This screenshot is from the WarmAudio site re: the WA-2MPX I just replaced the tubes in mine as there was a nosy tube somewhere & noticed the TungSol 12ax7 is in there, but it's where the 12Au7 should be & the other chinese tubes are ECC83 (essentially 12ax7) so stock, it's really 3 12ax7s per ch?

One of the collaborators on my upcoming record is Oakland's own Marica Petrey, known as GirlSwallowsNightingale. She's quite talented/brilliant & the world will be a better place w/ her nu record in it if you can help her out www.gofundme.com/f/help-maric...

Did the deluge of audio plugin/black friday sale emails finally let up a little bit today? I think that maybe they did! Admittedly I had been waiting for Auto Align 2 to go on sale, and it did, so I got that one, but I don't think I need any more warm vintage vibe EQs/compressors

Xmas gift to me, the new Soyuz dynamic mic. Auditioned it last night with gtr amp & voice. Very detailed for a dynamic w/a 441 vibe to it. Looking forward to pairing it up with other mics on gtr cabs and horns. Bari gtr thru a 15" should sound great w/ this too! #micnerd #microphones

Just submitted my Grammy ballot finally, & I'll say it again but I really wish I could trade in my general category votes for more specialized category votes. I won't ever make an informed decision between badbunny/kendrick/bieber et al...but I could've weighed in on classical/engineering etc

Hiya and Happy End of 2025, let's all make some musicsoundstuff in 2026! #musicsky #redrum

Happy Holidays from Windup Minds! 🎄 As you know some of our team helped create Bogo, and to honor its legacy, and thank you for supporting Stay and Ember, we’ve got a little surprise. 🎁 Open the game on 12/25 - 1/5 for a special gift! #MetaQuest #VirtualReality Thank you!

I've merged channels/topics on YT so all of my music is in 1 official ch. it's interesting as YT also reports on all of the other videos that use my music in Shorts etc. This month's featured video from my polyheDren record - a tune w/ the wonderful Iva Bittová youtu.be/t7HiZk2NTLo?...

The pedal setup up being used today with fretless bass for Vol. 2 of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack. Some tunes need a little glue/extending/low end etc to be enjoyed in a soundtrack context...I used to have an og CE-1 and this Warm version is a GREAT repro. #indiemusic #indiegame #indiegamedev

50% Off! Stay: Forever Home is on sale for a limited time! No better time to check out our new winter update! Meet Ember Today! vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP... Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt #VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs #Sale

Super happy to see Sophia James get a lot of attention, cuz she's an amazing musician - she sings on my Stay: Forever Home soundtrack & on my upcoming record. Am I in #Group7 yet? www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Winter season is here! New scenes, costumes, and resources! Be sure to login on Christmas day for a special surprise! We will share more details about the surprise soon! vr.meta.me/s/26mms7ERBP... Join our Community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt #VRGaming #MetaQuest #Dogs

I have set up a store where I've made some CDs/LPs available for ("Ray Bloody") PURCHASE (for cheap) - some of these haven't been available before as I'd only had a limited amount for promotion etc. dren-mcdonald-music-merchandise-emporium.myshopify.com

🖤 Black Friday Deal! Grab Stay: Forever Home for 40% off with code BFCM25. The Winter Update is just around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to jump in! ❄️🐾 meta.com/experiences/... Join the community! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt

Pedestrian is now on the Vevo channel on YT for your viewing and listening enjoyment. Video was directed/shot/edited by my son (currently a college film major) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXhy...

Lily Bloom has a new record out tidal.com/album/475116... A wonderful artist - she guests on my upcoming record as well. Anyhow, give it a spin!

Pedestrian is on Bandcamp now w/ a video (directed by my son!) drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/track/pedest... In preparing the BC release, I also discovered this great BC writeup on Supercollider (this is their tune I covered) link in first comment.

Pedestrian has a video too, directed/shot/edited by my son (film major in college currently) - here's the AppleMusic link but it will be elsewhere soon music.apple.com/us/music-vid... #musicsky #indiemusic #indiemusicvideo

My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" from the early 90s is out today on streaming (in Atmos on Apple and Tidal), a whole lot of guitar and vocal layers...video should be out later today, will update. #musicsky #indiemusic #musicproducer #90s Supercollider were pals & one of my favorite bands!

there appears to be a lot of magic in this box...the Ebow helps invoke said magic...will be putting several sources thru this today! #dreammachine #guitarpedals #pedals #knobs #audioexperiments

🍂🎃 Cozy fall vibes + spooky new Ember costumes! Download on Meta Free Trial and see for yourself! www.meta.com/experiences/... Join our Discord to learn more! discord.gg/H5QtNyDXJt #VRGaming #GameDev #StayForeverHome

My cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian" (all 7 minutes of it) is available to presave on yer preferred service (BC coming soon) & on Tidal/AppleMusic it comes in Stereo & Atmos/Spatial ffm.to/j7y7a2z.bio

A new single on its way! music.apple.com/us/album/ped... There will be a music video as well as Atmos mix. A cover of Supercollider's "Pedestrian", one of my favorite bands from the LBC/LA 90s scene (they also did a great Residents cover for my Eyesore tribute comp). Also I sing on this one #muicsky

BUSY w/ a lot of projects but the next thing coming is a single/music video (that my son directed/edited) I'm doing a series of singles this year that are more 'songlike' (lyrics, vox, verses etc) & this will be the 1st. This song originally recorded by Supercollider, friends from 90s LA scene

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Just so someone says it, the new Spinal Tap movie is truly laugh out loud funny, i was crying from laughter. So many little subtle jokes (nigel has a gtr with a 6 or 8 coil pickup?! but no one discusses), a lot of inside musician humor. Really worth a trip to the theater! #spinaltap #stonehenge

Hi, everyone. As you probably know, NPR lost its federal funding this year. So NPR Music is trying something new to keep the music playing: Tiny Desk Donations on YouTube. If you’ve ever enjoyed our little series that could, please consider showing your support 2day: www.youtube.com/live/Q2CW9TZ...

Amazing concept of a cave with Ember lighting the way, one of the amazing things that came out of our teams Game Jam. Check out the whole display in our Discord. Windupminds.com/discord #VR #indiegames #StayForeverHome

A form vs. function issue I guess? These @chasebliss.bsky.social devices are great but complex & I can't read the tiny fonts w/low contrast & i'm not willing to use bright white lights in the studio. I love my label makers (yes, I have 2) & use them on everything!

Mic maintanence day today - the Lauten Audio Oceanus needed it's tubes (yes, plural) replaced and it's shock mount needed new bands - really needed the new bands, look at how stretched out the old ones are! I use this mic a lot (as well as the Lauten Clarion) love them both!

Stay: Forever Home – Update 3 is live! 👗 Ember’s new summer outfits are here! ❗Free Trial Currently in Testing and Available to some users Today! 🛠️ Behind-the-scenes fixes & performance upgrades www.meta.com/experiences/... Now’s a great time to jump in 🐾💛 #VRGaming #MetaQuest #CozyGames

Happy Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day!

RockThePIgeon just posted a very thoughtful review of the STAY soundtrack! Thanks RockThePigeon! Also the game is currently 25% off right now rockthepigeon.com/2025/08/16/d...

25% off during the sale! #indiegame #indiegamedev #vr #gamedev #gamedevelopment #mixedreality

Hey it's another swell review of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack over at @bsidesbadlands.bsky.social (thx!) I love that they mention the magic of the music/game, a big part of it. bsidesbadlands.com/dren-mcdonal... #musicsky #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiemusic

I had Marica Petrey (Girl Swallows Nightingale) in the studio this week doing some vocals for my upcoming record. I don't even need to write harmonies for her...we record a line and she says "i have two other harmonies for that", & she just comes up with the greatest improvised parts. #musicsky

10 must try games in MR - including @stay-forever-home.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlQA...

To hop on the #bandcampfriday train, here's the soundtrack for Stay: Forever Home, getting a lot of nice reviews! The $4 price for this would be the same revenue for about 3million streams on spotify (or something) #musicsky #bandcamp #gamemusic drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/album/stay-f...

DISCOVER NEW SONGS Dren McDonald, Sophia James #psychedelicfolk gtqlizer.blogspot.com/2025/07/dren... Sound Estate #nudisco gtqlizer.blogspot.com/2025/07/soun...

A new thoughtful review of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack, thanks Music on the Rox! musicontherox.com/dren-mcdonal...

A nice review of the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack, thanks @yorkcalling.bsky.social !

The new soundtrack - available in Atmos here (and stereo) #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiemusic #musicsky features Sophia James & Amelie Anna music.apple.com/us/album/sta...

I happened onto this post of the entire Eyesore: A Stab At The Residents record that I released in 94. It's not on streaming, so it's nice to see it living on. Haven't listened to it in years & it's solid! Cracker's version of Blue Rosebuds! So many great tunes www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYmu...

Now streaming everywhere...Stay: Forever Home Soundtrack Vol. 1! And in Atmos on AppleMusic and Tidal featuring the talents of Sophia James & Amelie Anna! #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiemusic #musicsky #vr music.apple.com/us/album/182...

We're giving away a game that has moved people to tears. In a good way. :D

A recent review called our game "a quiet masterpiece." <3

On Bandcamp my Stay: Forever Home soundtrack is now live! a few days before streaming....It features the wonderful talents of Sophia James and Amelie Anna as magical voices of the Otherlands #gamedev #musicsky #indiegame #indiegamedev drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/album/stay-f...

The Bandcamp presale for the Stay: Forever Home soundtrack is now up for your enjoyment, & as if that weren't enough, Stay is now available for Quest 2 headsets in addition to Q3/3S! #musicsky #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiemusic #soundtrack drenmcdonald.bandcamp.com/album/stay-f...

🐾 Stay: Forever Home is now officially available on Quest 2! Already a favorite on Quest 3/3s, now even more players can meet Ember and step into a cozy world of care, connection, and mixed reality magic. #VRGaming #MetaQuest2 #CozyGames #VirtualPet #MixedReality #IndieGame

If you are a spotify user, there's a countdown page to pre-save the upcoming soundtrack for Stay: Forever Home (yes, spotify is not my idea of a good time, but I have other options in the works as well for pre-release) open.spotify.com/prerelease/2...