Probably one of my most controversial blog posts was a post a wrote about eating healthy on the road. At the time what was working for me was using a regimen of non-perishable foods that included protein powder, and a lot of my readers that have a background in nutrition pointed out that large doses of protein powder isn’t a very good option for a full-time diet. They’re right, of course. But faced with the options of grabbing a McDonald’s french fries and burger at 2 AM or getting protein powder, the decision seems pretty obvious.

Eric BarfieldAugust 26, 2015Comment

Mainstage Mondays: Blocking a Midi Message

Once in awhile I’ll want to send a midi control message to just my hardware keyboard, or I’ll have a midi controller brake on me and start sending random CC messages. Here’s how keep a rogue controller from hijacking your Mainstage project:

Eric BarfieldAugust 24, 2015 Comments

My Story Of Restoring a Baldwin Piano

Over a year ago I repainted and restored a Baldwin Acrosonic upright piano with the help of my family. I’d been meaning to blog about it ever since, and I’ve finally found time to talk about it as much as I’d like. Here’s the story:

Gear and SoftwareEric BarfieldAugust 23, 2015Piano Refurbishing Comments

10 Quick Ways To Cut The Clutter in Your Studio

Sarah and I are moving in the next week, and I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to set up my new studio space. That includes thinking logistically about a lot of small problems that have created clutter in my current space, and trying to decide on ways I can fix them. Here’s 10 quick ideas I’m going to be using to make my space professionally uncluttered, and easy to maintain:

Eric BarfieldAugust 21, 2015 Comment

Mainstage Mondays: Creating A Multi Channel Patch

I had a blog reader write me this week asking if it's possible to create a multi-channel patch in Mainstage. Here’s how to do just that:

MainstageEric BarfieldAugust 17, 2015Comment

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