steve
steve
@steve@recordingthoughts.com
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  • Stupid user trick on Tonverk

    So I’m over at my sister’s place, ‘verking off, as one does, and I’ve got a nice loop going and I record a little keyboard riff on a wavefinder track. I’ve got it looping while I fiddle with dirtshaper and decide what to do next and I think I hear it skip a note. Hmmm….didn’t…

  • Tascam fixes the DR-40XP battery issue

    I’m glad to see this announcement from Tascam regarding a fix for the DR-40XP for the battery life issues. Units to be repaired have to be returned to Tascam, and there’s a range of serial numbers for affected units. I bought one earlier this year but found that the batteries would be dead after a…

  • Something I Love/Hate about Tonverk

    Something I love/hate about Tonverk is that when I’m using it I sound like and airline gate agent checking Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in for a flight to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  • One month with the Supernote Manta

    Ok maybe a bit more than a month because I got it December 19th or so, but let’s not quibble. I bought it because I wanted to be able to keep more history of notes with me for work. I don’t need much integration with anything like One Note, just my notes, in a slim…

  • Buying a pen that tarnishes…on purpose?

    So the big names in what I’ll the functional metal pen space – Big Idea Designs and Tactile Turn (and probably many others) offer their pens in brass, bronze and copper. The idea seems to be that while shiny and new when you get them, they age and gain a patina. Ok, we know from…

  • The loyal companion vs. a book for each occasion

    I’ve noticed a recurring pattern, where I vacillate between having one notebook that I put everything and using a notebook for something specific. Like a trip – do I bring my main journal, though big and heavy, and keep everything in one book or should I bring just a field notes and make the book…