Up from the rubble
KeithHandy posted in Uncategorized on August 24th, 2006
Where have I been? My foot is in an orthopedic boot. I broke my fifth metatarsal (long foot bone) stumbling on an uncooperative piece of cinderblock just outside my studio, while looking up at the holes they were taking forever to knock out for my new windows. I’m also just starting to recover from a maddeningly itchy rash all over my arms and legs, thanks to some microscopic concrete dust that made the trek from my furniture into my sweat glands. I’d say “live and learn”, but to be quite honest, the people that run this place don’t exactly give you a chance to prepare for their impromptu construction projects.
Hm …
Hey, it would have crossed your mind too.
Anyway, time to get back to life. First stop on the soultrain:
I just whipped up this cute little cheat sheet in Google Spreadsheets. I’d been using a handwritten version of this for, you know, various things that require me to know to four-digit precision exactly how many times per second a particular musical note will vibrate. These things are important!
Also, as a follow-up to my Audacity post below, we had some good back-and-forth on their forum, and I was eventually encouraged to try my hand at joining in with development. I explained to them that I only know how to write command line apps, and that I’ve never participated in a group project before, so I would need a good deal of guidance at first. But they seem to speak in helpful, coherent English, and have made some non-intimidating suggestions as to how I can get my feet wet. So maybe I’ll get started this weekend.
There is absolutely no reason why I can’t upload Mana within the next few days. Just one short little vocal thing I want to add in, and it’s done.
