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The other day, my friend (let’s call her Nancy) received an email from WordPress informing her that a user’s password had been changed, but she doesn’t have any users. At first glance, it looked like a potential security incident. There was just one problem. Nancy hadn’t touched the site in years. The blog lives on…

originally posted on 6/2/15 on malaker.32hertz.com Hello, my name is Ed Malaker. Today I want to talk about using the 5 most important synth modules. The 5 most important synthesis modules are: Oscillator, Filter, Amplifier, Envelope, and LFO. The Oscillator creates the sound. A single waveform that could be a sine wave, square wav, triangle,…

first posted on 5/26/2015 on malaker.32hertz.com Hello my name is Ed Malaker. Today I want to talk about configuring an EQ plugin to function like a Rupert Neve Designs 551 500 Series Inductor EQ Rupert Neve is the creator of the Neve Recording Consoles, which are very highly regarded consoles. It makes sense that this…

first posted on 5/17/15 on malaker.32hertz.com Hello, my name is Ed Malaker, I am from Carbondale Pa and today I want to go over the controls of the “Classic Compressor” which is a free vst plugin. I downloaded the Kjaerhus Audio Classic Series (a group of effects that includes the Classic Compressor) from http://www.acoustica.com/plugins/vst-directx.htm. This…

originally posted on 5/2/15 on malaker.32hertz.com Hello, My name is Ed Malaker and I am from Carbondale Pa, USA, and today I want to tell you how to create a new project in Cakewalk Music Creator 6.   1. The first thing you will need to do do is set a proper project name and…

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originally posted on 2/6/15 at malaker.32hertz.com first draft When Edna wakes to feel relieved that she is not dead but quickly realizes her worst nightmare has come true. She is strapped to that operating table and that hideous alien monster is just standing there staring at her. She wants to scream, or beg to be…

first published on 1/31/15 at malaker.32hertz.com first draft It was a cool clear night and Edna was doing what she does every chance she gets, looking at the stars through her telescope. Edna doesn’t much care for the planet she comes from, no that doesn’t interest Edna too much at all. It’s always too hot,…

Originally posted on 1/20/15 When I was starting out with Blender I found it very hard to use. It is a very powerful program that has a steep learning curve. Many tutorials were long and hard to follow. I hope to keep these posts short and really simple only covering a little bit each time.…

first posted on malaker.32hertz.com These are settings I find useful when exporting video from Blender that I want to upload to YouTube. You render a movie the same way you render an animation. By clicking Render in the top toolbar then selecting Render Animation. You can make these settings right from the default view when…

Originally posted on 1/2/15 on malaker.32hertz.com Power Tab Editor 1.7 is a really great free tool for guitar or bass players who use tabs to read and write music. It can be downloaded for free by going to Power Tab Editor. Once you have it installed it should look something like this: You can switch…

Originally posted on 12/12/2014 at malaker.32hertz.com The SI-Drum Kit is a very good sounding entry-level electronic drum machine that is fun and easy to use. To insert the SI-Drum Kit into your Cakewalk project at the top of the page go to Insert/Soft Synth/SI-Drum Kit at the top of the page. I clicked OK on…

first published on 6/4/14 at malaker.32hertz.com first draft It’s another hot July night in Carbondale PA. The humidity feels like a wet towel wrapped around my head. In this city, it seems to snow until May and then these old brick buildings just seem to hold in the heat as they bake in the hot…

Originally posted on 5/24/2014 on malaker.32hertz.com I would like to, at this time, introduce to you a Jack Creapoltski. Jack is not what you would call a good man, he is your typical management type. He spends his life getting ahead off of the work of other people while treating them like vermin and not…

Originally posted on 4/4/2014 at malaker.32hertz.com These are just my personal notes on the program Blender. Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts x to delete an object. ctrl-space toggles manipulator ctrl-z undo ctrl-shift-z redo h hides object shift-h hides everything but selected object alt-h brings hidden objects back Helpful Hints To ADD an object(cube,sphere,plane, etc.) use shift a.…