Lindaru

This is all new for me. Bluebird (condenser) mic for which I purchased a Sterling Audio PHP, and the appropriate XLR to XLR and XLR to USB cables. Everything is powered and working. When I pull up my NCH MixPad software, make sure the correct input and output are selected, I can speak into the mic and it shows sound on the V.U. However, it will not record onto it. I checked my Windows 10 settings and I have microphone permissions on. Any ideas why it might not be recording? I also tried with Audacity and it will not record on there either despite having the input and output set. One thing. There is an extra choice which I have not selected ASIO CoreAudio microphone which I am not sure what that is. I did for the fun of it try to select that and I got a message saying it would adversely change my audio. In searching, they are saying something about an analog to digital converter. Am I going to need to purchase an additional device and cable to get it to work? Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

They are so fun, so positive and just so real. Love it!

For Veterans Day. "For Those About To Rock" AC/DC. Live At Donnington.

Thank you! I can get a new PHP1 with power supply from Guitar Center with free shipping for $39.99. That will work for me!

Someone gifted me a Bluebird microphone but it turns out in order to use it to record on my computer, I need a phantom power source. Any recommendations for what will work best without spending big bucks? I already had to buy the XLR to USB cable and not wanting to turn this free gift into a large expense. Thank you!

There are a couple from decades ago that have long been forgotten and remain in my play list when I have the itch to hear them. "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen "Troglodyte" by the Jimmy Castor Bunch I do keep my ears open for that new thing that flips my switch and I just gotta have it. 😁

1998 had been my last year for trick or treaters. I thought with the six kids in the family that moved in in January, that that would be my trick or treaters. I broke down and bought a small bag of Reese Halloween shaped candy. Earlier yesterday afternoon, one of the kids came to my door to bring my mail that got delivered to them. He had his tee shirt pulled up over his face. Found out the whole family has some kind of virus, so they did not get to trick or treat. I handed him the bag and told him this is what I was going to give them. Later I attended an on line live event given by a friend of mine that he produced and I had even had a small role as a nurse in a psycho ward in one of the episodes. We had a blast in the chat room and enjoyed the two and a half hour six episode presentation. That was my Halloween. Now on to Thanksgiving.

In the spirit of the season, I am listening to this:

Yup. I was turned to this back on October 1st. The night time is so enchanting. It could drive you batty with how still the thick foggy air is. You could sink your teeth into it. A wander through the grave yard, bloody mary in hand. The howls in the distance of the wolves, so beautiful during the full moon. Trick or treaters? They are so tasty! Um . . . so adorable. Now I am lost. Where is my castle? You know, the one with the antique coffin? Seriously, no candy given out here. I am going to give the kiddies something that lasts a lot longer than candy. Something that in years to come will be extremely valuable as it is already fading into obscurity. Coins. U.S. quarters, nickels and dimes. Stash them away kiddies. By the time you have kids of your own, this stuff will have been eliminated from actual use.

Huh? What did you say? 🤣 I agree. If they will not take the health of hearing into consideration for you and others (should there be someone else in the band dealing with this), it is time to move on. In the meantime, hide their Marshall stack.

My sincerest hopes for everyone to stay safe. You would think Idaho would be out of the reach of a Pacific hurricane, but nope. We are under a flood watch/warning through tomorrow night. Oh, fun, lets bring in everything off of the deck including the barrel planter decorations. I do not expect to have any real damage from the floods and goodness knows the dirt and vegetation is dying of thirst, but there will possibly be people stranded in remote areas from mud slides and rock slides. I am hoping that does not happen.

In looking at it in a different perspective, less of just a music performance but a stage performance overall, I have been in plays where we used "fake" alcohol as part of the script. I doubt the audience thought we were using real alcohol but just presenting a part of the story. I do agree that it should be planned in advance (just like the directors and stage managers of theater know in advance that it is not real alcohol) and let them know it was just part of the musical script so to speak, although very ad lib. Just my two and a half cents (adjusted for inflation).

I think I would love to give that a go, too!

He was definitely ground breaking in his presentation. Paul Reubens Dies At 70 - NBC RIP, Paul Reubens/PeeWee Herman. 🥺

I just had to have this.

🥺 RIP. Rolling Stone reports Sinead O'Connor dead at 56

Even some of us widows on pension funds prioritize how we spend those funds. I, for one, have included us here into my budget. ☺️

This is great! This is a lot like the "Buy me a cup of coffee" that I have seen other places. You can buy as many virtual cups of coffee at $5 each on that site. A great way to get support and everyone can pay exactly what they want when they want.

I also donate annually to Wikipedia. I agree that there needs to be an exchange of appreciation. They give us a wide variety of information at the drop of a search, so I feel the public that uses it should help out financially. Maybe an annual MPN donation request to boost whatever people give through Patreon would be something to be considered.

I also contribute to the hosting of the WeVidi site (as one of the founders) and a pod-caster who has also featured me in a radio play last Halloween through Patreon. The nice thing about Patreon is that all of your support is bundled into one deduction, so less to keep track of than a separate subscription for accounting purposes.

You might want to check the number of patrons again. 😁 I will say this. I do not like ads and do not wish to remove my ad blocker. I would white ilst this site if it did not have splashy intrusive non-related ads on it if you go that way. I like the idea of raffles and auctions. I think that would be one positive way to bring more members in. As for sharing the links on social media to here, I only use Facebook for Messenger. I quit my Twitter last November. I never had Instagram. I have You Tube, WeVidi (I was one of the founders of that alternative video site) and an A.I. forum I am a beta tester and moderator on. If I knew any other keyboard players, I would share the link via message or E-Mail. Just thought I would chime in.

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" always moved me. RIP.

Impressive seeing the insides of these instruments. I am reminded of the movie "Tron" where we get to look at the inner workings of the computer world. Could you imagine using these musicscapes for a movie with sentient characters moving within them? Okay. Too much coffee. 🤪

I guess given that I liked to beat on pots and pans as well as stretch rubber bands across a box and play like guitar strings at two years old showed I was musically inclined? 😁

Ghost Busters are so last year. I have the ultimate A.I. chat buster. It can locate Bing, ChatGPT and any other rogue A.I. that might be harassing you with confusing or incomplete information.