Author: Kevin
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Nudge a midi note up or down in Digital Performer using this keyboard shortcut
Here’s how to use a keyboard shortcut to easily nudge a note up or down in MOTU Digital Performer’s midi editor, using the Windows version of Digital Performer. Select the note Hold both the cntrl key and the opt (Windows) key while pressing the up or down arrow keys to move a note chromatically. (on…
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First EP from Postmodern Pirates
Postmodern Pirates in 2018 – Bruce Withycombe, Willie Matheis, Thom Sullivan, Kevin Hendrickson, Jeff Langston Throughout 2018 my ska-rock band Postmodern Pirates lived large on stage in a small venue – The Alberta Street Pub. Though we had a nice little following who enjoyed our live performances, we never put out any recordings other than…
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Set default ruler display in Cubase to bars and beats
Problem: Every time you open the Midi Key editor in Cubase 11 you find that your grid is now in minutes and seconds instead of bars and beats. This makes it difficult to move chunks of midi around. Solution:You can set the default rule display to bars and beats — or whatever measure of time…
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Create a wired (usb) connection between iPad and Mac using TouchOSC
For those of you who compose music in Ableton, Pro Tools, Reaper, etc, TouchOSC is a great tool for creating customized control surfaces on your iPad or phone. Hexler\’s TouchOSC app for iOS let\’s you create amazing customized controllers for your DAW. Image from Hexler website. Usually TouchOSC connects via a wifi network, but sometimes…
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How many pirate rock bands can one person have?
Captain Bogg & Salty crossing the bar around 2000. Photo by Anthony Georgis It turns out the answer is five. Kevin Hendrickson has never ridden a JetSki, but he has started five pirate rock bands I have never ridden a JetSki, but I started five pirate rock bands That\’s correct, five. Each person is allowed…
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Making music the slow way
The place I spend most of my time making music I\’ve been making music with computers for years now, but only recently have I discovered their limitations, and how they can bog down the process. When I was scoring Oddbods, and Disney\’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates, it was all about speed and workflow.…
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The Bunratty Castle Band — A Song 18 years in the Making
For more than 18 years a childish obsession has been rattling around in my head. It\’s an idea I once had for an imaginary rock group of Bunnies and Rats who live in a castle in Ireland. Their message is simple: Animals and humans must join paws and hands across the world for peace. Over…
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A brief history of Pirate Jenny’s Alien Mind music video
The Alien Mind Music video Pirate Jenny made more than 11 years ago in a Portland alleyway now feels nostalgic and vaguely prophetic. In the fall of 2008 the economy had ground to a halt but we were still living off the residual energy of Portland’s 1990s creative boom that filled clubs such as The…
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How I managed to install a working version of TouchOSC on a first generation (1G) iPod Touch
Here\’s how I managed to install a working version of TouchOSC on two very old first generation (1G) iPods. I purchased the two 1st generation iPods from Amazon for about $40 each with the intention of making them into TouchOSC controllers for headphone sends. (I wanted each musician to be able to create a custom…