SoundsLikeJoe
@thewavlab.com
Self-employed music composer, sound designer, synthophile, and audio engineer. These posts have not been approved by my employer.
Absolutely
make ambient music and don't listen to posts about how you shouldn't do the music that sounds good to you
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Absolutely
Recorded Gabriel Kahane with the CSO last night, and I'm here to say... this guy is onto something. The best American-song Orchestra Crossover music I've heard in a long time.
Gabe, it absolutely belongs in the concert hall. Beautiful music sir.
Gabe, it absolutely belongs in the concert hall. Beautiful music sir.
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Recorded Gabriel Kahane with the CSO last night, and I'm here to say... this guy is onto something. The best American-song Orchestra Crossover music I've heard in a long time.
Gabe, it absolutely belongs in the concert hall. Beautiful music sir.
Gabe, it absolutely belongs in the concert hall. Beautiful music sir.
Subscription only software should be illegal. Name your price for a working product and go away.
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Subscription only software should be illegal. Name your price for a working product and go away.
Every corporate "payment portal" is the most inefficient and expensive way for companies to bill and pay for things.
Crap software, on subscription, poorly supported... they even managed to enshitifiy writing checks
Crap software, on subscription, poorly supported... they even managed to enshitifiy writing checks
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Every corporate "payment portal" is the most inefficient and expensive way for companies to bill and pay for things.
Crap software, on subscription, poorly supported... they even managed to enshitifiy writing checks
Crap software, on subscription, poorly supported... they even managed to enshitifiy writing checks
Ben tried to limit Quote Reposts and comments to his followers. But....
The picture shows the last time anyone's data was actually secure.
There are no real privacy and data controls on platforms. Especially from the backend. Nothing digital will ever be secure.
The picture shows the last time anyone's data was actually secure.
There are no real privacy and data controls on platforms. Especially from the backend. Nothing digital will ever be secure.
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Ben tried to limit Quote Reposts and comments to his followers. But....
The picture shows the last time anyone's data was actually secure.
There are no real privacy and data controls on platforms. Especially from the backend. Nothing digital will ever be secure.
The picture shows the last time anyone's data was actually secure.
There are no real privacy and data controls on platforms. Especially from the backend. Nothing digital will ever be secure.
Finally deleted the Facebook profile. That place is the worst ad rev combo of National Enquire, People Magazine, a high school yearbook, and KGB Psyop.
Guess I'll read this book today instead.
Guess I'll read this book today instead.
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Finally deleted the Facebook profile. That place is the worst ad rev combo of National Enquire, People Magazine, a high school yearbook, and KGB Psyop.
Guess I'll read this book today instead.
Guess I'll read this book today instead.
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BURN IT ALL DOWN
In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
BURN IT ALL DOWN
The Sun
(w/ and w/out processing)
(w/ and w/out processing)
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The Sun
(w/ and w/out processing)
(w/ and w/out processing)
Great horn section tonight!
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Great horn section tonight!
FYI... this doesn't mean the price of gold is skyrocketing. This means the USD is tanking.
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 PM
FYI... this doesn't mean the price of gold is skyrocketing. This means the USD is tanking.
So... hear me out. What if?
Steinberg buys up NI. 😀
Kontakt merges with Halion. RX folds into Spectral Layers. It feels like a real solid business decision for Yamaha/Steinberg to absorb large portions of the market. They are one of the few companies that could handle it well.
Steinberg buys up NI. 😀
Kontakt merges with Halion. RX folds into Spectral Layers. It feels like a real solid business decision for Yamaha/Steinberg to absorb large portions of the market. They are one of the few companies that could handle it well.
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
So... hear me out. What if?
Steinberg buys up NI. 😀
Kontakt merges with Halion. RX folds into Spectral Layers. It feels like a real solid business decision for Yamaha/Steinberg to absorb large portions of the market. They are one of the few companies that could handle it well.
Steinberg buys up NI. 😀
Kontakt merges with Halion. RX folds into Spectral Layers. It feels like a real solid business decision for Yamaha/Steinberg to absorb large portions of the market. They are one of the few companies that could handle it well.
Read this comment and couldn't agree more....
"Since 2021, Native Instruments has been majority owned by Francisco Partners, a large US based private equity firm."
Private equity ownership is NEVER a good thing, especially for the customers and employees.
"Since 2021, Native Instruments has been majority owned by Francisco Partners, a large US based private equity firm."
Private equity ownership is NEVER a good thing, especially for the customers and employees.
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Read this comment and couldn't agree more....
"Since 2021, Native Instruments has been majority owned by Francisco Partners, a large US based private equity firm."
Private equity ownership is NEVER a good thing, especially for the customers and employees.
"Since 2021, Native Instruments has been majority owned by Francisco Partners, a large US based private equity firm."
Private equity ownership is NEVER a good thing, especially for the customers and employees.
My first ever Deep Space photo with and without bad processing by me. I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's fun.
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
My first ever Deep Space photo with and without bad processing by me. I have no idea what I'm doing, but it's fun.
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
It saddens me that this is the most engagement I've had on Bsky. Political vitriol feedback loop central. Guess I could quip for clout here by dropping more obviously agreeable statements
Do you recall the days of Sound-Twitter? We talked about craft and art. 😭 #betterTimes
Do you recall the days of Sound-Twitter? We talked about craft and art. 😭 #betterTimes
Literally just read a statement from a UK politician... under Trump the USA is becoming an enemy state.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
It saddens me that this is the most engagement I've had on Bsky. Political vitriol feedback loop central. Guess I could quip for clout here by dropping more obviously agreeable statements
Do you recall the days of Sound-Twitter? We talked about craft and art. 😭 #betterTimes
Do you recall the days of Sound-Twitter? We talked about craft and art. 😭 #betterTimes
Literally just read a statement from a UK politician... under Trump the USA is becoming an enemy state.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
January 20, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Literally just read a statement from a UK politician... under Trump the USA is becoming an enemy state.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
We live in a cartoon. How can partisan loyalty be this strong? He is unhinged, but they stay loyal and oblivious to his failed character. I will never understand that.
What are the opinions? UA will continue to support the old DSP platform and require that for some plugins, or UA is in the process of going fully native and dumping all DSP development for the old SHARC chips
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What are the opinions? UA will continue to support the old DSP platform and require that for some plugins, or UA is in the process of going fully native and dumping all DSP development for the old SHARC chips
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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Bandcamp blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Bandcamp blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...
$50k signing bonus is just 30 pieces of silver, accounting for inflation.
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
$50k signing bonus is just 30 pieces of silver, accounting for inflation.
Join me in saying THANKS and CONGRATS to Warren Lee, the stranger who so kindly purchased my Sputnik Spectral Processor on Reverb. It's because of their GAS that we're now going to try something else for our GAS...
The Frap Tools Fumana!!! (also a spectral processor)
The Frap Tools Fumana!!! (also a spectral processor)
a dog holding a trophy with the words " congratulations well done " above it
ALT: a dog holding a trophy with the words " congratulations well done " above it
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Join me in saying THANKS and CONGRATS to Warren Lee, the stranger who so kindly purchased my Sputnik Spectral Processor on Reverb. It's because of their GAS that we're now going to try something else for our GAS...
The Frap Tools Fumana!!! (also a spectral processor)
The Frap Tools Fumana!!! (also a spectral processor)
I need a great M/S encode and decode plugin. Voxengo has been discovered to produced distortion and signal vairance compared to manual matrix (in daw duplication and phase)
Are there any great Mid Side plugins?
Are there any great Mid Side plugins?
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I need a great M/S encode and decode plugin. Voxengo has been discovered to produced distortion and signal vairance compared to manual matrix (in daw duplication and phase)
Are there any great Mid Side plugins?
Are there any great Mid Side plugins?
I think this is the real economic indicator stat of this era.
January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I think this is the real economic indicator stat of this era.