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Downsize/upsize

So I've been doing some thinking about my computer setup since the new macbook pros came out.  I came up with an idea.  I've been looking at the specs on the little 13 inch macbook pros.  The higher end one that comes with 8 gigs of ram is actually a little better than the current macbook pro I have.  So that means I could buy that one and still do all the things I do now at even a little faster speed than I usually do!

I think it would be neat to have a little 13 inch laptop that's easier to carry around with me.  But the problem is that I just don't think I could live with a little itty bitty 13 inch screen all the time!  I have a 15 inch now and sometimes I feel like that screen is just too small even.  So I also was doing some poking around on the Microcenter site and they have pretty decent 23 and 24 ish inch monitors for pretty decent prices!

I also looked up on Monoprice and found they have a little adapter and cable to hook up the external monitor.  Sooooooooo here's what I have decided I'm going to do at some point this summer...

I'm going to downsize my laptop to the new 13 inch one with the faster processor and more memory.  This will give me all the same stuff I already have but just slightly faster (although not as fast as getting another 15 inch one but that's ok) AND it will give me a nice little portable package to carry around with me easier.

Then what I'm going to do is buy a 23 or 24 inch monitor.  I'll hook that up to the little mac via mini display port to HDMI.  I plan to run the resolution at the 1080 resolution.  This will give me WAY more space to move around when I'm making music and working on little puppet videoness.  I'm pretty excited about that.  So it's kind of like a downsize/upsize at the same time.  I'm downsizing my computer, and upsizing my display.  I'm hoping this will help too in my creativity productivity level.  There's something about buying some new equipment for creativeness that sparks even more creativeness.  Like it makes you even more excited about doing even more.

Speaking of creativeness and doing more, I'm NEARLY done this song.  There are just a few little things that I'm trying to fix.  The process when I get to the end of mixing and mastering and finishing a song gets REALLY tedious.  I start noticing little things that I didn't hear on initial mixes.  I really start getting into it and really start trying to make it sound more and more like a professional song.  Usually I'll load up hot 100 billboard type songs that sound similar to my song.  Then I will try and make my song sound as good as theirs as far as the mixing and mastering goes.  It's not easy.  I think this song is REALLY starting to sound great though!  I just need to fix only a few more little tiny things.  The thing about it is after I finish it, I copyright it.  And that process is permanent.   So you better have the mix you want.  Then when I upload it to CDBaby to be sent out to all the online digital distribution sites, that's MEGA permanent.  There's no going back from that.  So when I get to this point I'm sooooooooooo eager to just post it up.  But I know that I need to take my time with it and try and make it sound as best I can because if there is a little mess up later on... it's going to be there for good!

I wanted to have the song done this weekend but I think with all my rushing around and trying to get ready to leave for camp I'll end up posting it later this week most likely.  I'm going to try and get it posted as soon as I can but I really do want to take my time with it to make sure I definitely got it as close to perfect as possible.  No song can ever be perfect.  But from the producer seat... it's best to just try and get it as close as possible.  Well it's late and I'm falling asleep in my chair.  Gonna get to sleep.  Tomorrow is my last improv class.  So that is kinda sad, but its been SOOOOOO much fun and I'm just happy to have had the chance to experience that.  Anywho, it's sleep time for me... goodnight!