Song, Tom

Throwing in the Towel

Throwing in the Towellyrics and music by Tom Sanderson It’s the forth and final quarterScore is 49 to noneAll the first string have been sidelinedand the rest feel like they’re doneAnd the playbook’s been exhaustedThe whole squad is feeling foulThough the odds are stacked against themthey won’t been throwing in the towel It’s the middle […]

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Alan, Software/Gear Reviews

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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Alan, Song

Early Adventures in Digital Multitrack

I just posted recordings from my university days, which was when I first got my feet wet with digital multitrack recording. I licensed a shareware app called n-Track Studio which I used for years. A new version came out within a month or so of my purchase, but the company wanted me to pay for […]

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Alan, Song

The Unfinished Album

Last night I posted the Lost and Found recordings. I was very disappointed to leave that album unfinished, and at the time it felt like I was walking away from my music forever. Some of the tracks intended for that album have made it on the list for Moldy Oldies, including the song Lost and […]

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Alan, Song

Getting Things Started Again

My music has been mostly offline for the past decade or so, squashed nearly to extinction by my education and training, as well as my busy family life. But life has settled down a bit and I have started making music again! I plan to post the cream of the crop from my older work, […]

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