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  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 11. I'm definitely less happy with this one than any others so far, but hey that's what this project is about. Putting stuff out there and not worrying too much about it. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    1 like 1 reply 224 mentions
    Sat, Dec 31, 2016 7:58pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 10. Mozart is probably rolling in his grave. I took the beginning of Lacrimosa, changed it to 4/4, and added drums and some other non orchestral instruments. This was my first time playing with the East/West Choir "Word Builder" which is a tool where you can type phonetically what you want the choir to sing and it puts it together. This rendition is by no means perfect, but I could get it a lot closer with more time, tuning the precise timings of moving from each consonant to vowel and back. The instrumentals I added are inspired by E.S. Posthumus. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    12 likes 3 replies 2 mentions
    Fri, Dec 30, 2016 9:18pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 9. I don't really know what I was going for here. I had this tune in my head on the bike ride home from downtown this evening. This one only took an hour or so to jot down, since I wasn't going for any particular sound. The animation kind of sums it up. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    6 likes 4 replies 223 mentions
    Thu, Dec 29, 2016 8:51pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 8. Today's song is an experiment in not using any percussion and trying to create the sense of rhythm other ways. A lot of this was inspired by one of @adamsinger's Creative Commons tracks. I wanted to see what it would take to create something with a similar feel. There's also a hint of Royksopp in here. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    6 likes 1 mention
    Wed, Dec 28, 2016 12:23pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 7. Today's rule was: no piano. This one is entirely weird synth sounds, and I played a lot with the EQ. The last thing I did was Add the 4 bar intro, which is kind of modeled after the intro to Ladytron's "Destroy Everything You Touch" #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    6 likes 4 replies 1 mention
    Tue, Dec 27, 2016 1:00pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 6. I wanted to try something totally different. Ended up not as different as I was going for. I think next time the rule is no piano. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    7 likes 3 replies 1 mention
    Mon, Dec 26, 2016 3:26pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 5. This morning I was trying to think of what I'd write today, and then I realized this tune had been going through my head for a while, so I jotted it down on the piano. I filled it out with a couple other instruments a bit later. For this track I was experimenting with mastering techniques more than instrumentation. Trying to make sure there was a good balance between the sound from the various instruments, playing with reverb and EQ to separate the instruments from each other. I still have a lot to learn in that department. This song ends abruptly because it can be played on a continuous loop. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    16 likes 3 replies 1 mention
    Sun, Dec 25, 2016 12:47pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 4. This one only took and hour. Not really sure what I was going for here either. I'm not super happy with the little string trills, but I think with another hour or so I could tweak them to sound better. I actually started reading the manual for the East/West orchestra samples and there's a loooot of flexibility they give you with controlling the finger position, bowing direction, where the bow comes down on the strings, etc. I'll get a chance to play with those more later. But for now, happy to have today's song done before 9am! #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    9 likes 2 replies 1 mention
    Sat, Dec 24, 2016 9:07am -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 3. Today's theme is "breaking news intro song", and also "Aaron attempts to spend less than 5 hours on this today unlike yesterday". I think I accomplished both! #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    17 likes 11 replies 1 mention
    Fri, Dec 23, 2016 4:30pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 2! This took way longer than I anticipated, and surprisingly not because of the video.

    I started working on it at a coffee shop in NW with the instruments that come with Logic Pro. I got the initial structure of the song done, except for figuring out how it would end, and then decided to got home to finish it.

    On the 35 minute bike ride home, I kept going over it in my head and figure out how to end it, and also decided to throw in the little synth arpeggios for the second half. Back at home, I switched most of the instruments over to the East/West instruments which sound way better and are much more expressive.

    I didn't really know what to expect going into this today, but I'm pretty happy with it!

    #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
    Portland, Oregon
    22 likes 10 replies 1 mention
    Thu, Dec 22, 2016 6:20pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject
  • Aaron Parecki
    Day 1. Since I can't upload just the audio, you get a little animation to go along with it. #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject #100days
    Portland, Oregon
    14 likes 3 replies 1 mention
    Wed, Dec 21, 2016 2:47pm -08:00 #100daysofmusic #100daysproject #the100dayproject #100days
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Hi, I'm Aaron Parecki, Director of Identity Standards at Okta, and co-founder of IndieWebCamp. I maintain oauth.net, write and consult about OAuth, and participate in the OAuth Working Group at the IETF. I also help people learn about video production and livestreaming. (detailed bio)

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