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Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindI have to admit I am somewhat of an avid gamer, always have been and always will be.

One of the titles that keeps being re-installed and played from the top is the Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The open world system, the possibility to evolve a character in whatever way you seem fit keeps pulling me back. And of course there is the excellent soundtrack by mr Jeremy Soule.

While in-game the music of Morrowind seems pretty sparse, because there are only 4-6 tracks cycling while adventuring. But as one of my colleagues pointed out the other day: These tracks are so sweet, so well orchestrated and blend so perfectly with the game experience, that it doesn’t matter if there are few of them.

The entire soundtrack totatls 21 tracks and is avaliable from this site:

By the way, it seems kind of awkward that the soundtrack isn’t available from iTunes or from any site, other than the above. I originally purchased the soundtrack when it was made available, but it had some nasty DRM protection that was specific for the computer it was downloaded to, and you only had 5 shots at  re-liscensening. I would think mr Soule would benefit if his music was made widely avaliable.

 

May
24
Posted by stig at 1:11 pm
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iPad: Gaming center, productivity tool, news feed and writer's tool

I admit it: Apple was right, and I was wrong.

My initial feelings towards the iPad was: What can this do that an iPhone can’t? And: Why do I want an over sized iPhone anyways?
I found some answers and am ready to share them with you.

I gotta say this however: There was no marketing from Apple that really got me hooked with the iPad. None of their videos / articles could explain the concept to me in a way that made me wanna go buy one. The main reason I got one was a) that the iPad 2 was launched and the previous version was cheap b) I thought I’d just try it to see what all the fuzz was about. 3 days after I got mine I was completely sold.

So what can you use an iPad for? (more…)

May
18
Posted by stig at 10:17 am

This is a little piece I did for a trailer of a soon-to-be-released tv-series. Can’t let the cat out of the bag yet, but can give you guys a little preview.

Apr
29
Posted by stig at 9:40 pm

A chill-out track I made a couple of years ago. Great for traveling and dreamy flashback scenes.

Mar
03
Posted by stig at 9:50 am

So Saitara Software came up with a brilliant solution for controlling media applications from your iPad.
The AC-7 Core is an app that acts as a control surface for anything from ProTools to Final Cut Pro, along with Sony Vegas, Sonar and several other applications.

Setup was kind of easy although with some bumps in the road, and the app absolutely does what it says.

However, the entire concept of control surfaces is imo a little overrated, having tried several of the ones available in the market. Plus, having to setup your iPad, launch and possibly do a re-pairing of your hardware seems counter productive when trying to get something done. It occurred to me that we initially made MIDI controllers to replace the hardware knobs, sliders and dials we used to have in the “old” world of audio production. With this software you end up with something that used to be hardware, turned software with audio production moving into DAW’s, then replaced with MIDI controllers for you computer and now: turned software again.

That said, i DID have a lot of good times with my old Radikal Technologies SAC-2k, although mostly for scrubbing, play controls and some features in Sonar that I assigned to buttons.

I did a little video of the setup for one of my friends, posted here:

Feb
25
Posted by stig at 5:40 pm

20110703-224928.jpgWith the upcoming release of the iPad2, the previous version got a while lot cheaper. Got mine (second hand) today and I’m really looking forward to trying it out.

Thing is: I loved the iPhone enough to do the switch from pc to Mac, and I never looked back. (someone from Eplehuset or Humac should really hire me at this point). But I’ve been skeptical of the entire iPad concept. What can it do, that an iPhone can’t.

Stay tuned about this.