Thomas Music and Stuff http://blog.studiomjau.com Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:36:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 My Music: Ordinary Day http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-musicordinary-day/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-musicordinary-day/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:24:58 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=145 This is an older song from 2007. The sound is not great, but quite a few people still like it so I decided to publish it here. A pretty straightforward acoustic songs, one of the first all-acoustic (well, it has an electric bass) songs I’ve made. The mixing is nothing unusual; mixing into groups with [...]]]>

This is an older song from 2007. The sound is not great, but quite a few people still like it so I decided to publish it here. A pretty straightforward acoustic songs, one of the first all-acoustic (well, it has an electric bass) songs I’ve made. The mixing is nothing unusual; mixing into groups with buscomp’s all over and a mastering compressor/limiter at the end. This one also uses the Aphex Compellor as a final comp, just before the Kjaerhus Limiter.

The song is about ordinary people, during an ordinary day, doing ordinary things. People like you and me.

Thomas Malmberg - Ordinary Day ]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-musicordinary-day/feed/ 0 My Music: Fighterjets http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-music-fighterjets/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-music-fighterjets/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:03:04 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=138 Composed in 2009, this is a song that took 2 hours to compose and record and finish. It consists of three tracks: a synth, a harmonica and vocals. The harmonica is played thorugh a Northpole-filter for that unrecognizable sound. ]]>

Composed in 2009, this is a song that took 2 hours to compose and record and finish. It consists of three tracks: a synth, a harmonica and vocals. The harmonica is played thorugh a Northpole-filter for that unrecognizable sound.

Everything is squeezed together and crushed into a squarewave-like mastering using the TC X3 and a Kjaerhus MPL1-pro.

Thomas-Malmberg-Fighterjets.mp3 ]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/10/my-music-fighterjets/feed/ 0 My Music: Fire in the Hole http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/09/my-music-fire-in-the-hole/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/09/my-music-fire-in-the-hole/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:05:19 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=117 A totally acoustic song, initially saw daylight as a mictest, but this weekend I finally spent enough time to get this ready for publishing. The genre is acoustic rock.]]>

The term ‘fire in the hole’ means that something is about to explode. This song is really not the happiest among songs. Initially this was a test for my new AKG C-414 microphone. Composed, recorded and mixed in a few hours it was quite an awful piece of work. This weekend I took the time to do some more experimenting and as a result all of the guitar parts, except for the solos were re-recorded. I also redid the bass-parts and remixed the whole thing.

The guitars are now recorded using an AKG C-414 TL and an AKG C-391 (both a CK-91 and a CK-92 capsule was used) in an M/S-pattern. This gave a better and more natural sound to the guitars without the need to double. A few backing parts are recorded only using the C-391. I used the built-in preamps of the Motu 828 for recording the guitars.

C-414 and C-391 in an M/S position

C-414 and C-391 in an M/S position

The vocals are recorded using the C-414 using a Presonus Eureka with some moderate eq and compression. The vocals are processed using the Aphex 104 for more clarity as they are quite compressed in the mix. The vocals are using a Roland SRE-555 monodelay (rackmount RE-501).

The bass is recorded thru a Focusrite tonefactory with both buzz, fuzz and eq enabled. The tonefactory is good for bass really. The bass is postprocessed using an Aphex 104 “Big Bottom”.

All the percussions are recorded using the aforementioned mics.

Mixing was pretty straightforward and conventional. The vocals were sidechained to the guitars for more “visibility”. Vocals are, as usual, compressed to be in your face. Otherwise just the normal stuff, both UAD and PowerCore-plugins. Ask if interested in details.

Mastering was done using a combination of a Sony Oxford Inflator, an Aphex Compellor and a Kjaerhus MPL-1 limiter. The MPL-1 was mainly used for protecting the output, no real hard limiting is done here.

Updated version 7.10.2009

Download or Play:
Fire-In-the-Hole.mp3

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/09/my-music-fire-in-the-hole/feed/ 0 My Music: A Rodeo Story http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/my-music-a-rodeo-story/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/my-music-a-rodeo-story/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:05:58 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=110 Composed in 2009, this countrylike tune was first made up of three acoustic tracks: vocals, guitar and percussions. Later it was spiced up with some whistling, backing vocals and a bassline. ]]>

Composed in 2009, this tune was first made up of three acoustic tracks: vocals, guitar and percussions. Later it was spiced up with some whistling, backing vocals and a bassline. The most important addition though was the violin, played by my workmate Jani K. It added a more real country-feel to the whole thing. The percussions are played using some fruits and a dishbrush-bongo -combo.

This is a very straightforward acoustic mix with only acoustic instruments played live. Almost everything is tracked using the Presonus Evreka, except for the bass-guitar which is tracked using a Focusrite channelstrip. The mics used here are an AKG C-414 and an AKG C-391. The reverb is a Great British Spring -springreverb.

Mastering was done with an Aphex Compellor, followed by a Sony Oxford Inflator and finally “peak-protected” with a Kjaerhus MPL-1 Pro.

Download or Play:
arodeostory.mp3

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/my-music-a-rodeo-story/feed/ 0 Madonna @ Jätkäsaari, Helsinki 6.8.2009 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/madonna-jatkasaari-helsinki-6-8-2009/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/madonna-jatkasaari-helsinki-6-8-2009/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:04:35 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=32 My videos shot on location: Holiday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsYYhKvFv5M Dress You Up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqiCkCdIfXg Ray of Light: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9DXRJgn2UA Give It 2 Me (& Grand Finale) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebhea6pns24]]>

My videos shot on location:

Holiday:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsYYhKvFv5M

Dress You Up:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqiCkCdIfXg

Ray of Light:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9DXRJgn2UA

Give It 2 Me (& Grand Finale)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebhea6pns24

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/08/madonna-jatkasaari-helsinki-6-8-2009/feed/ 0 Kontrollrummets server flyttar 31.12.2009 klockan 11:00 GMT+1 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/07/kontrollrummets-server-flyttar/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/07/kontrollrummets-server-flyttar/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:30:16 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=3 Den 31.7.2009 klockan 11:00 GMT+1 (11 svensk tid, 12 finsk tid) kommer kontrollrummets server att flytta. Detta innebär downtime på forumet, bloggarna och i wikin. Servern kommer inte att kunna nås under tiden flyttningen pågår. Man kan heller inte ladda upp nya demon från och med den 30.7.2009. Under tiden som servern är nere, kommer [...]]]>

Den 31.7.2009 klockan 11:00 GMT+1 (11 svensk tid, 12 finsk tid) kommer kontrollrummets server att flytta. Detta innebär downtime på forumet, bloggarna och i wikin. Servern kommer inte att kunna nås under tiden flyttningen pågår. Man kan heller inte ladda upp nya demon från och med den 30.7.2009. Under tiden som servern är nere, kommer jag att besvara frågor och göra uppdateringar i denna blog. Tack för visat tålamod.

11:50 GMT+2
Forumet är nu i maintenance mode, jag hoppas webhotellet påbörjar databasernas överföring inom kort.

15:00 GMT+2
Efter ett telefonsamtal till webhotellet har jag nu ett löfte om “snart”. Phew.

16:20 GMT+2
Databaserna har börjat rulla in, men det verkar verkligen långsamt. Så som det ser ut nu verkar det inte som om vi skulle ha ett fungerande forum förrän tidigast under småtimmarna.

17:15 GMT+2
Databasen är kopierad och det verkar fungera – åtminstone lite ditåt. Den nya servern hittas säkert inte av er ännu, jag vet inte om DNS:n är omkastad ännu. Forumet är i maintenance-mode, men ifall du ser ett meddelande som berättar att du är på den nya server, då har du hittat fram (addressen är alltså fortfarande samma, men den pekar fel för största delen av er ännu).

19:50 GMT+2
Jag öppnar servern nu, forumet fungerar, allt annat lider av mystiska problem. Vi får se vem som är först till kvarnen (=vilken operatör som har kortaste TTL för sina namnservrar…)

23:20 GMT+2
Wernborg, mahan och uriah har hittar fram. Vi väntar på resten av er. Wikin och bloggarna kommer inte att fungera förrän på måndagen (tidigast).

Epilog
Det verkar fungera tillräckligt bra nu, så det kommer inte mer uppdateringar till detta bloginlägg.

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/07/kontrollrummets-server-flyttar/feed/ 2 Bruce Springsteen – Stockholm 5.6.2009 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-5-6-2009/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-5-6-2009/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:00:35 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=43 Videos shot by me on location: Queen of the Supermarket www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnZfYeFpvY Thunder Road www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NnXu7ojxc Growin’ Up www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj5-9OcNVA Hungry Heart www.youtube.com/watch?v=A28V_PSXOrE Radio Nowhere www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5vYt_IrhA Lost in the Flood www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJxSuD1Bitw Outlaw Pete www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP-POIGMw94 Candys Room www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBL0mUQkR4 My Lucky Day www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEnxmeySE0Q]]>
Bruce Springsteen Setlist Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden 2009, Working On A Dream Tour

Videos shot by me on location:

Queen of the Supermarket

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZnZfYeFpvY


Thunder Road

www.youtube.com/watch?v=27NnXu7ojxc


Growin’ Up

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj5-9OcNVA


Hungry Heart

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A28V_PSXOrE


Radio Nowhere

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF5vYt_IrhA


Lost in the Flood

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJxSuD1Bitw


Outlaw Pete

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP-POIGMw94


Candys Room

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBL0mUQkR4


My Lucky Day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEnxmeySE0Q

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-5-6-2009/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen – Stockholm 4.6.2009 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-4-6-2009/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-4-6-2009/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:18 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=45 Videos shot by me on location: Wild Thing www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMBYFTP4XRQ Raise Your Hand www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMekTW8g-7s Out in the Street www.youtube.com/watch?v=jypD_K6LdtE]]>
Bruce Springsteen Setlist Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden 2009, Working On A Dream Tour

Videos shot by me on location:

Wild Thing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMBYFTP4XRQ


Raise Your Hand

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMekTW8g-7s


Out in the Street

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jypD_K6LdtE

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-4-6-2009/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen – Tampere 2.6.2009 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-tampere-2-6-2009/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-tampere-2-6-2009/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:00:40 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=48 Videos shot by me on location American Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5H3etiiyg The Promised Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgX3FVTTgg Because the Night www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDN-DK_2R4w Bobby Jean www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9hyRWmIn8]]>
Bruce Springsteen Setlist Ratinan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 2009, Working On A Dream Tour

Videos shot by me on location

American Land

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v5H3etiiyg


The Promised Land

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgX3FVTTgg


Because the Night

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDN-DK_2R4w


Bobby Jean

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN9hyRWmIn8

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2009/06/bruce-springsteen-tampere-2-6-2009/feed/ 0 Dead Souls – Kirkkonummi 29.8.2008 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/08/dead-souls-kirkkonummi-29-8-2008/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/08/dead-souls-kirkkonummi-29-8-2008/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:00:00 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=55 Dead Souls www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfauJuJwSYg]]>

Dead Souls

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfauJuJwSYg

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/08/dead-souls-kirkkonummi-29-8-2008/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen – Helsinki 11.7.2008 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/07/bruce-springsteen-helsinki-11-7-2008/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/07/bruce-springsteen-helsinki-11-7-2008/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:00:58 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=63 Videos shot by me on location: Twist and Shout www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy31Rq2Nj3I Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out www.youtube.com/watch?v=I72r_3oJ34U Summertime Blues www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQyGssPoqk Spirit in the Night www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujAjCWb-44g Sherry Darling www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMNXATrAmAM Santa Claus is Coming to Town www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8vxKLn9AJk Point Blank www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7abRQSyRkk Girls in their Summer Clothes www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIZLq92iQI]]>
Bruce Springsteen Setlist Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 2008, Magic Tour

Videos shot by me on location:

Twist and Shout

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy31Rq2Nj3I


Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I72r_3oJ34U


Summertime Blues

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLQyGssPoqk


Spirit in the Night

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujAjCWb-44g


Sherry Darling

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMNXATrAmAM


Santa Claus is Coming to Town

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8vxKLn9AJk


Point Blank

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7abRQSyRkk


Girls in their Summer Clothes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIZLq92iQI

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/07/bruce-springsteen-helsinki-11-7-2008/feed/ 0 Mark Knopfler – Helsinki 25.4.2008 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/04/mark-knopfler-helsinki/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/04/mark-knopfler-helsinki/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:21 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=59 Sultans of Swing www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRz9BSIPcbQ]]>

Sultans of Swing

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRz9BSIPcbQ

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/04/mark-knopfler-helsinki/feed/ 0 Ile Kallio, Kaija Kärkinen, Anssi Kela – Roadrunner (Live) http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/02/ile-kallio-kaija-karkinen-anssi-kela-roadrunner-live/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/02/ile-kallio-kaija-karkinen-anssi-kela-roadrunner-live/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:48:26 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=75 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gICJOiRTu1I]]>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gICJOiRTu1I

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2008/02/ile-kallio-kaija-karkinen-anssi-kela-roadrunner-live/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen – Kölnarena 13.12.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-kolnarena-13-12-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-kolnarena-13-12-2007/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:58:13 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=74 Setlist Radio Nowhere The Ties That Bind Lonesome Day Gypsy Biker Magic Reason to Believe Because the Night She’s the One Livin’ in the Future The Promised Land Waitin’ on a Sunny Day The River I’ll Work for Your Love Devil’s Arcade The Rising Last to Die Long Walk Home Badlands Encore Girls in Their [...]]]>

Setlist
Radio Nowhere
The Ties That Bind
Lonesome Day
Gypsy Biker
Magic
Reason to Believe
Because the Night
She’s the One
Livin’ in the Future
The Promised Land
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
The River
I’ll Work for Your Love
Devil’s Arcade
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Encore

Girls in Their Summer Clothes
Kitty’s Back
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
American Land
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town

Girls in their Summer Clothes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMmWh5Mal8

Waiting on a Sunny Day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oExzVzy3hQ

Promised Land

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ3l5lEm72A

Because the Night

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udpR46wA6o

Reason to Believe

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND4LXCOVka8

Magic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlUvPmsP1Pc

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAw1ay2rJrI

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-kolnarena-13-12-2007/feed/ 0 Bruce Springsteen – Stockholm 10.12.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-10-12-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-10-12-2007/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:04:07 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=82 American Land www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryt_T451jG4 Dancing in the Dark www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cpqMe0Sv0 Jungleland www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytoib_UxPCY Born to Run www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1AfGbPkkI The River www.youtube.com/watch?v=09163eMklG0 She’s the One www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGKy5vy0-yw Santa Claus is Coming to Town www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFd2QZR6rKM]]>

American Land

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryt_T451jG4

Dancing in the Dark

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cpqMe0Sv0

Jungleland

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytoib_UxPCY

Born to Run

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k1AfGbPkkI

The River

www.youtube.com/watch?v=09163eMklG0

She’s the One

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGKy5vy0-yw

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFd2QZR6rKM

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/12/bruce-springsteen-stockholm-10-12-2007/feed/ 0 Jethro Tull – Helsinki 6.9.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/09/jethro-tull-helsinki-6-9-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/09/jethro-tull-helsinki-6-9-2007/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:09:18 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=84 Aqualung www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7HAnrD0JSo Mother Goose www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9AUwp2E6BE Nothing is Easy www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDtu0IAs6M Thick as a Brick www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnS_37mxLV8]]>

Aqualung

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7HAnrD0JSo

Mother Goose

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9AUwp2E6BE

Nothing is Easy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlDtu0IAs6M

Thick as a Brick

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnS_37mxLV8

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/09/jethro-tull-helsinki-6-9-2007/feed/ 0 Genesis – Helsinki 11.6.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/06/genesis-helsinki-11-6-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/06/genesis-helsinki-11-6-2007/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:26:51 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=88 Solo Intro (Behind the Lines / Duke’s End / Turn It On Again) Drum Duet (Los Endos)]]>

Solo

Intro (Behind the Lines / Duke’s End / Turn It On Again)

Drum Duet (Los Endos)

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/06/genesis-helsinki-11-6-2007/feed/ 0 Hanna Pakarinen – ESC Helsinki 11.5.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/hanna-pakarinen-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/hanna-pakarinen-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 20:31:40 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=93 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5WcZ357H9E]]>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5WcZ357H9E

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/hanna-pakarinen-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/feed/ 0 Apocalyptica – ESC Helsinki 11.5.2007 http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/apocalyptica-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/ http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/apocalyptica-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/#comments Fri, 11 May 2007 20:30:04 +0000 Thomas http://blog.studiomjau.com/?p=90 www.youtube.com/watch?v=50guHStxOV4]]>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=50guHStxOV4

]]> http://blog.studiomjau.com/2007/05/apocalyptica-esc-helsinki-11-5-2007/feed/ 0