Skip to content

The Adaptive

Music & Multimedia Productions

  • Home
  • Music
    • Discography (Bandcamp)
    • My Record Shop on Discogs
    • In The Branches (ambient guitar music)
    • The Adaptive (electronic/instrumental music)
    • Quiet Sector (deep space music)
    • Infinite Brothers (downtempo/chillout)
    • None So Vinyl (Underground Music Blog)
    • Related Artists / Collaborators
    • Music News
      • Recommended Music
      • Music Playlists
  • Visuals
    • Photography >>
      • On Fine Art America
      • On Adobe Stock
      • On EyeEm
      • On Shutterstock
      • On Instagram
      • The Adaptive’s Guide To Photography
      • Photographers: Sell Your Photos
      • Photography News
    • Video >>
      • Video News
      • Film and Video Projects
      • Music Videos
      • Videographers: Sell Your Video
    • Desktop Wallpapers
  • Tech
    • Technology News
    • Software Development
    • Web Development
  • News & Blog
  • Contact
  • About

Category: Insights

Cat Links Insights, News, Ukraine, World

Is Ukraine an Ally to the USA? (Yes, Duh)

shane 2022-10-242022-11-03

Ukraine is obviously an ally to all of the west, and even Russia will tell you that. (They love to talk about it while justifying daily terrorism and war crimes.)

Continue reading… Is Ukraine an Ally to the USA? (Yes, Duh)

Cat Links Insights, News, Photography, Photography Tips and Guides, Recommended Photography, Reviews, Video, Video Productions, Video Tips and Guides

MPB.com Review – Trading and Upgrading Camera Gear

shane 2021-11-282022-02-27

I wasn’t entirely sure how the process would play out, so I’m documenting my experience of using MPB to help others who want to try out exchanging/upgrading their camera gear. … Continue reading…MPB.com Review – Trading and Upgrading Camera Gear

Cat Links Artists and Bands, Chillout, Electronic, Insights, Learning, Music, News, Recommended Music

Recommended Music From and About Russia

shane 2020-12-042020-12-17

I’ve been studying Ukrainian, Russian, and German, with the intention of visiting Europe with family as soon as it’s safe and possible to do so. When you’re learning Russian, it’s

Continue reading… Recommended Music From and About Russia

Cat Links Business, Insights, Landscapes, Learning, Photography, Photography Tips and Guides, Recommended Photography, Stock Photography, Visuals

How I Paid For My Professional Camera Gear: Stock Photography

shane 2020-10-172020-10-17

If you can take very large and sharp photos, even with a phone, you can probably sell stock photography. It’s one of many ways to generate an income, which builds

Continue reading… How I Paid For My Professional Camera Gear: Stock Photography

Cat Links Insights, Learning

Notes on How To Make or Break an Artistic Life

shane 2018-12-222019-01-05

  These days, I try to check myself when good news happens, as far as announcing it publicly or anything like that.   After learning first-hand how frustrating it can

Continue reading… Notes on How To Make or Break an Artistic Life

Cat Links Insights, Learning

Recommended Listening: Carl Sagan on Darkness

shane 2018-04-132018-04-13

I stumbled across this today and had to share.

Cat Links Business, Computer Hardware, Computers, Electronics, Hard Drives, Insights, News, Photography, Photography Tips and Guides, Technology, Video, Video Tips and Guides

It’s World Backup Day

shane 2018-03-312018-12-03

Being any kind of digitally-creative person leaves one with a recurring problem: How do I make sure I don’t lose all of these gigabytes and terabytes of my work? (Not

Continue reading… It’s World Backup Day

Cat Links Insights, Music, Technology

Thoughts on Sound Quality and Compression in Modern Music

shane 2018-03-112018-04-06

The C Word The omnipresence of streaming music (and video) comes with a hidden pitfall: Compression. In audio recording, compression is a fairly simple concept. Pretend you have a sound

Continue reading… Thoughts on Sound Quality and Compression in Modern Music

Cat Links Business, Insights, Personal

Turning Art Into Money

shane 2017-03-222017-05-08

I spend a lot of time focusing on what I love to do… To a fault, if you ask certain friends or family members. (They don’t complain when I send

Continue reading… Turning Art Into Money

Cat Links Insights, News, Personal

What I Learned from Losing “Almost Everything”

shane 2017-02-152017-03-01

My first long-winded blog post. Why not. I drive from Boise to Seattle, with everything I can fit into my car, to visit my friend David before we perform at

Continue reading… What I Learned from Losing “Almost Everything”

Cat Links Insights, News, Photography, Photography Tips and Guides, Stock Photography, Visuals

The Adaptive’s Guide to Photography, Part 1: The Basics

shane 2016-07-252018-03-11

I was preparing a quick e-mail about Lightroom for the talented Scott Chumley, who makes incredible effect-pedal boards for great bands like This Patch Of Sky (and with a bit

Continue reading… The Adaptive’s Guide to Photography, Part 1: The Basics

Categories

Recent Comments

  • “Behind The Sky” by In The Branches & Bluetech Featured on Interchill Compilation and Tonepoet Mix – The Adaptive on Exclusive Preview: In The Branches + Bluetech “Behind The Sky” Album Stream and Vinyl Preorder
  • New Video for Trinity Hot Springs and Yaima – The Adaptive on New Gallery: EmbryOasis III at Trinity Hot Springs (Featherville, Idaho)
  • Exclusive Preview: In The Branches + Bluetech “Behind The Sky” Album Stream and Vinyl Preorder – The Adaptive on Recommended Listening: Carl Sagan on Darkness

Search

Recent Posts

  • Supporting Ukrainians, Iranian Protesters, Yemen War Victims, and Humanitarian Organizations
    2022-02-27
  • Flag of UkrainePimsleur’s Ukrainian language program is free for a limited time (extended through March 2023)
    2022-11-13
  • "Expanse Sessions III" artwork as a background on Windows 11My Laptop Survival Kit
    2022-11-05
  • Is Ukraine an Ally to the USA? (Yes, Duh)
    2022-10-24
  • Ukrainian bookAlternatives to Consuming Social Media
    2022-10-08
  • Ukraine Day PDX 2022
    2022-09-04
  • In The Branches Cover Artwork, Posters, Backgrounds
    2022-09-02
  • Milky Way stars over forest treesFeature: Night Sky Timelapses and Long Exposures
    2022-08-31
  • In The Branches - Expanse Sessions III“Expanse Sessions III” by In The Branches out now on Bandcamp
    2022-08-17
  • In The Branches - The Missing Piece (Expanse Sessions III, 2022)In The Branches – The Missing Piece (Expanse Sessions III, 2022)
    2022-08-13
  • Fossil Fuel Pollution Increases Deaths, Miscarriages, and Diseases
    2022-08-07

Sell Your Photos, Videos, or Illustrations

Categories

Ambient (44) Artists and Bands (48) Business (5) Chillout (28) Collaborations (8) Computers (6) Death Metal (4) Doom Metal (5) Electronic (26) Entertainment (15) Events (4) Folk (4) Genres (11) Infinite Brothers (5) Insights (11) Instrumental (33) In The Branches (51) Landscapes (7) Learning (6) Metal (8) Music (88) Music Videos (17) News (101) Personal (4) Photography (18) Photography Tips and Guides (4) Post-Metal (5) Post-Rock (13) Quiet Sector (6) Recommended Music (45) Recommended Photography (4) Reviews (10) Rock (7) Sci-Fi (5) Science (4) Shows (4) Space (6) Space Music (33) Technical Death Metal (3) Technology (8) The Adaptive (23) Video (22) Video Productions (9) Visuals (22) World (5)

Tags

ambient ambient guitar ambient music ambient space music atmospheric bandcamp chill chillout cinematic dark ambient downtempo drone electronic electronic music guitar instrumental in the branches life looping meditation meditational metal music news oregon photography pnw portland post-rock quiet sector recommended music reverb review shoegaze sleep sleep music soundscapes space music strymon the adaptive timeline ukraine video world music youtube
Copyright © 2023 The Adaptive | PhotoFocus Pro by Catch Themes
Scroll Up