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Devotional - 2 Samuel 22:17-22

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:40:34 GMT

2 Samuel 22:17-22
"17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. 18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. 19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. 20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 21 "The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

Earlier in this chapter the servant describes the waves of death overcoming him. As he feels the weight of it all crashing down he cries out to his God. God's response to the diligent servant in his time of need is AMAZING. The servant directly acknowledges that this is an act according to his own faithfulness to God. WOW... may we as Christians not stray from the path to serve our own comforts. Not only does God see us striving towards Him, but is able to act on our behalf. This is an inspiration for all believers to press on and keep running the race as to "win", not just finish but WIN. (1 Corinthians 9:24)

I love this chapter so much. Read the whole chapter when you're free to do so. Everyone will experience storms in their life, but know that there is a God in Heaven watching over us and waiting for these moments. He's ready and more than able to pull you out of the storm and even instruct you on how to war against the waves.

HID to MIDI - DIY MIDI interface

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:09:15 GMT

You never know what you're going to find while looking up DIY projects on YouTube. This one was pretty cool & introduces HID to MIDI basics along with reference links to the project. Be sure to note the links toward the end of the video. I'll try to relist the them here soon.

Ardour - Open Source DAW

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:06:03 GMT

"What was that?... Free audio programs aren't worth the download?" In most cases, I'd agree with you. However, have you heard about Ardour ? Check out the specs:

Unlimited audio tracks and buses
Non-destructive, non-linear editing with unlimited undo
Anything-to-anywhere signal routing
Unlimited pre- and post-fader plugins
32 bit floating point audio path
Automatic track delay compensation
Sample accurate automation
Standard file formats (BWF, WAV, WAV64, AIFF, CAF & more ...)
Full AudioUnit plugin support on OS X
More than 200 LADSPA & LV2 plugins freely available
Support for Windows VST plugins available
MIDI CC control with 1 click
Level 2 MIDI Machine Control
MIDI Timecode (MTC) Master or Slave
Full integration with all JACK applications
Video-synced playback, pull up/pull down

"YOU CAN USE YOUR EXISTING PLUGINS !" No need to feel guilty about downloading this software, it's open source and has alot of horse power. The only drawbacks are a learning curve and it's not available on solo PC platform. Not a bad deal at all. I intend on exploring the DAW and learning as much as I can. I know there will be a serious use for this in the future. Especially if I need a solution for a class environment. Click here for Ardour's site.

BaseCamp Review - Project Manager

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:59:51 GMT

An ugly side to any studio is time management. So what's a tool to help keep a studio on track while managing projects, setting goals, or even maintaning the vision of the company over a long period of time. Recently I was introduced to a project managment system called BaseCamp. It allows people to create scheduled projects/to-do lists and assign them to team members. Pretty useful, especially when you have goals that keep getting put off. This can be an extra kick in the pants to stay on track.

The management system has RSS feeds for the "milestones" within your projects. This allows you to sync with iCal, GoogleCalendar, etc. There's also phone apps available for the iPhone as well as the Google phone series allowing you to review & complete task "on the go". There is a free account version which works well for an individual project. If you need for horse power for your operation, there's a monthly charge with perks such as file sharing and time monitoring per project.

Garage 2 Studio - Ron Harrity's Interview

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:50:09 GMT

Looking to create a legitimate area for audio work? Check out Ron Harrity's studio and listen in on his good advice. Really helpful tips and resources for the DIY recording engineer. Awesome video and thanks for posting.