Since last year, Memorial Day has taken on new meaning for me. A dear friend of mine passed away in February 2007, and his birthday was May 25. So every Memorial Day will be spent with thoughts of Jim, and in honor of him and his excellent and deep knowledge of music, I thought I'd share a mix he made a few years before his death. A mix that, upon first listen, I considered amazing, in that it was filled with weird and wonderful songs, half of which I had never heard.

If you don’t yet know about Todd Howard’s newest creative endeavor, then consider yourself out of the loop. Inspired by the release of the fourth installment of the greatest archeological adventure hero saga ever, and fueled by the success of their previously released film tribute song “Farm Boy” the dynamic duo of Todd Howard and Glen Nelson (billed as High Adventure) once again dive into the oft-overlooked Film Tribute Song genre.

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Hope everyone had a fun and safe Memorial Day! Here we go…

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In an amazing two part tip for you guys this week, Dave runs thru an incredible crash course of odds and ends ranging from basic tips to more advanced routing of sounds from external sources like Reason.

Enjoy!

Hot on the heels of the 8.0.1 release comes Logic 8.0.2 and another Waveburner update. Apple.com says that this update addresses several compatability issues as well as fixes to specific customer issues (they do listen!)

My software updater application picked it up this morning, and unlike 8.0.1, this install is quick and simple.

Here is all the info on 8.0.2:

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-Copy and paste operations on audio regions create independent regions instead of clones.

-Channel strips of frozen tracks can now be copied.

So I've kind of been MIA lately because I've been face-to-screen for a month and a half writing my graduate thesis. Now that I've lovingly placed that mess into the hands of my advisors, I feel a sense of relief mixed with exhaustion, a dash of nostalgia, and side of blinding fear. (From what I hear, this sounds about right.) Now it's time for the rituals: thesis readings, something called a "hooding ceremony," the graduation itself.

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Past Rehearsal Space guest T-Pain is making headlines again today following the announcement of the 2008 BET Award nominees. Pain lead his peers with five nominations, topping Kanye West and Alicia Keys who each received three nods, and Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne and Keyshia Cole who each took away two.

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Fisrt off, some Apple laptop users have been dealing with a lot of issues with audio problems as of late. It seems to be an Airport related issue. Peter over at Create Digital Music has posted some fix instructions, so if you are among the troubled, head on over for some digital relief.