#ALESIS

[hiromusicarts-blog]

現在のホームスタジオの様子です。

エレピにシンセ、その上にピアニカ。中央奥にハード音源（KORG01,Proteus2000,Roland -Integra7など）

脇にショルキー（ YAMAHA-KX5）右手にMackie 1604-VLZ3（アナログミキサー）

それで、今回、Rolandのエレピに不具合が生じてきたので、買い替えしようか検討中なのです。

それが下のエレピ。ALESIS RECITAL PRO

中古ですが動作に問題ないようで、早いうちに購入するかもしれません。

[thisnoise]

Royal Republic

New Century Hall, Manchester 3.11.2024

[winxlobotomyward]

WINXSONA FOR THE NEUTRAL CLASS MAGIC USER WOOHOOO

Name: Anesis (Greek name meaning “Comfort” or “Consolation”, kinda tying into her power in an abstract way).

Magic Title: Yogini of the Kapila’s Love (yes she has a powerful energy creature like Bloom, haven’t decided if she knows it yet but probably not).

Planet-Kingdom of Origin: Kriti (A planet with a love for anything tangible, felt, immanent and sensory -  songs, flavors, paintings, pictures, plays, clothes and perfumes and anything of the sort! 

It spills over into their faith, about a Goddess’ living presence in all aspects of the world, with many forms and faces. Evidence of her existence is shaky according to magical research, so it remains an odd quirk to many others. There's a reason, however, why they believe, which will be shown.

Kriti is matriarchal, but things have been getting slightly more balanced with modernization. It attracts plenty of tourists because of the various pleasures to experience, and even animal sacrifices if they’re not squeamish. It takes inspiration from South India, the more matriarchal societies of indigenous america such as Hopi and Tewa cultures, a bit from SEA metropolises like Manila and Bangkok, busy and lifesome and making you want to run around to do and buy everything.

Personality and Overall Being: Anesis comes across as ladylike, yet also warm and maternal for most people. Wanting to help others in her own seemly and measured way, in a friend group, she’s the emotionally strong and poised one, whose responsibility is second nature.

Despite this, she has a mischievous part of her prone to good-natured devilment. This is only shown amongst good friends and family, so she can blindside them with a highly uncharacteristic remark just to see their reactions.

The motherly and responsible parts of her personality cause her to take responsibility for things that aren’t her problem, leaving her open to be burdened with everyone else’s issues without consideration for herself. She has a deep need to feel useful and wanted, she was raised by loving caregivers (her mother, her aunts and uncles and occasionally the father, as per Kriti tradition) but they could pile big expectations on her as a girl from such a respected family. 

Her two older sisters and older brother were often horrifically cruel to her and her younger and final sibling, Glyca. Having none of Anesis’ good nature, they were spoiled, entitled, bullying monsters. From protecting the very young Glyca she awakened her strong-but-nurturing streak, and from the damage it gave herself she got the need to feel needed.

Adding to the bullying, she often saw a being no one else could see - a cow spirit she called Kapila. Her older siblings detail how some food industries imprisoned and tortured cows for milk and tore their babies away from them for veal. Her mother scolded them when they were caught, but Kapila was the true comforter, dabbing her tears away with a nuzzle.

Being on the wealthier side, it wasn't unusual for Anesis’ family to have a toe dipped in magical society. When one friend of the family heard of these persistent visitations she insisted it was a sign of wondrous magical potential, and to consider introducing her to magic education. Anesis loved it, thinking it brought her closer to the phantom bovine, culminating in her enrollment in Vishuva Yogini Institute (despite the impersonal frost that last word gives off, it's a lovely place to be when you sense the atmosphere). 

For once, she felt she was truly doing Mother proud! Euclea, the eldest and most foul in her torments, tried to copy her magical success. Her Yogini skills were lacking, but at a fairy academy called Alfea, she was doing good enough, and hadn't skinned any kittens to drown in vinegar quite yet.

But Kapila never left her side, she  could appear as a divine woman in a flowered aureole, a pillar of shining cloud, and a cow. The cow was much larger and discernable powerful, like a queen of all beasts. 

She said she was once a more godlike entity, like the great dragon. Kapila had sacrificed her own being, powdered into uncountable specks for the gift of ‘love’ for sentients, people! But it is the time of her return, the people have lost their way in greed, scorn of wisdom, and ghoulish violence and destruction of one another, all for what?

By gathering the produce of her lost pieces, the love in the soul of those that still have it, she’ll be crowned queen, no one will not hear her when she tells to remember their innate goodness, the flesh of their heart, which alone was irreplaceable.

Alesis’ mission was of She, the all present mother in the loving soul, the most important gift in totality of sentient beings. Unifying the world enough to set Her free, back here, it’s her strived-for masterpiece, a miraculous magnum opus that will set so many more free from what they've trapped themselves in, never alone whilst She’s by their side.

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Wooh! That was a lot, I apologize for the shit shitty oh so fucking shitalicious image quality it's the best I can do.

Her civilian fashion is like, wholesome 60s girl with that shot of Y2K yass-slay-bih cuntissima. She wears heavier makeup to look older. Although I suppose there's a bit of less mature feminity in the hair now and short lace skirt etc etc but still 69s inspired

Magic Winx definitely plays up the less mature side, with the large puritan collar thingy, cute cow head motifs across the hem and babydoll dress evoking a 60s "Dolly" (a fashion trend back then where they war more childish looking things, like Melanie Martinez but more DMT)

(Realised it looks like a nightgown, I'm gonna head cannon Kapila visited her mainly at night or even in her dreams)

need to flesh out her powers but for now thing of blooms divine do-much-more-that-normal-fire-fairy stuff, but swap out fire for , healing, emotions, souls and whatever princess peach has

[timetravelingthroughspace]

Andrea Latorre asked to sit with me just before the SDH sound check! I told her yes by gesturing with my open palm. I didn’t recognize her!

I’d noticed her watching the openers perform in the darkened bar throughout the evening, but I’d not realized who she was.

So I guess the moral of the story is that if you are going to see a band you like at a small venue, be certain to look carefully at the people in attendance.

One of them may very well be someone you really wished you’d flirted with!

Who knows? You could end up touring with them as some sort of lover/staghand, crisscrossing the globe on a dark musical adventure.

In all seriousness though, it was an opportunity to be outgoing and to speak someone who’s art you enjoy and wish to emulate in some way.

I loved when she’d scan the audience with her gaze, making eye contact with us.

I wonder if she liked my dancing?

Oh, I’m doing my Pisces thing now. 💭💖✨

I did some gear spying. SDH used a single midi controller of a type I can’t name but recognize from shopping. The midi controller was connected to a MacBook Pro running an unknown DAW. This means that only one of the track instruments was being controlled live. The only other piece of equipment I identified was an Alesis drum pad, a SamplePad Pro I think.

One of the openers was a band that’s new to me, a Chicago band named clubdrugs. They were great! Really interesting. The only piece of equipment of theirs I identified was a Korg Monologue. They also played guitar live and used a midi controller with an unknown DAW. I’d describe them as sort of post punk in their rhythms and goth in their melodies, but in a way that veers into dream pop or even grunge. At least this is how it felt live. It was inspiring because I’ve been trying to figure out how I might combine these genres myself.

I wish I’d gotten closer to the stage so I could see what effects pedals everyone was using!

Below is part of SDH’s sound check. Andrea, if you’re reading this, I love you! Marry me!

[gastricotv]

Mk.gee | Alesis (Live)

[grrlmusic]

Mk gee - Alesis (Official Audio)

[etherdiver]

Ever wonder what the inside of an Alesis Quadraverb looks like? Now you don't have to wonder. Had THREE of these classic machines on the bench with my personal tech (i.e. my brother, who is an electrical engineer) yesterday. Pots are cleaned, possible intermittent jack issue sorted out on one (another actually needs its jacks resoldered or replaced, so it's still over there) and upgraded the firmware of all 3 to the Quadraverb Plus because while we were looking at his "for parts" unit, we noticed it had the upgraded firmware and, wouldn't you know it, my brother is the kind of guy who just happens to have an EPROM burner on hand!

Although we managed to destroy the original chip somehow (neither of us can figure out how) we got a clean copy BEFORE that happened, so he burned three new copies from the buffet and upgraded all my machines.

So now I have two fully serviced Quadraverb Plus machines, and I'll have a third in a few weeks or a few months. Groovy.

[amvone]

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[soillodge]

The failed artist/enthusiast blames the tools. The effective artist/enthusiast innovates instead.

[synthtv]

Alesis Phlngr & Roland TR606 Jam

[heureuxvivant]

🖤🤓🖤

[redg7y]

Just learnt the Buddy Holly lick on my keytar

[slewwyfeelspoopy]

I went for a drive to clear my head and came back flooded with more thoughts. Effectively, driving myself back to square one.