Monthly Archives: April 2011

FL Studio 10 Has Launched!

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Key new features include:

  • 64 Bit plugin wrapper – FL Studio now hosts 64 Bit VST plugins for access to unlimited memory.
  • Autosave / Autobackup – Don’t lose a project or data again.
  • Revised Playlist – Individually resizable tracks. Lock tracks to Clips. Live performance time Marker options (Jump to, Loop, Pause & Skip)
  • Revised Mixer – Fully Automatic Plugin Delay Compensation (A-PDC). New waveform meter view.
  • Revised Piano roll – Export as sheet music option. Vertical zoom with not properties view. Magic lasso selection & note-handle stretch. Edit ghost notes by double Right-click. Waveform view.
  • Pattern Picker - opens from the Playlist, Piano roll or Stepsequencer. Select Patterns & Channels.
  • Patcher  (free) – chain instruments & effects for easy saving of complete instrument & effect chains.
  • ZGameEditor Visualizer (free) – OpenGL based visualization effect with movie render capability. 
  • Pitcher (demo) – real-time correction/harmonization plugin responds to Piano roll note control.
  • Newtone (demo) – pitch correction editor for precise control, pristine quality stretching, re-pitching and correction.
  • Keep on disk & 32 Bit Bridge – now give each Audio Clip / Sampler Channel / Plugin access to at least 2 GB memory and up to 4 for VST Plugins.
  • Fruity Edition - gains access to Pattern Clips.
  • Lifetime Free Updates – are extended to all FL Studio 10 box customers onward & as usual all download customers.
  • …learn more by visiting the ‘FL Studio 10 What’s New?‘ page.

For help on upgrading your current FL Studio installation to FL Studio 10 by making use of your Lifetime Free Updates please see this video. There are more help-links in the video information

My Lunar Eclipse Shots Claim “Top Submission” From The Atlantic News

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I’m absolutely flattered and amazed that so many people are into Astronomy, and that out of all those in the world, my submission of the Lunar Eclipse taken just a couple months ago claimed the “top photo” on The Atlantic online news website! You can read the full article here:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/12/your-photos-of-the-lunar-eclipse/68349/

It goes to show that following your hobbies and dreams really can mean something not just to yourself, but everyone else around you. I’m filled with love and gratefulness that I’ve been able to accomplish so much as an Astrophotography and a musician. Normally, I’m my own worst enemy, because I’m such a perfectionist. I hoped that one day, all my hard work of learning the sky, my telescope, and my camera would pay off. It did, and I couldn’t feel more accomplished. Sometimes all we need is someone to tell us that they like or respect what we do, and I couldn’t be any happier seeing that come from a public source such as The Atlantic. Thank you, Alexis Madrigal, for viewing my submission. I hope you liked it, and I hope even better ones will come in the future.

Track 5 on Recalling Life Album Complete

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I just finished tracking and mastering the fifth track for my new electronic album called “Recalling Life”.  Soon, I’ll be starting work on the next and final track on the album. I want you all to know that I intend on releasing this album publicly for a really exceptional price. I won’t say how much yet, but I can guarantee that it’ll be affordable (since there’s only six tracks.) I’ve been cooking up some ideas for the final track and eventually I’ll start throwing things together to see what comes of them. I’m not dead, I’m just super-busy setting up First Sun’s hopefully-bright future. I haven’t decided yet whether I’ll be releasing these songs in public hands like YouTube, for example.  After the album is completely finished, mastered, and released, I’ll be making an official post discussing the entire album and its progress. If you’re curious about where to find my music, you can find me on PureVolume for now. I’ll open up to a couple more websites later, but for now, I want to keep things like that to a minimum. Thanks for all you who have supported me while making this album. All the support has gone a long way for me to help continue making music that I, and hopefully you enjoy!