And that was August

So, nothing much to report. Nothing really concrete, anyway.

I’ve been messing with Acid Pro, which was originally was produced was Sony Software but is now published by Magix. Not all that enamored with Magix, honestly. I upgraded both Acid Pro (and Vegas Post, also once by Sony and also now by Magix) earlier this year (March or so). But now there are new upgrades to both, and you’d think, “You upgraded only a couple of months ago? Here’s an upgrade for FREE or at least very cheap!”

Nope. Around $150 for Acid (and $300 for Vegas). Sorry, no. There used to be (and really ought to still be) some kind of loyalty benefit for those who have upgraded within a certain time period, but I guess I’m a victim of old thinking.

As for Acid itself, I’m trying to get it to cooperate with what I want to do. However, like almost every software I’ve ever used, it’s a struggle between what you want and what it will permit you to do. VST instruments appear or don’t based on…something I cannot discern. Data is clearly written, but no sound comes out.

I use Acid because I paid for it (see above) so I hesitate to jump to a different platform, even a free one. (In fairness to Vegas, it’s mostly okay.) But sometimes you have to take the plunge.

I also went against my instincts and signed up for the Adobe “Photography” bundle, where it’s a monthly charge. I’m not really happy with that decision, to be honest. It seems much harder to find the simplest things.

Here are some works, which I could have done with CS6 (I’m pretty sure). Maybe I’ll find some hidden gems. There is a “Sky Replacement” feature which seems to work really well, so there is that.

These were both mostly hand drawn.

Robert the Cat (TM) cameos in the second one as you can see.

In other Robert the Cat (TM) news: well, he’s still here. He loves receiving affection and attention, and while he he doesn’t know how to dispense the same, he’s…learning, slowly. The other day, rather than napping in his cat tree, he lay near to me. He reached out his paw and touched my leg. Mind, he had his claws out, so it wasn’t comfortable for me, but still I guess that counts for something. Doesn’t really tally against the constant biting and slashing, but then one can’t have everything I suppose.

No real ideas for any animation projects. Things occur to me, and I’ll work on them a bit, but then they flitter off.

Speaking of which, thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you again next month.

The Barrier in the Center of the Room

I hate snow.  Sure, it looks pretty, but I typically have to drive through it, and I can’t think of a more anxiety-producing activity.  Snow, snow, go away, come again never.

In the meantime, I’ve finally put the Noise page back up.  These are a number of experiments wherein I try to create my own musical grammar–but be warned, none of these are musical and you won’t like them.  Most of the ones I wanted to put up are up, but there are a few still to be added.  Recording is always a fun activity, though I say that having not even switched the VS on in months.

I’m banking into another stretch of depression, it seems, so posting will probably be lighter than usual.  No one wants to read about that!

Thanks for visiting, as always.