[16:05] <xTEMPLARx> BOO!
[16:05]  * xTEMPLARx pokes wrst in the side of the head
[16:07] <xTEMPLARx> :(
[16:47]  * xTEMPLARx is amazed that everybody is asleep.
[16:47] <xTEMPLARx> hmmmm
[17:37] <wrst> xTEMPLARx: !!!!!
[17:37] <wrst> where you been?
[17:37] <wrst> just show up after all this time like you own the place or something why don't you???? :P
[18:36] <xTEMPLARx> whee!
[18:36] <xTEMPLARx> not sure why or how I got d/c'd
[18:36] <xTEMPLARx> oh yeah, now I remember
[18:36] <xTEMPLARx> i restarted the box
[18:36] <xTEMPLARx> nm
[18:36]  * xTEMPLARx is slow
[18:57] <wrst> ha ha how are you doing xTEMPLARx?
[18:57]  * wrst is always slow
[18:57] <xTEMPLARx> tell me about it
[18:57] <xTEMPLARx> doin okay
[18:57] <xTEMPLARx> a bit stressed but alive
[18:57] <xTEMPLARx> family's overall pretty good shape so there's that :D
[18:58] <wrst> if family is good that's the most important :)
[18:59] <wrst> what have you been into? long time no see
[18:59] <xTEMPLARx> just workin' workin'
[18:59] <xTEMPLARx> not much other than that
[18:59] <wrst> I know the feeling.... man that stinks
[18:59] <xTEMPLARx> we're short-handed and the now-might-as-well-be-offshore execs don't really care too much about getting people in to help
[18:59] <wrst> ugh
[19:00] <xTEMPLARx> needs to be lookin' for a job, but I detest the process. :(
[19:00] <wrst> :)
[19:00] <wrst> I have considered that here lately not for any real reason other than a change would be nice but yeah the process...
[19:01] <xTEMPLARx> so, all that aside, things are decent
[19:01] <wrst> ha ha that's good :)
[19:01] <xTEMPLARx> at least I *have* a job so there's also that XD
[19:01] <wrst> yes I have been reminded of that also
[19:02] <xTEMPLARx> lol
[19:02] <xTEMPLARx> how's your family doin as of late?
[19:02] <wrst> good, little girl is about to turn 4, that seems a bit unbelievable
[19:02] <wrst> but doing well
[19:03] <xTEMPLARx> sheesh
[19:03] <xTEMPLARx> that's craziness
[19:03] <xTEMPLARx> I find it hard to believe then in 7 short years my son will be an actual teenager
[19:03] <xTEMPLARx> that's so not far away
[19:04] <wrst> :\
[19:04] <wrst> that's frightening
[19:04] <wrst> my daughter acts like a teenager some times already
[19:04] <wrst> xTEMPLARx: I am working with an iPad right now doing a few musical things with it or looking at it
[19:05] <wrst> oh yeah probably not a good spot to say that :)
[19:07] <xTEMPLARx> haha
[19:07] <xTEMPLARx> what app are you tinkering around with on there?
[19:07] <xTEMPLARx> garageband?
[19:07] <wrst> but finding a lot of cool things that can be done
[19:07] <wrst> starting there
[19:08] <wrst> thinking of hooking a keybaord up as a midi controller for some tinkering
[19:09] <xTEMPLARx> i got a trial version of ableton live trying to tinker around with it but I hardly ever seem to have time once the day is done, and if I do, i'm so exhausted all I wanna do is sleep
[19:09] <xTEMPLARx> I did some tinkering with garageband back when I first got it
[19:09] <xTEMPLARx> didn't really do much actual RECORDING with it
[19:09] <xTEMPLARx> I have considered many times getting a nice add-on stereo mic setup for it, though
[19:09] <xTEMPLARx> seems like it would be good to record some live stuff
[19:10] <wrst> yes may do that also
[19:10] <wrst> and ableton is on my radar just not had the funding to get that set up going yet
[19:12] <xTEMPLARx> its hard to warrant the money Ableton costs at any price point unless you have absolute NEED of it as part of your usual day-to-day
[19:14] <wrst> I agree but would be cool
[19:15] <wrst> but enjoying some of the synth sounds I'm able to make work even with garage band
[19:16] <xTEMPLARx> indeed!
[19:16] <xTEMPLARx> i had fun tying some of the built-in loops together and making songs out of'em.
[19:16] <xTEMPLARx> i have  a song on my computer at home that was a thing I did with my boy when he was barely talking... it actualy sounds pretty neat (even tho its very silly).
[19:17] <wrst> ha ha nothing wrong with silly
[19:18] <wrst> on sundays a lot of times we are limited musically so I have been using some pad loops but would like to put some of my own together
[19:18] <wrst> but must get a controller keyboard, pushing piano keys on a tablet is not the most expressive way to do something
[19:18] <xTEMPLARx> no doubt
[19:19] <xTEMPLARx> i bought an 88-key M-Audio midi keyboard controller back on my wife and I's first date. I haven't used it at ALL really until I installed the ableton demo
[19:19] <wrst> but looks likes most compliant ones should work
[19:19] <xTEMPLARx> no other softwares I've used have been even close to realtime
[19:19] <xTEMPLARx> yeah even a small 12 or 24-key jobber would be better
[19:20] <wrst> yeah I have seen some references of some keyboards without much latency on an ipad but I'm a little suspect of that
[19:21] <wrst> at one time I had an ardour setup with an maudio 4 track card setup took me forever to get the latency so it was usable
[19:22] <xTEMPLARx> I have the Moog synth app for iPad and it sounds pretty amazing.  Its supposed to be controllable via the midi keyboard, but I lost my USB adapter a long time ago so I can't try it. :(
[19:22] <xTEMPLARx> i bought one of those card-reader/USB adapter sets back around the time I bought my ipad2
[19:22] <xTEMPLARx> I still have the card reader, but not the USB adapter :((
[19:23] <wrst> yes was looking at one of those right now
[19:24] <wrst> hmm interesting app
[19:24] <wrst> 29 bucks!
[19:24] <xTEMPLARx> I lucked out when I got it
[19:24] <xTEMPLARx> it was available for free for a limited time
[19:24] <wrst> but in the grand scheme of things if it scratches an itch it is well worth it
[19:24] <xTEMPLARx> one of THOSE deals
[19:25] <xTEMPLARx> but man its got a lot of capabilities
[19:25] <xTEMPLARx> in the way of diff. sounds, that is
[19:25] <wrst> yes when I get a controller I may purchase that
[19:25] <wrst> sound guys hate me at church I'm always hooking something up
[19:26] <wrst> last week just me and drummer so he had an iphone hooked up to his drum kit (electronic) and I had a keyboar with a pad and also my phone hooked up playing pad loops
[19:26] <wrst> been using tablets/ipads for music stands has been really handy too
[19:27] <xTEMPLARx> no doubt!
[19:27] <xTEMPLARx> i like using mine for that, although sometimes my poor eyes make that difficult to follow
[19:27] <wrst> yeah every sunday I have to give them a rundown
[19:27] <xTEMPLARx> esp. when its just chord charts
[19:27] <wrst> what do you use? we have been using unrealbook on ipads
[19:27] <wrst> there just aren't apps that do a good job on android I tried
[19:31] <wrst> xTEMPLARx: I have an ipad first generation I have been using for chords, I just got a mini 2 going to try it out for chords
[19:31] <wrst> but may stick with the old one and use this for more fun things, oh and have a bluetooth pedal for page turning that's what I really like about the entire setup
[19:32] <xTEMPLARx> for chord charts I've just used OnSong
[19:32] <xTEMPLARx> and I'm using my ipad2 still
[19:32] <xTEMPLARx> it hasnt' died yet
[19:32] <xTEMPLARx> XD
[19:37] <wrst> my wife has one but the screen is cracked
[19:37] <wrst> have mentioned her upgrading but she sees no need
[19:37] <wrst> so guess we would bee looking for an air for her
[19:38] <xTEMPLARx> i have only run into a handful of apps that won't run WELL on the ipad2 so not much reason to upgrade.  I refuse to be one of those folks who upgrade just BECAUSE, ya know?
[19:39] <wrst> yes, it runs stuff well still not as fast as the mini but its several generations behind
[19:39] <wrst> that is pretty amazing actually
[19:39] <xTEMPLARx> rare in terms of apple devices
[19:40] <xTEMPLARx> generally, there are huge leaps in performance improvements between different generations of iphones
[19:40] <xTEMPLARx> but with the iPad, not seemingly as much.  Granted, I haven't used many of the newer ipad versions, so I don't have any in-my-hands experience to make mine seem slower
[20:42] <wrst> as long as apps open and perform
[20:43] <wrst> but really apple devices are so much more lived than android devices for the most part
[20:43] <wrst> I know you can go cyanogenmod or something for android but for the most part ios just works
[20:43] <wrst> for a while
[20:53]  * wrst wonders if xTEMPLARx is here to stay for a while...
[21:12] <xTEMPLARx> :D
[21:12] <xTEMPLARx> I reckon i'm gonna try to be
[21:15] <wrst> about time ;)
[21:17] <xTEMPLARx> :D
[21:17] <xTEMPLARx> is this channel mostly dade?
[21:17] <xTEMPLARx> i.e., deceased?
[21:36] <Ubik> not yet
[21:36] <Ubik> lol
[21:36] <Ubik> but someone is about to be when I get my hands on 'em
[21:38] <wrst> xTEMPLARx: it has seen days that is has been livlier :)
[21:47] <xTEMPLARx> oh lawd! Ubik's dun gon' murda somebody!
[21:47] <xTEMPLARx> wrst:  roger that
[21:49] <Ubik> lol
[21:49] <Ubik> 10-4
[22:49] <wrst> And like that he leaves :)