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More About Scrivener

Posted on April 17, 2016 by midiguru

Yesterday I finished the draft of Book III of the Leafstone Saga, my four-volume series of fantasy novels, and started fleshing out my ideas for Book IV. A couple of weeks ago I bought Scrivener, and this seemed the right … Continue reading →

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Scrivening

Posted on March 20, 2016 by midiguru

Had a look last night and today at a program for writers called Scrivener. It offers some real advantages in letting you construct and rearrange a long document such as a novel. (Script-writing formats are also supported.) You can take … Continue reading →

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The Never-Ending Story

Posted on December 28, 2009 by midiguru

Wrote a review for Electronic Musician last month of Ableton Live 8.1 in the Max For Live incarnation. I’m not going to rehash the review here … the editors of EM wouldn’t like that. They want you to buy the … Continue reading →

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Stupid Software Tricks

Posted on October 7, 2009 by midiguru

Yesterday I wasted a couple of hours trying to install Native Instruments Absynth 5 on my Windows PC. I have no doubt that it’s a great instrument — and overall, I’m consistently knocked out by NI. The installer for this … Continue reading →

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See Sound

Posted on August 1, 2009 by midiguru

After wrestling with Csound for a couple of days on my PC, last night I found a way to do what I want to do. Or at least I think I did. It may be weeks before I know for … Continue reading →

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Super Collision

Posted on July 23, 2009 by midiguru

Being at loose ends this week, I decided to take a close look at SuperCollider. I’ve spoken to musicians who love it and use it extensively. These are experimental musicians, you understand, most of them working in university environments. Even … Continue reading →

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