Famed bubble-permed psychic Russell Grant has this to say about my fortune today:
“You’re firmly ensconced in fantasy land, which is so much more fun than the real world. Abandon yourself to a love affair or creative project. If that means calling in sick, so be it. You’re the type who needs to exercise their imagination in order to be happy. Writing music, painting a self portrait, or making jewellery will be a rewarding exercise.”
Meanwhile, I take delivery of my new MIDI controller keyboard which I got for a knockdown price from Whybuynew.co.uk – a company I completely endorse as my keyboard appears to be new and untouched by human hand, despite being classed as B-stock. RESULT!
After much consideration, I have decided to pare down my setup and get rid of my Korg Triton LE hardware keyboard and the 25-key MIDI controller I use for on-the-fly work in favour of moving to a completely software synth setup now. And this is why I purchased a Novation SL61 Mk II – the driving force behind this is the fantastic Automap software it ships with. I am a complete MIDI idiot (probably the guitarist coming out in me there) and Automap automatically maps keys to software synths at the touch of a button. It’s great!
For a long time now, I have been threatening to do a totally electronic recording. I’ve mainly been threatening myself because I am not much of a keyboard player and tend to think in guitar shapes, musically speaking. So it will be a challenge to do something like that.
Of course, I have to actually sit down and do it. That’s another matter and I’ll probably end up squirting guitar all over it in the end…like I always do.