Archive for January, 2008

rpm challenge: it’s on!

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

OK, it looks like the starting gun got fired on US East Coast time, so the game is officially afoot!
29 days to create 35 minutes of material.
Brainstorming has commenced!

rpm challenge: equipment

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Here’s the equipment I’m going to be using for the RPM challenge:
Core 2 Duo E6400 2GB w/ WinXP Pro 32-bit running:

Ableton Live 7.01 composition and live performance tool
ReFX Slayer 2 guitar/amp/cab/effects modeling synth VSTi
Audacity v.1.34(beta) audio editor with Windows LADSPA effects suite and VST Enabler
Toontrack Drum Kit from Hell drum sample collection
Jack Dark’s Synthedit-based VST [...]

State Vector Collapse Will Be Participating in RPM Challenge ‘08

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

One month, one album, just because: the RPM Challenge. The idea is slap-you-in-the-face simple… shut up and record something. It doesn’t need to be perfect. You don’t even have to release it if you don’t want to. Here’s your excuse. It’s only a month. Just stop procrastinating, get off your ass and record.
As soon as [...]