amtrak sacramento station
I know, I know; long time between blog updates. There’s a few things to blame, but most importantly it’s the fact that I was spending the majority of my time hunched over pages and pages of notes, studying for my MSV final (which I managed to get a solid “A” on, by the way). But that’s over now, and I’ve started my second term here at Ex’pression College. So far, so good.
Between terms, though, I spent a couple days “decompressing” in Grass Valley. After a wonderful visit from Mollie and Bethany on Friday, I headed back to Grass Valley with them on Saturday night. Despite flat tires and flying snowboards in the highway (don’t ask), we made it back to the foothills safely.
I left Monday night, and instead of taking the California Zephyr (Amtrak’s long distance superliner between Emeryville and Chicago), I decided to take the less luxurious Capitol Corridor commuter train. I took a bus from Auburn to Sacramento, and hopped on the CC at the Sacramento Amtrak station. I had about 25 minutes before my train left, so I went inside the station and took a seat. The station itself blew me away. Big high ceilings, large chandeliers, and big murals depicting the opening of the railroad through Sacramento in the 1800s. (See crappy cell-phone picture) It’s almost like a chapel! Pretty amazing. Anyway, the train was fast and arrived in Emeryville early, so I have no complaints.
DAW Setup
Just prior to me leaving town, I received my new Apple display, which was the final piece of my Digital Audio Workstation! It’s finally come together, and it is wonderful. 8-core Mac Pro, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, KRK monitors, etc. Everything I need to produce some wonderful tunes. There’s a picture of my setup over there somewhere, take a look.
Okay, that’s it.
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