February 2012
12 posts
My Package Has Arrived!
I’m always on the lookout to learn more so I decided to add to my knowledgebank with these :) Mixing Ultimate Guide from Future Music - since I do everything in the box and even after reading a lot and doing my own mixing in the past years, there’s always something to be picked up. Reason Ultimate Guide - this one’s a no brainer for me since I work exclusively in Reason....
Slingaling!
See the full gallery on Posterous This was during the time we were trying to put Olivia in the baby sling/carrier that was given to Berns. I have to be honest, I’m only posting the cute shots… the rest were of her crying coz she really didn’t like it haha Anyway, this was a few weeks back and I’m reminded on how important the carrier/sling is… though we still...
Shooting Photos of Baby
As I try to catch up with the weeks of delay, I’ve been going back to photos I shot and it’s such a wonder how in 2 months time, Olivia’s changed sooo much. When she was born, she was much darker and she’s way fairer today as you’ll see in the photo above taken during her first weeks! Well, I’m sure as parents we’ve come to act like the paparazzi in...
Yay For Motorized Fader
[[posterous-content:pid___0]]Yes that’s fader without an S coz my new toy only has one. hehe Just got the Frontier Alphatrack for use with Reason and I must say it’s great! I just chanced upon this one for sale and did some research on it. When doing mixes, I’ve come to that point where I also want to tweak or adjust using real knobs and faders and buttons. I’ve been...
Olivia's New Addiction
A little after her first month if I remember correctly, Olivia started to suck not just her thumb but her whole hand. This is her new thing ladies and gentlemen so if you see us around the mall or somewhere and she’s up and awake, expect to see this shot like in the photo with dad or mom consistently wiping her saliva off of her face and mouth. With the sucking also comes the the...
What Have I Been Up To?!
I feel bad for not being as consistent with the entries but I’ve been busy so I hope it’s an excuse! :) First off and most importantly, I’ve been very busy taking care of my now 2-month old baby, Olivia. I’ve been terribly busy I keep forgetting it’s mid Feb already and I’ve held up a lot of personal projects eep! January saw the completion of one of my...
Best Reason Not To Write My Baby Blog
Well, we’ve been VERY busy taking care of Olivia. Since it’s just me and the wife, we really had to take this head on and it’s been quite a challenge. Bernice hasn’t been able to get a good night’s sleep since then cuz she wakes up every 1.5-2 hours to feed. We decided that Olivia should be breastfed so we also have to live with the challenges that go with it. ...
Saw Some 50% Off Promos for Reason Sounds
Just sharing the good news (anything 50% off is definitely good news, right?) Anyway, these guys are having a sale right now and I must say, these are worth it. Of course I am always on the lookout for something nice but these labels have been on my sights for a long time and I was actually saving up to get these… First up is BHK which offers some really nice filthy DNB and Dubstep...
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Free Reason Sound Patches
If you’re looking for free sounds, I just came across this announcement for a site dedicated to providing user patch exchanges so if you’re looking to expand your Reason sounds with new patches for any of the devices, you might wanna check this site out and get inspired. www.repatcher.com Enjoy! Cy Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
Another Ad... Sarah Naman hehe
Been trying to track down ads I’ve done over the years in youtube and saw this one :) Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
So This Is How I Sound If I Rapped...
This is one of the ads I arranged some time ago. I did the vocal guide for the singer but the agency liked it and decided to let me have a go at it and I ended up doing both the vox and music hehe Now I can say I “sang” for an ad haha :) Cy Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
January 2012
14 posts
Amp Hunt
Darn it I want both of them!!! See the full gallery on Posterous I want the Excelsior as my guitar amp and I love that it has a mic input I can use as well! The Greta on the other hand looks really nice and can act as an amp head as well as an ipod speaker hehe More info here http://pawnshopamps.com/ Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
A Toy I'd Like To Get But Is Pretty Down My List
[[posterous-content:pid___0]]Ever since it was announced more than a year back, I’ve always been interested in the OP1 You can check out the full specs here http://www.teenageengineering.com/products/op-1 What’s not to love? It’s small. It’s a synth. It’s a recorder. It’s a sampler. And more… All packed into one sexy little unit that can fool anyone...
Sidetrack: Crazy Fact About Abortion
My bible study leader send us emails once in a while and I just found this interesting article he forwarded to us. It had a photo and a short article on Abortion with a photo of women in a rally to keep Abortion in California legal. Here’s an excerpt from the article… “How many of them realize that life begins at conception. People argue over this, however in California, the...
WHOAH to Alesis DM Dock – Drum Module for iPad
via ipadpunk.com I was surprised to see this new product in the recent announcements at NAMM. It’s a really different product especially considering Alesis has been early in the game with the Studio Dock type of interface products for the ipad. Seems now the only limitation is how many drum triggers you have. My only question now is how authentic the drums sounds are and if there...
This or a Guitar (If I had money)?
Got too excited when I saw this online for the updates about new releases from NAMM. There are actually a ton of things that got me excited but this one particularly… a true modern analog synth for $550? What’s not to like!? I especially like how they also added the CV to control external analog synths as well! :) Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »...
Drummin...
Lovecore_-_Freejam_01192012.M4A Listen on Posterous We just decided to record one of our free jams and this is how it came out… It’s been so long since I was on the drums and it was fuuuuuun :) Cy Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
My Dream Controller For Now...
I want one now :) http://www.nektartech.com/Panorama I guess since everyone knows I’m a huge Reason user, this fits the bill perfectly! This is the only thing that has made me think of selling my Akai MPK49 :) If you’re a Reason user, I’m sure you’ll love this!!! It maps automatically with all the devices. It’s a controller specifically made for Reason! I...
JP6K VST Instrument for PC Users
26MarJP6K JP6K is a synth dedicated to emulating the famous Super Saw sound, first found in the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer in 1997. It aims to capture the essence of the sound and the behaviour of the original oscillator. Even after a decade, the Super Saw is still sought after by people all around the world, and is a crucial part of such music genres like Trance. There are several factors that...
iOS Musicians Rejoice!
Here’s something that many have dreamed of to hold in their iPads and I guess it’s now a reality. It even supports VST!!! Awesome. It’s interesting coz just yesterday, I was reading an article talking about the possibility of VST in iPads and I thought to myself, “That would be awesome if that happened” and here it is :) Auria is a 48 track recording system for the...
If TRON was a DAW
I imagine this to be the music making platform on Tron and perhaps see Daft Punk fooling around with it. But seriously… The whole vid is a trip but the fun begins around 8th minute up and the track at the end is freakin awesome! http://audiogl.bandcamp.com/ Looking forward to the development of this thing! Cy Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
Joke Time...
Read this just now and found it funny being a musician. Not sure though if everyone will be able to relate hehe Deep in the African jungle, a safari was camped for the night. In the darkness, distant drums began a relentless throbbing that continued until dawn. The safari members were disturbed, but the guide reassured them: “Drums good. When drums stop, very bad.” Every...
Could We Be Looking At The New Ableton?
via bitwig.com I was surprised to see this new software about to be released. I read it’s also developed by some of the early developers of Ableton so I wasn’t surprised to see the similarities. But somehow it’s an entirely new DAW despite the similarities esp with the look. People are interested to see how this goes against Live since a lot of people have been having issues...
Gear Lust When Do We Stop?
via cikira.com This photo came from this link which I suggest you go check out to see how much gear there really is. I never bothered to read everything… http://www.cikira.com/gear/ So! I actually saw the link shared in one of the forums I frequent and unfortunately, as many as there were positive comments about the gear, there were equally negative ones and most were about saying all...
GOOOOD NEWS!
Check out this link! http://www.symphonicdistribution.com/2011/weeklies/trike-records-signed/ Ok what is it? Well, I’ve been cooking this since last year and finally, I’m making the announcement! hehe My new Record Label, Trike Records has finally been approved for distribution globally so expect more music from me this year as you’ll be able to get all my releases from...
December 2011
23 posts
Happy New Year!!!
I’d like to take the time to greet all of you a very Happy New Year!!! I pray for a huge breakthrough for all of us in all aspects of our lives! Always keep the faith and know that we have a mighty God who is always there to lift us up! I thank you for taking the time to read all my entries and I hope it has been fun and enlightening for all of you! Here’s to a prosperous new year...
Of Dogs and Babies
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it in a past post but there’s some connection both deep and shallow between our dogs and Olivia. Deep - On the morning of Olivia’s birthday, before Bernice started labor, her mom told me this short story where the dog I gave Bernice when we were going out (the one in the photo named Miyu) woke up at around 3am and she was all giddy. She...
Happy New Year!!!
I’d like to take the time to greet all of you a very Happy New Year!!! I pray for a huge breakthrough for all of us in all aspects of our lives! Always keep the faith and know that we have a mighty God who is always there to lift us up! I thank you for taking the time to read all my entries and I hope it has been fun and enlightening for all of you! Here’s to a prosperous new year...
Olivia's Version of Shake Rattle and Roll!
My good friend Marco got to shoot this just in time hehehe I don’t know why her eyes were like that. I think it’s coz of the red light digicams shoot out before taking a snapshot. We just found it really funny. Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
It Doesn't Matter
It’s funny how your kid can turn your life around in all aspects. Some people know me to be quite a bit of a germ freak so imagine my life experience when my baby decided to poop on my hand and pee on it all in one bathing. Yes. It’s quite warm actually though I found pee warmer hehe But at the end of it all, it doesn’t matter. I love my baby and I won’t say that my...
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I'll be playing in Saguijo Dec 29, 2011
This is for the Electronica Manila Sendong Yard Sale. It’s a fund raising event supported by Electronica Manila with the gracious help of Paul of Soniclogo.tv Everyone will be bringing materials to sell all for the benefit of the Sendong victims. I’ll be bringing CDs of mine for sale as donations so please do come! Lineup as follows 930-10pm SleeperSecond10-1030pm Nights of...
Using Loops Is Fine. Being In One Isn't.
Yesterday, I spent not 1, not 3, not 5, but 7 hours sorting out a driver issue with my audio interface. It was a real waste of time when driver installers of vendors won’t work as it should. When I was around the 4th hour, I kid you not, I wanted to cry already. But I had to make it work because I was preparing for my January clients. I HAD to get it sorted. Now I hope none of this...
Olivia and the Grammies!
See the full gallery on Posterous Both my parents don’t want to be called lolo or lola or grandpa or grandma. Dad prefers to be called Popsy while mom prefers to be called Sabta (not sure bout the spelling) which is hebrew for lola. When I have grandkids of my own, I’d like to be called lolo. I’m old fashioned like that :) Posted via email from Tatay Na...
Get All My Albums for FREE
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone! Download ALL my paid albums for FREE for a cause bit.ly/slvrdn8 Posted via email from silverfilter living | Comment »
What's Up!?
I’d just like to take this opportunity to greet you guys and gals a Merry Christmas!!! This season is really a celebration of God’s love for us that He gave His only son to die for our sins and our diseases. It’s really a remembering of the blessing that is our Saviour and the gift of everlasting life. He was sent FOR us and we can live a victorious life because of His...
Merry Christmas from the Filters!
It was a long 24th of December. Aside from the usual baby routines, I did a little bit of house cleaning with my sister while Bernice rested as much as she could coz she felt a slight fever coming and her colds was starting already :( good thing she felt better when the clock struck midnight. Before the celebrations though, I drove to the airport to pick up my dad who flew in from Davao. His...
Olivia's First Photobooth
Mom left the princess with me so I brought her to my workstation for some “photoboothing!” Posted via email from Tatay Na ‘Ko! | Comment »
I've Got The Best View From Here
MOV00234.MPG Watch on Posterous Here’s Olvia resting on my chest facing daddy :) She’s been tryin to raise her head actually. She’s got a pretty strong neck for her age we think! Posted via email from Tatay Na ‘Ko! | Comment »
I Need This Sometimes...
Being an independent artist, we don’t get the usual reviews of our tracks or even receive fan feedback if ever we do have some :) So it’s nice to read something like this for the single I released under UK label Acidphonic. I’m even more thrilled to find out that artists like Access Denied liked it! I mean, if you check Beatport now, he’s on the #1 spot this week for...
Daddy's Girl
I’ve only started putting Olivia on my chest the other day. Sometimes she lays on her back and sleeps with me and for this photo, she’s facing me while resting her head. Couldn’t resist to grab the cam for this shot! It seems to make her stop crying (not all the time though). You might want to try it with your baby. By this time, we as parents try to come up with new ways...
A-OK!
See the full gallery on Posterous Olivia had her first Pedia checkup yesterday and she’s a-ok! She just has some minor rashes on her neck, which we think is caused by the heat/weather since it’s pretty much isolated on her neck under the fats hehe But still, doctor suggested for us not to use any lotion or powder or anything for her skin for the meantime. Other than that,...
FREE and LEGAL DJ/Electronic Music downloads
Hey guys, If you’re into FREE stuff, then this post is for you. It’s a bit late but there’s still time as I have discovered that junodownload.com is giving away a track for free from their store daily in the spirit of Christmas so I’m sure you won’t let this pass up! You’ll be saving a lot! :) Head on here http://www.junodownload.com Enjoy the music! Cy ...
My Little Princess
As the days go by, we tend to already get into the groove a bit so to speak. If you remember in a previous entry I made, I already found a certain cycle or routine that I kinda do day in day out. Now I just have to find where I can squeeze in work! hehe Anyway, my post today is more about how I turned and embraced the fact that we have a beautiful baby girl. As some of you know, I really...
This Is Exactly How I Feel
It’s actually the first time I’ve heard of him but as you’ll see in the vid, he’s toured the world playing. One thing that I can relate with though is how he feels towards Reason. It’s exactly how I feel. There really is somewhat of an emotional connection with it. No wonder I feel strongly about it and always promote or share it with whoever I get to talk to. ...
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Mommy Check
DEC 14, 2011 So it’s been a week since baby Olivia’s been sent home and it was time to attend to mommy this time. It’s her first OB check up after the delivery. We’re glad to say that everything’s a-ok! After the check up, the doctor said that she’s well on her way to recovery and just gave up some follow up medication and treatments needed to complete...
Gearing Up For 2012
The new year is just around the corner and with my new baby out, it’s back to business. I actually put everything on hold on my end for December. A bit wrong timing to deliver a baby since it should be peak season for me but my baby’s more important so I didn’t mind at all. I had to decline a few gigs to make sure I’m there for whatever Bernice and Olivia needs. But as...
Rooming In and Changing Diapers
DAY 2 - December 6, 2011 Ok so I rushed back from home to get some stuff and when I got to the hospital, Oliva was already roomed in. I didn’t know that baby’s would be roomed in that quick but we had to adjust. It was especially hard for Bernice up until today because she’s allergic to pain relievers so she’s been enduring the post delivery pain the whole time....
Babyfilter :)
Let’s all welcome the original babyfilter… Olivia! :) At full term. A little ahead than the date predicted. 6.7 lbs! Started rocking this world around 7:10pm Dec 5, 2011! I was honestly hoping for a boy but a princess is waaaay fine by me :) She has all the physical traits we wanted passed on from both mom and (ahem) dad hehehe See the full gallery on Posterous Posted...
November 2011
12 posts
Native Instruments' Sale for 5 Days!
You guys might wanna jump in on the sale coz it’s only for a few days! Some of the products are on %50 off!!! Time for me to grab it while I can and so should you guys if you’ve been holding off in getting that effect or plug in :) I’m looking at Guitar Rig 5 for the studio after Traktor. But I can delay getting that. Let’s see… Cy Posted via email from...