My Blog: Music, Life & Tutorials

DISCLAIMER: The following articles are from my own experience and experiments, and are not a paid endorsement.

Music

Setting up a Home Studio - costs (Canada)

My current home studio setup with a detailed breakdown of equipment, costs, descriptions plus tips-n-tricks for your own setup.

The evergreen world of Vinyl - Setup & Costs

As I develop my new hobby of collecting vinyl records, I share my setup details including costs and other maintenance tips-n-tricks...

Life

Rajesh Gupta - Celebration of Life and Obituary

It is with profound grief that we announce the sudden demise of beloved husband and father, Rajesh Gupta, on January 25, 2024, at the age of 61.

This Celebration of his Life is a testament to the rich tapestry of experiences that defined him.

An intimate evening with Yanni

My experiences from the #PureYanni concert in November at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (Edmonton). Check out exclusive photos and videos!

Canadian Permanent Residency

My transition from an International student to a Canadian Permanent Resident - Timeline of events, the PNP process, costs and flagpoling!

Tips for the new Canadian Immigrant

My quick quide on top things to know before and after you move to Canada...

Compound Investing - DRIP Portfolio

Thoughts, tips-n-tricks on creating a DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Program) portfolio for Canada investors

Wealthsimple Invest vs Trade - review & thoughts

A quick review of Wealthsimple's 'Invest' account.

Farewell Randal "Randy" Cooke

A farewell letter to my mentor from Teck Coal Ltd. R.I.P. Randy Cooke (August 29, 1952 - May 17, 2014)

Pets

Adopting an adult cat: Tips-n-tricks

My experiences from adopting 3 fur-babies including a breakdown of basic setup, costs and other important factors to consider.

When a beloved pet passes away

My thoughts on coping with the loss and what to avoid if you're trying to console someone.

Betta fish: Setup, costs and tips

Everything about setting up your Betta fish tank including setup, accessories, cost breakdown and other tips and tricks!

Technology/Softwares

Foobar2000: upmix stereo 2.1 to 5.1

Download the DLL to play any stereo file in upmixed 5.1 surround sound using Foobar2000

FxSound - review and demo

FXSound uses whatever current hardware setup you're using to boost audio including 5.1!

WonderWebWare SiteMap Generator - Review

A quick review, demo and tutorial of WonderWebWare's SiteMap Generator software for Windows PC.

CopyTrans Manager - the FREE iTunes replacement

Transfer music, videos and more to your iOS devices without iTunes for FREE!

DIY Tutorials

The Audio Service is not running - Quick fix without restart!

Quick fix: Audio Service is not running

Don't restart! Use this CMD quick fix instead to restart the Windows audio services and re-enable audio

Create a true 5.1 surround mix

Step-by-step tutorial for creating a true 5.1 surround mix using Magix Vegas Pro. Learn about various settings and render in uncompressed WAV!

Connect USB MIDI device to iOS iPad

Use Apple's camera connection kit to connect any USB MIDI keyboard device to your iOS powered iPhone/iPad/iPod Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) music apps!