Here is an awesome song written by one of my kids, E-Sandy. He is the one who played organ on The Beach is Closed. He has been playing this song on the piano for a long time, and I really like his synth adaptation. Download mp3
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There’s a Bright Day Coming
Here is an update to “Omega,” which will be the last track on my album.
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Remastering in a Linux Home Studio: Salvaging “Standing on High”
In 2006-2007 I recorded a song called “Standing on High” using n-Track Studio v.2.3 on Windows 98. (More info about the song here.) Here is my 2007 mixdown: Now in 2019 I am getting close to finally completing the album this track was intended for. Some years ago I switched my entire audio workflow over […]
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Song for Evelyn
Here is my latest track for the Lost and Found album, an instrumental piece which I wrote for my baby girl Evelyn who died in March 2019. (Download: mp3 | tablature)
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What I Did Wrong
Here is the latest track from my album-in-progress, called “If You Remember (What I Did Wrong).” (Download: mp3 | lyrics & chords | tablature)
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U-Turn
Here is another track for the Lost and Found album.
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Guitar Tablature Editing on Linux
I am a self-taught guitarist, learning to play mostly by ear. When I was 10 years old my dad gave me a chord chart and a few John Denver songs to learn, and I was off to the races. As long as I had the chords and knew the tune, I could play any song. […]
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Healing Heart
I just finished another recording for the Lost and Found album, a song called “Healing Heart.” (Download the mp3) Look within your own heart There is always another open part This burden, can you forgive? Oh, please forgive! I sing for you and your healing heart Deep within my own heart Can I open another broken […]
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A First Look at LMMS
In 2012 I found a keyboard midi controller at a yard sale for $10, and I couldn’t pass it up even though I’m not much of a keyboardist. Once I brought it home I had to find a way to use it, and that search led me to LMMS. There are many good tutorials and other […]
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 in a Linux Home Studio
Last year in late November my family sang Away in a Manger together, and my wife commented on how good we sounded with the kids making up their own harmonies. She suggested that we should record it for our Christmas card and email it out to our friends and family. I said, “Then we need […]
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