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Cake day: January 16th, 2020

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  • My brain is not wired to be proud of things (chase the process!).

    But i think achievements that I would put on my resume of life:

    • Smoked for 15 years, quit, now 10+ years, nifty to think of. (i like number go up)
    • Still alive even though i never thought that would happen a lot of times in my life, keep on keeping on
    • I have released a bunch of cool music with other people and it has been a ‘getting out of hand’ hobby also for the past 15+ years
    • Up until now haven’t screwed up the next generation bonus-mini-me, today was their first day in high school, so pretty proud of them (not my achievement though, i just supported along the way).


  • R...@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlI hate the rich
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    1 month ago

    So how many days do you take a year? As the other comments also touch upon, it becomes an outperform thing with co- workers, to take the least amount to “perform better”. Also how easy and often do managers then deny requests?

    With a fixed set it has an actual value, at the company they can’t deny PTO’s as they are yours. Of course planning comes into play a little bit, but if you let the company know that 2 months from now you take 4 weeks off for a good long summer holiday, that is what you will be doing then in those 2 months.

    ps. I have 25 personal paid days, a bunch of public holidays. Doctor’s appointments are on the ‘please try to schedule them outside working hours if possible, otherwise, well, that’s life, you need to visit that doctor’. Full travel reimbursement (fixed amount per month, can spend however i want), A lot of secondary items in my contract as well dealing with having to take care of partner / children if they become sick (is paid time off), etc etc.




  • R...@lemmy.mlOPMtoMusicians@lemmy.mlDAW or Digital Audio Workstation
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    2 months ago

    I have experience with the following DAW’s (disclaimer: I am not a recording engineer, i can do basic operations, and a bit of mixing)

    Reaper

    Starting with Reaper, the one i will recommend first to anybody starting out. It is not the easiest one, also not the prettiest one, but, you can use it for free! And a personal license is only $60 (you can keep using the free version, but it will throw a popup every now and then).

    So price is great! Next, it works cross platform, I run it as easy on a Linux machine, as well on Windows and Mac. Getting your audio devices working properly on Linux is a whole different topic!

    Currently, we work together with multiple people on demo material and preparation for in the studio, and using Google Drive (i know i know) to sync the files and easily work on top of each others work. I can load the files directly from the sync folder and save when done.

    Logic Pro

    If you have a mac, and Garaband doesn’t give you what you need anymore, Logic Pro is the next logical step. It works great within the Apple ecosystem, it looks nice, and works great. It will cost you $199,99 dollar though. And it only works on MacOS, so forget about easily sharing work files.

    Ableton

    Price: between 79 euro and 599 euro

    If you want the flexibility of using a DAW for live performances (or a non-linear approach) combined with a classic linear approach, Ableton is your go to! Focused more on live performances, solo artists, sampling, sound design etc it is still a very powerful candidate for recording instruments.












  • There are more podcasts that deal with these kind of issues and maybe how to improve on those, or at least give context and options.

    A few other podcasts that touch on these subjects:

    Revolutionary Left Radio Mass Struggle Live Like the World is Dying (also with Margaret Killjoy) Final Straw Radio This Anthro Life