Uni
First day back
by Tobes on Jan.11, 2011, under Internet, Life, Music, Uni
Well it couldn’t last for long. Back at uni which means everday I’m now working with only Sundays being the day I have free to do anything. I don’t dislike going to uni, but because it’s in Plymouth it’s a bit of a commute. So it takes 2 hours of my day just getting there. It’s going to be worth it though.
First day back was ok. Only we are going to be working in groups again. I don’t dislike working in groups but I started the course to learn about things myself. I don’t want to spend my time being a tutor and teaching people about Logic when I don’t even own it. I just know from experience what happens when I’m not in total control of a project. I don’t give a shit. Which isn’t good because it’s my grade. The good news is the final submission will be individual so the final 2 compositions will be of my own creation.
Added some plugins to this blog tonight. Nothing noticeable but just some things to help me out in the future. Really hate the design so need to work on that as well. If only I knew a James White @ SignalNoise. I love Tron and I love Daft Punk. I also love neon lights and pretty colours and his work is full of them. So I will have to look at his work for inspiration. I own 3 of his prints but I don’t have frames for them yet which is a shame. They would look nice on my wall.
Posting this from the WordPress app on Android on my Nexus One. Looks good so far but will need more time to see how well it holds up.
Starting fresh
by Tobes on Jan.09, 2011, under Music, Uni
I don’t know if I come back to this site when I’m feeling down or what. But I have a feeling I will be back to posting this year. Needless to say, “I’m back”.
It’s pointless to play catchup as I am starting over. So let’s see if this blog can be less depressing. Although we are not getting off to a good start.
I’m currently enrolled in a entry level uni course in Plymouth. It’s in Sound Engineering and Music Technology. I’m enjoying it so much it feels like I have wasted so many years in different education learning shit I didn’t really care about but just wanted the UCAS points to go to university. But there is no point in crying over past mistakes. I’m getting to where I want to go now and it feels right.
I started to get into Drum & Bass, manly Darkstep and nice sci fi stuff. I also like a bit of liquid but the dirtier the better. My music gear has really quickly grew into something I am quite proud of. I own 2 Technics 1210 mk5s, a AKAI APC40, a Korg Kaoss Pad 3, Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro, NI Kontrol X1, NI Kontrol S4 and a slow growing vinyl collection. I’m OK at beat matching and mixing a couple of tracks together but I have a long way to go to create something unique and call it my own mix.
I can’t figure out how personal I want to get with this blog yet. I don’t know if it would be sensible keeping some stuff private or if people would actually be interested in my personal life. Think it’s a decision I will make over time maybe.