Free Post Hopcast Working on the basics Practicing with audio and video. I'm not good at it. Posting this in the members only area because it's bad, and I figured members might get a kick out seeing how bad. They also might want to have a podcast voice around that can cure sleeplessness.
Free Post On the Streets On the Streets: B Side, a mini Hopcast, and Kate and Boomer There's an ode to breakfast sandwiches in the newest Harley Quinn movie. I know how she feels. I love a good egg sandwich. My favorite in Seattle is the egg,
Free Post On the Streets A film, some film, a Hopcast It has not been fun, but I think I'm done tinkering with the new web home. It's like a tiny home on a forgotten sidestreet on the information superhighway. And
Free Post 2020 malaise Malaise Quick post today. I’ve been in a funk, a malaise. Nothing coherent to write about, but I wanted to check in and see how folks are doing. It’s July, and it doesn’t feel like we’re any closer to getting out
Free Post Capitol Hill Seattle CHOP Hopcast: another edition of old dude talks into a microphone On 1 July 2020 Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered the Seattle Police Department to return to the East Precinct and to clear out the Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Look at that, I summed it up in one sentence. One sentence that doesn’t come anywhere
Free Post Hopcast The good, the bad, and the mullet I finally said enough is enough and went for a grocery run. No list, so I over bought. I’m worried some of it will go to waste. If it does, I’m changing things up drastically. Wasting food never feels good, now it
Free Post Apple should re-release Back Beat on iTunes Hitting a brick Wahl We’ve entered a new stage of quarantine. If I wanted to, I could go for a mullet. The term mullet hasn’t grown obscure, has it? Just in case, here’s a definition courtesy of Urban Dictionary. mullet Pronounced “MUHL LET&
Free Post Busking Cal Anderson Park It's 2020, and printers still suck The phones here at Hopper HQ have been ringing off the hook with people asking when I’d do another installment of wandering around talking about stupid shit. Most of
Free Post Attacked by a crow Crowvid19 Back with some more random thoughts, audio style. I’ve been enjoying learning how to work with audio. I’m still terrible at it. I went for a walk the other night and recorded the track below on a Zoom H1n with Røde Wireless
Free Post Adobe Audition 8pm on Capitol Hill I’m slowly – very slowly – practicing with audio. My progress is moving at glacial speed. I’ve taken the recorders out a couple of times right around 8pm. Are people in your neighborhood cheering for all of the people working hard to
Free Post Audio basics Empty Shelves I’m on an audio kick. It’s not good audio, but it’s audio. I recommend not listening to the .wav form further down. Seriously. It’s just me
Free Post Backstage Pass Bernie Sanders in Tacoma I went to the Bernie Sanders rally in Tacoma. I shot some stills, shot some bad film, and recorded some audio snippets. I’m not a multi-tasker, and I think
Free Post Audio I'm an idiot At some point in my life I’m going to stop doing this. I want to learn some basic audio for interviews and possibly podcasts that no one is asking for or needs. I have a few microphone options and a Zoom H5 recorder.