A l l i n n i a

My Musical Background and Gear Selection

I play Piano and Guitar. All music I write and produce is created using Virtual Instruments arranged in the Cubase Piano Roll editor. I record live guitar using an Apollo Twin audio interface, and my preferred MIDI keyboard is the Alesis V49. I started out back in 2006 on the first edition of the Intel Mac Pro. In 2014, it finally died, and I took a long break from writing.

In 2020, I rebuilt my entire production stack on a Windows PC, powered by a 10th gen i9 processor in a Fractal Define R7 XL case with loads of SSD space. I will probably never go back to using Apple products because of their complete disregard for long term OS stability and affordable expansion options. I found myself running into all kinds of issues with Steinberg and VSTi makers becoming incompatible with newer versions of MacOS, so I switched to Windows.

My Musical Goals

Since getting back into music in 2023, I have taken a much more "push the limit" / structure-less approach to my songwriting. I feel like I made a lot of progress on the Behind the Shades and Trendsetter albums in producing my personal style in a more traditional, structured form. When I started out, I got a lot of criticism on the lack of structure and "odd-progressions" of my tracks on the first few albums. Trendsetter and Behind the Shades were my attempt to normalize my writing a bit in response to feedback.

Since then, I continue to try to create music that appeals to me. I am a hardcore INFJ personality, and my artistic side is not usually relatable to most people I meet. I use music as a way to vent emotions and keep me level-headed. Most of the time the stuff I write is completely unmarketable, other times I produce something more mainstream and try to push it out on AudioJungle. I don't make any money from doing this. So, if you're thinking of getting into music, don't take my advice!

The Future

I am currently in the process of getting some of my albums mastered and pushed up to distributors. I hope one day someone will find the treasure in one of my works. As of writing this, in December 2024, I have over 300 tracks here on the site, and around 100 more I never released or finished. I'm hoping to close the loop on some of the albums I was working on in 2014 (Anonymia and The Dark Side of Man), but to be honest, they may never get finished.

The migration to the new rig, caused a lot of issues, and I don't want to ruin those original recordings with substituted instruments and vocals. I don't sing much anymore, and I am particular about changing old material. I remake songs I really adore (like Rachel's Tree), but most of my older stuff is perfect to me the way it is - and I want to preserve it in that form, even if the mix sucks!