I got up reasonably early this morning and thus had time for a walk to the gym, a short work-out there, and a walk home, including time for some nice outdoor stretches.
We ate lunch again at Greg today. It was beginning to sprinkle out just a bit when we left for the mall. We encountered some minor rain on our way (in the car, of course!). We parked, as we usually do, in the lower level indoor parking, so the rain wasn't an issue at that end. As we had heard previously from our favorite waiter, the Ice Park & Mall dome has a LOT of problem with leaking when it rains, so there were small puddles in many places. The janitorial staff were everywhere with mops, and those riding machine that they use to clean floors. Also, there were many buckets and other improvised ways of dealing with various leaky spots. It was kind of fun to see! By the time we got home, the rain had gone on its way, and, all in all, we really didn't get very much -- there was only very minor flooding downtown when we came through (a few puddles here and there).
This afternoon, I took some time to try to learn more about my new version of Digital Performer. The first couple of tutorials were pretty basic and easy, although there were a few annoying discrepancies between the book and the actual software. But the third tutorial got very quickly more advanced, including more serious lack of correlation between what I read and what I saw on the computer. Besides that, it's all about putting down drum tracks, and I know exceedingly little about percussion! Eventually, I basically gave up and began to consider what things I COULD do.
I decided to begin searching for digital instruments online. At first, it was all very confusing, and, again, most of it was quite foreign to me. But eventually I happened onto something really wonderful! It's called "Synful" (don't you LOVE that name!), and it's basically an entire orchestra available to be played inside your computer! I listened to a LOT of the samples on their website, and it is AMAZINGLY realistic. Of course, it costs nearly $500, but I think I'm going to get it. It will work with Digital Performer, and it won't be difficult for me to do, since I'm already quite familiar with the sequencing capabilities of DP, which is what I'd be using with Synful. Stay tuned!
One final note for today: my late sister, Bethel Yvonne Wareham, was born 90 years ago today, in Alberta, Canada. May her memory be for a blessing!
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