Segwist

For every collectively run or painstakingly crafted music technology blog there are an exponential amount of others being offered on the whims of an endless collection of creative people. Personal music tech and multimedia blogs are often a fascinating insight into personal opinion and a great way to simply share tips, ideas and resources. When I created the Segwist blog, with relatively obvious name tangents to my main band Segue, I have envisioned simply a place to post up the collection of music production related articles and features I have written over the years. In addition it felt like a great idea to share the horde of patches, programming and sample packs I have put together over the years also. Obviously, this was not a priority. Lately however I have been reinspired.

One of the music geek outlets I enjoy is writing a monthly column for local street press, as well as a weekly music hardware reviews. The music tech reviews are certainly inspiring, and I can’t argue that picking up a new toy each week to put through its paces is anything but a blast. There is a certain weight to the experience, in having to push and pull and prod to get under the hood of understanding such gear and step outside of my own personal habits for using equipment, but the experience is a kind of discipline in itself. Some of these I will publish on Segwist after they have had their run on paper, although at times it feels like the internet is overflowing with “reviews”. I do have a certain soft spot for first impression review videos on YouTube. The same cannot be said for the sheer volume of advertorial text reviews that flood the internet, or the sad reality of people parroting the same half truths on internet forums with casual disregard for actual verifying things themselves. In that sense, I hope Segwist proves useful!

Partly due to the above, i have jumped back into the potential of this site with renewed excitement. There is always a place for individuals to share interesting resources and personal experiences, and the challenge of actually contributing interesting creativity is one to enjoy likewise. Apart from writing for street press i have enjoyed writing some articles for Createdigitalmusic.com, and have guested in a colleague’s band for a few gigs. This means it’s been more of a chance to collaborate and explore in different directions without having to pull the studio apart or rush tunes to completion for Segue gigs. Over the next fortnight I’ll be upping some of the hardware reviews and ideally getting this SH1000 multisample pack recorded once and for all! Until then.

Tags: Articles, Column, Reviews, Segue, SH1000, Writing

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