LMMS fun

Turn off background music here, then come back up.

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Recently, I stumbled across Linux MultiMedia Studio. Pretty cool, this. And it's free!
Click image to embiggen screenshot of LMMS.
Since I've only just started to fiddle with the program, my work is somewhat lacking. Nevertheless, making digital music with LMMS is fairly simple. Though the program is a bit buggy at times. As always with editing programs of any kind, particularly those prone to bugginess, save the work. A lot!

Still, LMMS is pretty good about recovering the project in case a crash does occur. It wasn't as annoying as some editing software that I've actually paid the big bucks for. Probably because one wouldn't expect a costly program to crash in the first place. But mostly, LMMS doesn't crash often enough to be irritating. Also, the little bugs are pretty easy to overlook considering what you can still accomplish with the program.

Here's a wee sample of something I put together extremely quickly using only a few instruments.

I know, it isn't all that good, but one gets the idea.

If interested in this piece of software, one can download it from the open source website, SourceForge here. If you like it, you might consider supporting their project with a donation.

Enjoy!

timbre

At times, such as this, I visit SpiritSuds for the music.

Often, the mood of the newest post will match the first tune playing on the list. Sometimes, there are few words to say, so diligently a sound is chosen to bloom over the page.

Surely, it matters little to anyone passing by. But to me, it's important. And if I could, I'd have an animation to go with it! I'm just not quick with the animation software. At least, not yet. That, and the software can not create what I envision.

I suppose, it's just as well. Because, the vision will change as the sounds age.

Since I am notoriously a multi-tasker, or just have a case of techno-ADD, I've got a lovely ambient piece, "The Heart of Reiki", playing whilst I watch the edge of a snowstorm approach on animated weather radar. It goes well. Interesting how such mundane tasks can seem so... beautiful.


This, while I check for school closures and contemplate using a piece of sound editing software. Though, already, there are far too many applications running on this machine.

When dawn arrives, there'll be no driving once the roads are blanketed. No journeying beyond these walls. Save for a traipse through the powder for a quick snow angel or to build a small snow person.

Fortunate is the one who is easily entertained in times like these.

And I am.

Easily entertained.

And fortunate.

a new year