Cigargoyle Lounge

Is rain just the accidents of clouds? What worth can be mended through a free cup of coffee?

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1154773434

This weekend I went to a science fiction / author convention. It was packed with so much information I'm sure my subconscious will be chewing on it all week..

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1153895345

Let's talk about trust, belief... and a fire in the sky.

This episode, after the main topic, disintegrates into laughter. Enjoy.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1150974541

Let's... examine something that is kind of silly in regards to "young males" experiencing a particular syndrome...

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1150040620

I discuss some of the process of making the cricket soundscape; then, after some chat with the folks in the stream, we finish the episode with a guided relaxation.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1149117400

A doctor's office tale -- and then, we talk about the real life counterpart of the character "Grady Seasons" from the movie "The Color of Money"

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1148202172

This is a 6 hour soundscape I worked on over the course of several weeks. I had to make sure that the nights I recorded this weren't windy or at least didn't have any gusts. I then recorded the audio using an X/Y configuration of microphones covering 120 degrees, placing the microphones in exactly the same position each night.

The next challenge was to make sure that I didn't have anything else like a spike -- either something falling, banging, or otherwise any sort of noise that might shock or startle one awake. I took out any of those pieces and made sure to blend them together so that you shouldn't hear any real gaps between the sounds of the night.

Overall, I think this came out well, it's a good mix of various cricket songs; their pitch, tempo, etc changes a little bit from night to night, and you also hear just some sounds of passing traffic in the distance, as well as the occasional train or stereo sound of a plane high up in the sky.

Hopefully, you'll bookmark this episode and use it to help you to sleep, and I hope that you're able to get some rest out there!

If you wish to download a copy of this audio for use in a project of your own, please contact me -- I don't charge, and would be honored to have it be used in any fashion that others find enjoyable.

I'm just cruisin along, and hey, man, like, just trying to help you out...

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1147276988

It's been a long week, and not entirely a happy one. With the help and love of all our friends, though, we can make it through... so let's have some laughs and talk about a variety of things.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1144210251

On tonight's episode I have the joy of reading a short story by Scott West .. "Frogger"  -- so let's hear a tale and then have some laughs.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1143270688