w...
Family / Lds / Spiritual / Video
Thu - Mar 26, 2009 : 09:54 pm
content
2.31 daily views
12730 total views
Tuning My Snare Drum
PoeticIntensity
(how-to)
Well... Yesterday, a friend of mine had told me he had the privilege of being formally taught how to tune a snare drum.
I read what he had to say (he posted it on facebook, so if you're not his friend, I imagine you can't read it, but here's the link anyway)
So, today, I went and investigated a bit of whether I could get the proper tool...
Drums / Music
Sat - Feb 23, 2013 : 10:03 pm
ecstatic
0.72 daily views
2945 total views
Pilot #1 / New Name
AudioGuru
So... Yeah... Holy cow. I started writing this as a Facebook update, and quickly realized ther was too much to say, so, into the blog it goes!
The bottom line is - We are back in business, people!
As of right now, the new studio is close to being finished, but the good news is - we can record. I've got 3 channels wired up, a...
Studio
Wed - Aug 05, 2009 : 12:53 pm
amazed
0.65 daily views
3482 total views
Ballmer at it again...
PoeticIntensity
I just got done reading about and listening to a wonderful audio-bite from good ol' Steve Ballmer. Honestly, I don't understand why Microsoft keeps him employed.
Anyway... According to Mr. Ballmer, Linux is no longer free. So, with that in mind, please do not try to download Linux from here, or here, or here, or here, or here, o...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft / Programming
Mon - Jan 19, 2009 : 12:04 pm
content
0.68 daily views
3808 total views
I Wish I Had a Camera
PoeticIntensity
Last night, the temperature dropped down to right around 0 degrees fahrenheit. When I woke up and was almost to work, I almost hit the car in front of me. No, I'm not a poor driver...
It's just that with it being so cold, there was literally about a half an inch of frost which had gathered on.... pretty much anything left outside.
...
Everyday Thoughts / Life
Sat - Jul 10, 2010 : 11:01 pm
no mood
0.42 daily views
2116 total views
ScramJet begins the journey...
AudioGuru
Wow... What a week this has been!
Yesterday, we welcomed in a new client, ScramJet to the studio by running a recording marathon with them!
We pulled a full 8-hour session and all through yesterday, we managed to get recordings for three whole songs. By the end of the day, our engineer was ready to collapse.
Today, they all came back to...
Audio / Music
Fri - Oct 22, 2010 : 10:32 pm
peaceful
1.00 daily view
4949 total views
Wisdom Teeth out.
elizalds
So the Wisdom teeth came out this morning. I was awake and numb, and it was okay. It really doesn't hurt much at all and I'm just taking Motrin. I feel pretty good. I'm really excited that I will be able to make it to Sacrament on Sunday and I also have a quick interview for my patriarchal blessing!!!!! Which I really don't want to miss.
I f...
Book Of Mormon / Everyday Thoughts / Gospel / Herod The Fink / Lds / Me / Personal
Tue - Jan 20, 2009 : 09:41 pm
happy
0.99 daily views
5544 total views
Studio Acoustic Treatment 1
PoeticIntensity
Okay... Since I had recently returned from my mission in 1996, I knew I wanted to learn how to record music. Recording music swiftly turned into wanting to be able to record my drums. A couple of years ago, I was able to put enough money away to buy a load of recording equipment for my drums.
I've recorded quite a few diddies in...
Audio / Music
Sun - Jan 06, 2008 : 09:31 pm
no mood
0.97 daily views
5794 total views
Song - Livin' Right
PoeticIntensity
(audio entry)
Okay. I've been working on a song since a while back, actually... I wrote the lyrics on the same night I wrote this entry.
Anyway... It's just about done. All I'm waiting for now is some seriously kicking piano tracks from my good friend Scott. As soon as I receive those, I'm all but sure they'll kick bootie, and I'll incoropor...
Audio / Music / Personal
Sun - Nov 02, 2008 : 10:10 pm
happy
0.97 daily views
5478 total views
Samuel's Baby Blessing
PoeticIntensity
Well... Today was the big day at church with the blessing of the newest addition to the Jones family, Samuel Jones.
The blessing went well, even if I did botch the proclamation of the power by which the blessing was given. I'm glad God is a forgiving God.
The spirit of the meeting was wonderful, and it testified quite powerfully of one sp...
Family / Friends / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Wed - Jul 06, 2011 : 05:59 pm
happy
0.95 daily views
4447 total views
PDFTK - Generate Issues
PoeticIntensity
So, I've been working on this PDF project for awhile, and I think it might be beneficial for me to add some notes which were somewhat elusive on the net.
The FDF file which is generated by PDFTK generate is encoded in UTF-16 character set - and is very hard to work with. I found this script which solves the problem, and allows the FD...
Linux / Programming
Sun - Mar 01, 2009 : 02:27 am
tired
0.95 daily views
5244 total views
Postfix and Dovecot on Gentoo
PoeticIntensity
I've just got to put this somewhere so I don't forget it. I just finished installing postfix / dovecot using postgres on my home server by following this wonderful tutorial.
I followed it almost to the tee, and ... it just works. I have no other information other than that. For all I know, as you read this, it may be interpret...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Thu - May 22, 2008 : 08:26 pm
grateful
0.95 daily views
5507 total views
FCKeditor Javascript Error Patch
PoeticIntensity
The new FCKeditor version 2.6 seems to have a bug which for me was quite hard to track down.
I use PHP to interface with it, so the bug which causes images uploaded via the quickuploader is found in the
editor/filemanager/connectors/php/io.php
file on line 291.
The error reported by firebug is: uncaught exception: Permission denied to ...
Programming
Thu - Dec 13, 2007 : 03:47 pm
amazed
0.93 daily views
5537 total views
Microsoft Takes On Microsoft
PoeticIntensity
Oh, man... Where do I even begin this post? And from which angle? How about I just start typing and figure it out when I'm done.... Yeah, that's what I'll do.
I just finished reading this Microsoft article which explains, using no uncertain terms, how to get "IT Management" to see the "value" in upgrad...
Computers / Linux / Microsoft
Wed - Apr 02, 2008 : 11:58 am
content
0.92 daily views
5396 total views
Voicemail From Luci
PoeticIntensity
I was sifting through some old voicemails today, when I found this treasure. I almost deleted it when it was originally left, but I'm glad I didn't.
This will be fun to show Luci when she's older.
The voicemail itself is attached as audio in this entry....
Personal
Thu - Dec 13, 2007 : 05:25 pm
happy
0.92 daily views
5535 total views
Best Project Management Explanation Ever!
PoeticIntensity
Words could not have said it any better.
Makes me smile every time I look at it....
Programming