Darwin Deez: Occult Donuts

the power went out under high winds a few months back. we recorded this podcast in bed John Lennon style to entertain ourselves. 

fellow denver pedicabber ollie from white moms (@the.official.white.moms) makes a winter beef stew and chats with me about cabbing, sledding, hip-hop, bitcoin, the enneagram and musicals.

Think of me as a surrealist doing automatic writing on this one. Not for the logically-minded, this one. But you’re invited to the uselessness if you’d like to visit.

Uploading this one as a sleep aid, truly. Contains no real information. It does, however, contain the sounds of my voice and me walking. So enter here only ye who wish to vibe with me about tape machines and slumber.

Counterintuitive is the word I was looking for. It was not easy to think of :) I like that this puzzle/exercise can show you that you’re not always thinking as logically as it feels like.

Inward Connections Vac Rac 4000 made in 1997, specifically the TLM-1 Tube Limiter Module. Quite a compressor and I almost owned a pair. Go shopping with me.

One man’s take on the important parts and the order I find myself doing them in. And as soon as I cast this it will all change completely. Also none of this applies unless you think my songs are good, so it's no more universal than that. Riffs!

TL;DR: 1. Punch/Snap (add or remove it) 2. Movement 3. Leveling and 1. SSL Bus Comp 2. Vari-Mu 3. 1176

The possibility of (forwards) possibility and whatnot, but why 10 and not merely 7?

Which EQ do I want to use? Which one does Chris Lord-Alge (Green Day, Tina Turner, MCR, Muse) use? What's the difference? update: the E-series sounds better.

Thoughts on respecting and disrespecting the signal path. And getting a little meta.

Compressors, converters and reel to reel tape. How do they sound and who really gives a sh*t? Follow this frugalist through some cautious toe-dipping into the world of affordable analog sound processing.

Myths, methods and superstitions about mixing, as explored by one dood on the brink of several major non-discoveries. Tune in.

dither is noise that is added to preserve information when reducing bit depth. this video 'audio dither explained' by nigel redmon contains a simple and enlightening visualization of how that is possible if you aren't familiar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpWIQw7HWU&t=36s

Gearslutz is an online forum where people argue fiercely about this stuff with gusto.

Airwindows is a punk rock guy from Vermont who makes awesome free plugins.

I found another style of compression useful and it's faster compression.

Even more windy chatting about mixing, saturation and music production.

Yakking on about LA-2A's, saturation, and mixing badly.

If I think I need to grow, I will project it onto you and think that you need to grow. And if I think you need to grow, I need to grow. I am you. Buy my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs

Some random thoughts and behind-the-scenes details about some of the songs on "10 Songs That Happened..." Buy my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs

picking jacob collier's brain Pre-order my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs

It's weird how harmony emerges sometimes. Pre-order my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs

Muso stuff with mom Pre-order my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs

Byron Katie is pretty cool but sometimes people experience it as denying their feelings Pre-order my new album: http://smarturl.it/ddtensongs