Re: [silverfilter] An Apology To The Silverlisters

what did you do??? it's all ruined now! hahahahahahaha!

On Aug 31, 2008, at 6:04 AM, Cyril Sorongon wrote:

Handling both ends from being the artist/producer to managing myself for the meantime requires too much and i'm still learning how to do it correctly. I recently found out that i shouldn't have bombarded your inbox for the past week. I initially thought it would be a nice gesture to reach everyone on a more personal level. However, i realized the silverfilter mailing list isn't the correct venue to do that. So i'd like to apologize to everyone who got sick of the daily emails. I'm sorry. From this point on, i'll be maintaining my daily updates ONLY on my personal blog site in http://silverfilter.multiply.com, my facebook account, and over at the silverfilter.com website once i'm done with the site update. Once again, i'm sorry. I just want to avoid seeing anyone unsubscribing from the list because they got fed up when they initially signed up for important updates like gig schedules, album releases, promos, etc. I'll be leaving the blogging to multiply
and remain with main updates for the mailing list. 

Thanks again for believing in me. Thanks for understanding. God bless.

Cy - silverfilter

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An Apology To The Silverlisters

Handling both ends from being the artist/producer to managing myself for the meantime requires too much and i'm still learning how to do it correctly. I recently found out that i shouldn't have bombarded your inbox for the past week. I initially thought it would be a nice gesture to reach everyone on a more personal level. However, i realized the silverfilter mailing list isn't the correct venue to do that. So i'd like to apologize to everyone who got sick of the daily emails. I'm sorry. From this point on, i'll be maintaining my daily updates ONLY on my personal blog site in http://silverfilter.multiply.com, my facebook account, and over at the silverfilter.com website once i'm done with the site update. Once again, i'm sorry. I just want to avoid seeing anyone unsubscribing from the list because they got fed up when they initially signed up for important updates like gig schedules, album releases, promos, etc. I'll be leaving the blogging to multiply
and remain with main updates for the mailing list.

Thanks again for believing in me. Thanks for understanding. God bless.

Cy - silverfilter

TV Shows

I remember a few yrs back, i was hooked on starworld shows... I literally followed and knew what shows were on at certain times all throughout the week. These days i hardly even find time to follow any series. My tastes have changed as well and lately i've been hooked on educational channels like Discovery, NatGeo, history channel, bio channel, etc. I think i've written something about this in a recent blog. Anyway, if there's anyone who reads my blog, i hope they can find it entertaining and educational so i'll be sharing some tidbits along the way from stuff i watch.

I saw a special on Valley of The Kings in Egypt which talked about the underground tombs of the pharoahs. Pretty spectacular. After they did the pyramids, they went underground. It's where king tut was discovered. Did you know that king ramses II had 50 sons! That's why the biggest tomb discovered was that for his family. As big as 4 football fields with almost 200 rooms/chambers. All of it were underground. There's more but i'd let you watch it. I'm sure it's gonna be shown again.

Anyway, this is one of the busiest weeks of this yr for me and with too much work, i felt that i was beginning to get burned out last night. After finishing a project, i was planning on moving on to the next but somehow, hours passed and i couldn't come up with anything that i simply turned off my computer and knew i had to rest so i turned to my dvd player to get my mind off of work. Don't forget to unwind. I always do and that's what's wrong with me.

That's all for now. God bless and enjoy your friday.

Electronica Related Stuff I'd Buy If I Had Extra... Pioneer EFX1000, Korg Zero8, Genelec studio monitors (5 for surround mixing!), a new DAW desk, 1 terrabyte HD, Macbook Pro w Logic Studio, Elektron Machinedrum, Yamaha Tenori On. Jazzmutant lemur/dexter. I guess that's it... But as mentioned, if i had extra. In fact, i'd get these if my extra had extra hehe right now i'm pretty happy with my setup and it'll take a while before i do any major upgrade after getting a new soundcard and controller. It's just nice to dream...

Re: [silverfilter] New Toys...

Logic Studio..... Macbook Pro...... think about it..... it's sexy....

On Aug 26, 2008, at 5:28 AM, Cyril Sorongon wrote:

Aside from my Akai controller and NI soundcard, I'm so happy to welcome in my stable my new Novation Remote SL25!!! Yahooo!

As I mentioned in past blogs, I'm preparing to take on the live route once again and getting a new controller dedicated for gigs is one step closer to that as I prepare for it. I am aware that I have a bunch of controllers lying around but the fact that I'm living different lives requires me to use certain tools for specific jobs... My studio mainstay right now of course is the MPK49, which has 49 keys and is the biggest of the lot. My Novation X Station is reserved for "work" when I need to go out and do projects for different studios since having it as an audio/midi interface makes it easier to travel. Finally, the Remote SL is gonna be my workhorse for live gigs that are ableton based, or for DJ sets. It's quite a sacrifice but as always, it all pays off in the end.

special thanks to arvin for selling the SL to me hehehe 

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New Toys...

Aside from my Akai controller and NI soundcard, I'm so happy to welcome in my stable my new Novation Remote SL25!!! Yahooo!

As I mentioned in past blogs, I'm preparing to take on the live route once again and getting a new controller dedicated for gigs is one step closer to that as I prepare for it. I am aware that I have a bunch of controllers lying around but the fact that I'm living different lives requires me to use certain tools for specific jobs... My studio mainstay right now of course is the MPK49, which has 49 keys and is the biggest of the lot. My Novation X Station is reserved for "work" when I need to go out and do projects for different studios since having it as an audio/midi interface makes it easier to travel. Finally, the Remote SL is gonna be my workhorse for live gigs that are ableton based, or for DJ sets. It's quite a sacrifice but as always, it all pays off in the end.

special thanks to arvin for selling the SL to me hehehe

Cy - silverfilter
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Ok so I finally got my go signal for a new album

I'm currently working on a few tracks, which I offered to donate to use for fund raising and I finally got the go signal from the beneficiary as I also needed their assistance in making the whole album possible. It's funny that it got approved and they want to release it by next month and I told them I can't finish everything in less than a few weeks since they want it exactly in a month's time and we have to consider like 2 weeks for CD pressing so that leaves me with 2 weeks to do an album. I don't think I can commit to that especially with the load I'm carrying at the moment. But it's pushing through and I'm just glad I could just give back to God what He has blessed with so richly. Besides, I'm here to spread the Good news and be a testimony of God's greatness and goodness in my life and doing this album is exactly what He made me for.

Things I have to finish...

mixdown of my band's single
2 more song arrangements for an artist
6 new songs for a foreign client due VERY early sept
and a whole lot more... (studio renovation plans etc)

It's quite overwhelming and at some point I even thought of putting on hold either my silverfilter project or my band just to get things going since I feel I'm spreading myself too thin.... but that's another story.

Anyway, I'm excited about the new side-album and funnily, I guess it'll come out before the album I'm actually finishing. But it's all good. A silverfilter album is still a silverfilter album fund raising or not hehehe

I'll keep you guys updated about it. I'm halfway with the tracks!

God bless

Cy-silverfilter
www.silverfilter.com

Design Woes

If i had hair, i'd be pulling it by now...

Since i planned the whole studio renovation, i've been toiling day and night goin over sites and different designs online to get ideas on how to go about with mine. It's hard. Til now, i haven't come up with anything. It's difficult i tell you. If money wasn't an issue, i'd be done by now. But i have to consider everything. I'm particularly having trouble looking for places for my equipment, my DAW, the synths, How to place the recording booth, where to move my room, where to setup the band equipment, etc etc... I'm drawin a blank and i dunno what to do...

Where Would I Be Today Without FruityLoops?

A decade ago, i came across a music software called Fruityloops. It was still in version 1 back then and was very basic but it was my first foray into electronic music production. Having grown from a band setting, electronic music was new to me, much more creating and producing it. Somehow, it felt empowering to create something from scratch, all the parts, on your own. This piqued my interest in delving deeper into learning it and writing more tunes. The beauty of FL, as it is known today, is its simplicity made it easy for someone like me to be makin tunes in no time. It was so easy to learn. Even if you see the latest version which has more mind boggling features, the basic process in makin music with it still makes it easy to whip up something quickly. I made tons of tracks with it over the years. When Reason came out, it took a while before i switched because i really loved FL. the bugs from the software got to me so i decided to go with Reason. But
this post is about FL and i have it to thank for my career not just as silverfilter but as a music producer/arranger and everything related to it because it got me where i am today. If not for FL, i wouldn't have bothered taking this route in music. I possibly might be stuck with just my band thing and i might be working in an ad agency by now or somewhere where i could do some creative writing. Coming across this software by accident changed my life and the chain reaction from it is something else. It's quite fascinating how some things can change your life. As simple as it is being some basic music software, it took me to a different course in life and altered my entire future and here i am today.

Cy - silverfilter
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Studio Renovation Preparation

Praise God! I'm finally in the last stages in preparation for my studio renovation. Anybody who has visited my humble bedroom studio knows that it needs a total makeover. It's about time... So i'd have to delay the Macbook, delay the Stratocaster, and delay some car aesthetics hehe time to get the studio together and finally be comfortable working and receiving people here. I've found and talked to key people for design to implementation already and i'm just waitin to finalize everything. I'm just glad God poured out the blessings just in time for this that have more than enough to fund the renovation and have a buffer for whatever. Of course it's kinda sad delayin some items but i'm more excited bout seeing the studio changed and finally having my room back. But as preparations progress, i can't help but reminisce how much this shack has sustained me for yrs. Despite the leaky ceiling, and basically the condition of it, it has served me well. But on
with the new... I'm planning to do a makeover of everything from roof, to ceiling, to flooring and carpets, new windows, new doors, paint, panels, the whole deal. If i have extra, i'll go straight with the recording booth, and studio furniture. I'm psyched about it, really and i can't wait to see the finished product. I even bought my new studio clock as early as this week! Haha talk about excited. Anyway, it's gonna be a long way ahead and i'm so glad we're on our way to doin this, finally. Wo0ho0w!

Can't wait...

Cy - silverfilter
www.silverfilter.com

Gear attachment

I've always been attached to my equipment at some degree. There's a certain sense of fulfillment and satisfaction once i got those dream machines of mine like my synths etc, that it's hard letting go of them. I know a lot of my friends from electronica manila share the same view. I lot of them even regret letting go of certain pieces of equipment. I don't want to be that hehe but i must say i experienced it once before when i sold my Roland JD800 synth. It was one of my most prized possessions but during that time, i had certain emergencies that i had to let it go. I regretted selling that. Now i'm wiser and even if some are gathering dust and never get to be played, let's say it's my little collection like those who collect model cars, figures, etc. On the other hand, i still of course let go of certain pieces like those i've upgraded. Take for example my Korg es1 sampler. I sold it once i got my mpc. I guess in a way you really outgrow some pieces but
all my hardware synths i'm keeping hehe i also sold one true analog synth, and traded my other analog synth for a bunch of guitar effects. Somehow i wasn't attached to those so it was easy for me.

It's just hard with the whole wave of software, that you can do away with hardware gear and go straight with software like in most of my productions that are done in Reason. I've read a lot of big name acts in europe and USA who actually sold all their hardware stacked in their studios and went for the minimalist software studio. BUT... The big thing about people stickin to their hardware is the difference in sound. Now don't get me wrong, i'm not a hardware purist... In fact, 'm far from it. With others though, they just can't replace the warmth, sound, and oomph of hardware that's why they often just scribble ideas in software then translate it into hardware. A few examples are The Prodigy and The Crystal Method. They work in reason then just translate sounds into their hardware units then sometimes back to reason just to make sure they're using their hardware and analog synths.

So i guess with the rise of software, there still are dedicated people out there who keep the hardware scene alive and as a hardware guy myself, it's really fun especially using it for live performances.

Til nxt tym.

Cy - silverfilter
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Slow and Unproductive...

Yesterday was a slow and unproductive day for me. I woke up late with a terrible headache which lasted til midnight so i pretty much couldn't work and do anything but to rest, sit down, and watch a little tv. Good thing my good friend, madz aka Neon8 dropped by with his girlfriend.

Once my headache subsided, i was able to start mixing the single of my band entitled, "walis tambo." i wasn't able to finish the whole mix but it was nice to finally find my way through it. I'll finish it this week. I'll post more about my band next time.

One more thing that made it hard for me yesterday was my dry cough. I hate it. I was asked once what i hated most. Was it cough, colds, or sore throat. I always put cough last in the hate list. But after what i've been through the past days, i'd put it right on top.... Hasel kang ubo kah! Hehe it's really hard especially since it's dry cough. You cough and cough but nothing comes out. You just have a terribly itchy throat and your head feels the pressure as you try to cough. I hate it. Oh well...

Cy - silverfilter
www.silverfilter.com

Nokia 5220 launch party in Cebu

As mentioned in the updates and previous blog entries, we played at the nokia event last saturday in cebu... As promised, here's the rundown.

We arrived at The Loft around 10pm and by 11 we took the stage as Ms Badkiss lead as I along with suntheory jammed along to her first set. The main show started between midnight and 1am where jun, kevin, and skarlet sang and jammed with brian, juno, and myself. For that show, the songs i arranged were Fever and Light My Fire. I would also like to mention the setup of madz outside the venue where he handled the outer area of the venue during the early part of the night.

After our set with the singers, Patch took over for an hour with his set. I did a very short jam dj set, then brian, then all 3 of us did a quick switching deal. We played until 3am and then tunes were back to Ms Badkiss delivering an awesome final set which had me goin. After the gig, we all headed back to the hotel. My good friend from Cebu, Dj Marc, picked me up from the hotel to grab somethin to eat before i hit the sack and to do some catchin up as well. Once i got back, i slept and that was it.

No gigs anytime soon so i'm back to work. We'll be havin our Electronica Manila night on Sept 5 and that's my next live appearance. I hope to finish my latest live set by then. If not, i might have to pass my slot on. We'll see...

Cy - silverfilter
www.silverfilter.com