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A poem, a demo of my new synth patches, and my wish for Pride this year

Hey folks!

Welcome back to another edition of Sharing Notes! Read online here.

A poem

Something inside me
asks me to touch flowers,
to help pollinate.

A dandelion
umbrella catches
the coat of my cat.

The succulent bloomed,
and Casper helped it
with his nose kisses.

A demo of my new synth patches

Cheers to Just Wooden Teeth who made this cool synthwave track using some presets from my recent Vital pack, which brought a big smile to my face. I recognize my analog kick, Juno-inspired brass, and lofi harp patches among others. You can get my presets for Vital, a free cross-platform soft-synth, for free here. Please send me what you cook up with them. :)

My wish for Pride this year

My wish for Pride is: I wish every white, US trans person who was crying "trans genocide" several months ago were just as upset about ICE right now.

I don't mean to shame the fear people felt and perhaps still feel. But we gotta be more motivated than by fear, right?

Such self-centered fear-mongering doesn't actually serve us, folks. We need real solidarity and care for one another.

Continue reading here.

Meme moment

Peace,
Arend

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