Nothing tangible

The laptop is back, and working. I've adopted Ableton Live as my software of choice. It seems to be rock solid, playing flawlessly until the point you run out of processing power (which is sadly, all too soon). For band use, it is the only VSTi host we've found that synchronises to MIDI clocks reliably. It was a suprise bonus that I found it so comfortable to use for music creation.

The studio is still not quite usable. There's just not quite enough space to get everything to hand. As it is currently set up, I can't get to a mixer so the interesting gear (including the Arrick) isn't plumbed in. So for now, I'm limited to what I can do on the laptop with no keyboard. This isn't so bad, I'm taking the time to create sounds and sequences that I can use later. I've ordered an Edirol PCR-M1 mini controller keyboard, so I can do more complete pieces on the laptop alone (and do better at creating sounds aimed at playing by hand). Also on the way, are a couple of large wooden 19" racks from Thomann , which should let me rearrange the studio in a useful way.

So, nothing tangible to report, but I feel more positive anyway.