Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann just posted a live version of Soft Landing, my favorite track from their album.
Just found Freetar, a minimalist verson of ultimate-guitar. What a beautiful alternative to the bloat of that frustrating site.
Hauʻoli Lā Kūʻokoʻa! Today marks the 180th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Franco Proclamation, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom by Great Britain and France.
I’ve been playing board games and strategy games for a while, but I have largely ignored Kōnane because I thought I understood it. Despite living in Hawaiʻi, I haven’t really met many people who play it or truly value it as a cultural treasure. I went to a workshop/book debut with Uncle John tonight and got to play several games, and I am falling in love with it. It is a very unique and nuanced strategy game. I picked up a copy of his book and game and am excited to play it more.
I did not need a new drum machine, but I picked up a used Roland TR-6S over the weekend, and it is DELIGHTFUL. It is so playable, and multi-tracked audio over USB is incredibly easy. I am committing to actually creating music with this instrument.
Level 42 are underrated.
App defaults
Blog Editor: MarsEdit
Bookmarks: Safari
Browser: Safari
Calendar: Apple Calendar
Chat: SMS
Cloud File Storage: Dropbox
Code Editor: CotEditor
DAW: Logic
Graphic Design: Pixelmator
Learning: Anki, Duolingo, Readwise
Launcher: Raycast
Mail Client: Apple Mail
Mail Server: iCloud
Music: Folders of MP3s, Tiny Player
News: Brutalist.report
Notes: Apple Notes, Bike
Photo Management: Finder
Podcasts: Overcast
Presentations: Keynote
Read It Later: Readwise Reader
Reading: Kindle
RSS: Readwise Reader
Spreadsheets: Numbers
Text Expansion: Espanso
To-Do: Todoist
Video: IINA
Video Editing: Final Cut Pro
Word Processing: Pages
What @patrickrhone is doing with his @foryou project is the kind of work where I need to resist the urge to not highlight the whole damn thing.
New update to Logic Pro! I am excited to try out Sample Alchemy and Beat Breaker.
I have been trying to improve my understanding of music theory for what seems like my whole adult life. Nothing has solidified my understanding of the basics in the way that Aimee Nolte’s class has (and I am only 6 short videos into it). Concepts are starting to make more sense, and I can apply them to both guitar and piano. This is very exciting.