[ Thanks to nagermij
for this link. ]
“As noted in last month’s Mailbag, I was unable to write ‘Songs
in the Key of Tux’ last month. My intention was to take a look at
Linux-based recording software, but I was disheartened by some
work-related RSI in my left arm–which is pretty important to a
right-handed guitarist–and by an accident which befell Dan, my
drummer.“The beat, as any self-respecting musician will know, is central
to any form of music; and any attempt to record without a beat as a
guide will be pretty disastrous–especially if, like me, you tend
to use a lot of tempo changes. My efforts at creating my own drum
tracks in Songwrite haven’t been very impressive, so I was relying
on Dan to provide this essential piece…”