Happy New Year...
Here's my year-end round-up, in the event my opinions on such things have any creedence: BEST NEW PRODUCT: Moog Lil' Phatty. If nothing else, this product is the best of 2006 simply because it put the final nail in the…
2006
424 posts. All years
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Mobile Fun...
Elle made me this simplified blog entry page so I could do live blogging from my phone. I'm just testing it out.
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Blues Lyrics...
Are there any blues-format lyrics that haven't been already written like 71,255 times? I've got this song that has been kicking my ass for like 6 months. It's fully produced and done, but it doesn't have any vocals…
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Total Kaoss...
It was requested that I provide a review of the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 I just received. Since there are about 300 proper reviews on the Interwebs that go in to some detail about the various aspects of the machine, I'll limit…
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Question...
What's a cheap-ass A/D - D/A converter with AES besides the M-Audio Flying Cow? Never mind my aversion to all things Digi, the Flying Cow has been discontinued. I could probably find one somewhere, but I'd rather just…
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Industry Kudos, Take Two...
The issue with the announcements just showed up in the mail, so I guess we don't have to keep mum any more. We're pleased to announce that Discord 2 won a 2007 Editor's Choice award from Electronic Musician Magazine…
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Replicant Progress Update...
Okay, Elle has made the Replicant page on the AD site live, so you can have a gander at the proper screenshot and feature list and such. I whipped out some quick demos, but I will probably replace these in the near…
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Rock that Wacom...
There's a very fine line between the following two phrases: 1\. "Man, he's cool, in an ironically hip way" 2\. "I think there's something wrong with his Max patch or something." You're more than welcome to be the judge…
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New Lil' Phatty...
This is probably not news to most of you, but it is news to me, having been out of touch for the last several days. Here's the "Stage Edition" of the Lil' Phatty. Gearjunkies has the story. I'll be buying one of these…
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Force Majeure
For those of you not in the know, we had a bit of a storm here in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday night. The only reason it wasn't a hurricane is that we don't have hurricanes in the Pacific Northwest. However, the…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn, AH Edition...
As I mentioned, I stopped by Analogue Haven last week on our vacation, and took a bunch of pictures while I was there. Here's some highlights: This is the main room; all the keyboards are live, so you can diddle away to…
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How 'bout that?
I rolled in from our long-assed drive yesterday to discover that our 914 Fixed Filter Bank plugin has won a 2007 Remix Technology Award for "Best Software Value" from Remix Magazine. (Remix, if you're not familiar, is…
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Still AFk...
Just a quick update. We're in Tucson right now; our trip is halfway over. It's back to Phoenix and the 'rents for the next couple days. I had planned to be home on Tuesday night, but it's looking more like Wednesday…
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AFK
I'll be out of the office from this evening until Tuesday next. It's highly unlikely I'll be posting in the interim, as we'll be doing a bit of travelling. L.A. on Thursday, Phoenix on Friday, Tucson on Saturday, back…
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Well, I guess it's a nice enough change from phallic...
This is apparently an electric guitar made out of a mannequin. I have nothing more to add to that statement, as it'll only get in the way of whatever your vivid imagination may provide. More pictures here.
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Ouch...
Ever wonder what it would sound like if Mannheim Steamroller ran over Nelson Riddle while Dream Theatre was driving? Now you know. This player chose to remain wisely anonymous, because if he didn't, people would be…
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Memo To Copy Writers Everywhere...
Okay, just so everyone, but specifically the editors of Keyboard magazine and the various companies that release loop CDs, knows, it's no longer cool to substitute "ph" for "f." It hasn't been for some time now. It…
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Replicant Progress Update...
The last time I put up a Replicant progress report, there were several people in the comments section that had good ideas for additions to the plugin. So, I'm pleased to announce that we have added a few new features…
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Pigs Fly, Hell Freezes Over, et al.
Persuant to our earlier conversation on the subject, it seems that Russia has agreed to shut down AllOfMP3.com. God only knows how long this will take to occur, or if it will actually occur. Maybe Putin will poison the…
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NAMMbla...
So we have a bit of a connundrum. I'll be attending NAMM this year, and I wanted to be wearing an Audio Damage badge instead of another company's, just as a point of pride. So, we go to join AD up with NAMM, and hit a…
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Man, I'm sick of this shit...
Sorry for the lapse in posting, but this was a four-day holiday weekend in the U.S., which mainly means an excuse to sit and play WoW for hours on end. However, it's back to the grindstone now. Which brings me to the…
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Bundle? No problem...
Cakewalk is selling Audio Damage plugins for the holidays, and you can (for the nonce) pick up a bundle of Reverence, Dubstation, and Phase Two for $109. The bundle is Windows only, sorry to say. (This is a promotion…
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And We're Off To The Races...
I know I keep mentioning my next album, in fits and starts, like "as I continue the interminable process of writing my next album..." and other pithy comments along that same vein. Well, for what it's worth, it's almost…
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New Tom Waits album(s) out today.
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Don't forget the Tom Waits "Orphans" boxed set is out today. An excellent Christmas gift for the person in your life that has good taste in music. $39 at Amazon.
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Novation ReMOTE ZeRO SL Initial Impressions...
We got our Remote Zero SLs today, and I thought I'd throw up some random thoughts about the installation and usage. To wit: INSTALLATION: One thing I've noticed in my years is that high-end gear Just Works. The cheaper…
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Direct Injection...
Since this can obviously become a point of contention, I'll nip it in the bud. Normally, I don't use a dedicated D.I. box in my own studio. I tend to either mic an amp, or use the front panel line input of my Brent…
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Little bit o' Replicant...
We're just finishing up the major coding on Replicant, and now moving in to the usability phase, where we tune all the parameters to useful ranges and such. During the course of development, I make a project that I use…
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Question...
Okay, I've started to get tired of making fun of people on this blog. Not that I have any moral qualms about it, mind you, in case you were confusing me with someone that gave a flying fuck about other people's…
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Yoiks...
Sometimes these things just write themselves, with no input whatsoever from me. Case in point. Jodi is the root of this particular evil.
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Incoming...
We just ordered a pair of these from AH. I couldn't provide you with a real line of reasoning, other than various testing concerns. But the net result being that I'll be offering up a review shortly, if you were curious.
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909 + 303 = 1212. I guess.
I've been keeping an eye on this new company D16 Audio Group for a bit now, both from a professional standpoint (in my role as VP of Audio Damage) and as an interested bystander. They released a 303 emulator called…
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Bleh...
We're having stupendously bad weather here in the Pacific Northwest for the last week. We lost power yesterday evening, and it has only just come back on. Let me state for the record that being a musician in this day…
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And from the
Digidesign continues to annoy the rest of the world with their introduction of the MBox 2 Mini. I'm so happy I could just shit. Now, on top of the shitty original MBox, and the MBox 2, both of which have the World's…
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Teaser... Pt. 3
I'm in an incredibly good mood right now, due to the American elections. (It's 1 am here in Oregon, and we're still waiting on Montana, but as you no doubt know by now, it's looking like Democrats have taken both houses…
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Teaser 2...
This should give you a bit more to go on. There are four sections in the plugin, and you can see all of the "Motion" section in this one. We're still coding this, as we did it my way (doing the GUI first) rather than…
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Alta Moda Unicomp...
You never know what you're gonna hit upon travelling about the Internets. Case in point, here's a really nice looking compressor I was thus far unaware of (a fact I didn't think was possible, but there you go.) This is…
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Teaser...
We don't have anything more to say at this point, but here's a little taste of what's coming down the AD Railgun Of Development...
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Kaada Has A Blog...
If you like the shit I like (and that would stand to reason if you've read this blog more than once...) you'll probably get a kick out of Kaada. He makes a sort of odd Tom-Waits-ish kind of melodramatic soundscape…
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Here's something you don't see every day...
Most of you have probably been reading this site long enough to know that some pretty strange shit gets me going. Case in point, this image of a complete Roland CMU-800 system (picture courtesy of David Skinner's set…
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On The Hunt...
Dear Lazyweb: There was a big studio in NYC auctioning some "bottom of the closet" shit in the late 80s (89, I think) and I went, and one of the things they had was this drum machine thing. The tag said "used by Thomas…
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If you're in/near Chicago...
Tomorrow night (Sunday, Oct. 22) Wade Alin's band Atomica will be playing at the Darkroom. All the information you could ever desire about this show without actually attending is available at the Atomica site. Also…
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A Brief Audio Damage Update...
I know I've been silent on this particular subject for a couple weeks, but we're in the midst of product dev, and I don't like to talk about something until it is fully working, at least on the Windows side. So I won't…
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Keytard Day, Pt. 2...
Yeah. And it's the same fucking guy. I didn't think it was possible. I guess I could have just called it "Jeffrey Abbot Day" and left it at that. Will someone \ please\ teach this guy about quantization? If ever there…
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Keytard Day, Pt. 1...
The world's whitest "solo," played on the world's second whitest instrument. I hear polyrhythms are the next big thing.
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Oh, really, now...
I just made the mistake of reading this. My first thought was "hey, why don't you sit down while the grown folks talk?" The problems with his argument are the typical shit, I suppose, from people that have little or no…
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Okay...
Borat Movie-film Music! \[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Add to My Profile | More Videos I wouldn't normally put something like this up, because there's a fine line between cool and commercial pap trying to be…
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Submit this...
We normally use CD Baby's digital submission thingie to get all the Positron product in the digital stores, but for the most recent Micronaut release, we're going to give Tunecore a shot, I think. While the net cost is…
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Tales from the depths of customer support, Rd. 2 (Fight!)
Okay, I know I said in the last go-round that I wouldn't actually put e-mails up from customers, but this is too odd/good to pass up. Plus, judging from the tenor, it's incredibly unlikely the customer in question reads…
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MKS80 In The Hizzle...
Man, I forgot how nice these things sounded. Got my MKS80 from Analogue Haven today; minor mixup with the manual and power cord (I got the shit from a D-10. As if...) So I temporarily hard-wired the power, because the…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn...
Jeffrey Lee rightly pointed out that I haven't done a HCGP post in a while, and in all modesty submitted his humble studio for consideration. Not so humble, as it turns out. Located in Toronto (my second-favorite city…
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Opinions...
Okay, A/D with a cheapness. I need balanced analog input, AES output. Obviously the M-Audio Flying Cow will fit the bill, but just thinking about buying something where even a penny will end up with the shareholders of…
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Nice AES Roundup...
The Retrosynth blog has a nice post on the various things at AES we would have found interesting, had we attended. This post is almost exactly the same as I would have posted had I gone, with the exception that there…
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OOTO...
I'll be away from my keyboard until Monday, as we're going to Seattle for the weekend; got a photo shoot for my upcoming album, plus seeing friends. At the tone, please leave a message, and I'll get back to you as soon…
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It's not unusual...
And people say guitars are phallic. I mean, really now. This is yet another fine example of the "solution in search of a problem" concept. Thrill to the video. Let's go ahead and remove any possibility of expression…
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I swear to Christ...
I don't know if you watch Deadwood on HBO (and I'm fairly certain most of the foreign readers of this site will say "nope" to that) but the second to last episode of last season, there was occasion for one of the main…
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RSS Feed Fixed?
We were having some problems with the RSS feed the last few days (apparently, it isn't happy about ampersands or YouTube videos) but theoretically it is fixed. Let me know if this isn't the case.
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No Jarre Required...
It's funny because just today Adam and I were having a discussion about alternative controllers and the construction thereof, and he said (and I paraphrase) that while alternative controllers were nice and all, the…
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New Cwejman Modules...
I don't know if you noticed, but there's a whole arseload of new Cwejman modules in Eurorack format up at Analogue Haven. This is shaping up to be a pretty slick system. I know I've sworn off modulars for the nonce, but…
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Hey, go buy a record...
Since Diamond Dave is planning to have my Creative Commons license revoked (!?!) I better release everything now! In that light, my latest as Micronaut is now available at shopPOSI. Pick up a copy, and you'll be…
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As if I didn't have enough shit...
Those of you that are quick like little bunnies might have noted that there was an MKS-80 for sale on Analogue Haven's used page for a minute today. I say "was" because I bought that bitch. I've been wanting one of…
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Sorry...
...for the silence, but we're working on a release for the label right now. Back to the normal vitriol and player-hating shortly.
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Chock Full Of Moogy Goodness...
As you can clearly see, my Analog Effect is 6/7ths done. There's just an MF-104Z-shaped hole in the upper right, and I'll get that bad boy as soon as I have some fiscal ducks to put in a row. I got the second panel from…
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WTB 606...
Okay, I'm looking for a pair of TR-606s. If you have one to sell, drop me a line and let me know about it, or if you know of one not on the 'bay. Cosmetic issues aren't important, but they need to be in full working…
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OASYS okay...
All right. I'll admit that I had my doubts about the OASYS synth. I'll still stand by my feeling that it costs about 2.5x as much as it should, if it was to enjoy any measure of success (I'm sure I'll be taken to task…
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Solutions to writer's block?
What do you guys do when you have writer's block? I'm in the depths of one of the worst phases I've ever had. (Although it's only two weeks old, so it's not that bad, relative to some people I know.) I know that…
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Freebie from FXpansion...
Check this out. A free monosynth from our good friends at FXpansion. Marketspeak: "Orca is an experimental monosynth built to showcase some new technology that FXpansion has been developing. Based on detailed and…
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NAMM & AES Rumors!
Heh. Made you look. Seriously, though, I was flirting with the idea of going to AES, since it's such a short drive and all, but I think I've changed my mind. I'll definitely be at NAMM, though. I've heard some juicy…
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It's a hit, bitches!
LOOKING FOR A RECORD DEAL. DIAMONDDAVE103 EMAIL ME diamonddave103@hotmail A&R ARE WELCOME. Man, I wish I could make this shit up. (Ethan Callander is the one with all the free time on his hands...)
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And in the blue corner...
Analog Industries Painful Virtuosity Day continues. Although, it's worth noting that the siren song of Mario trumps all other considerations. Blame Cody Gratner for the fact that you'll be humming this the rest of the…
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Hey, look at me...
Joey Trainwreck and the Meth Addicts live. Their contract reads "We will play tonight for the sum of $0.05 per note."
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Is it just me...
...or do all the new Native Instruments plugs look like they were made in Reaktor? Obviously, it's wise for a company to have a common look/feel amongst its products, something we've been struggling at with the AD line…
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Rave?
This is really skirting the perview of Analog Industries, but it's vaguely music-related. Last weekend, my wife and I got a 42" HD plasma TV. Obviously, there's no point in having an HD TV if you don't have HD content…
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Diamond Dave's Treatise On CD Marketing...
I know I said I was done with this fucktard, but it's just too fun. "Not a problem."
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And speaking of played...
I know this band is sooooo last week and all, but you gotta hand it to 'em for this performance. I mean, if there's a Cool Event Horizon, beyond which you can't get any cooler, they reached it. (Via Der Matrix.)
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Well, it ain't cheap or anything...
Some day, when the fairy godmother turns me in to a real boy, I'll have my dream rig. And in pride of place will be a dozen or so of these motherfuckers, just announced by API. Essentially two 550B eqs in a single rack…
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Moogers...
How's that for six spaces of tasty analog? You're looking at my electric piano live effects station, half-way completed. Still a ways to go, but I'm fairly pleased with the results thus far. I was a little hesitant…
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Odd question...
Dear Lazyweb: Name me a 3U (or less) true analog synth that is like 8.5cm deep or less. I have an odd-sized space to fill. I think that the Evenfall Mini Modular would work in this context; problem is they're rare as…
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Fucktard Of The Year Candidate...
God damn, I just want to slap the shit out of this bitch. I don't think anyone (even his wife) would argue that this dude is a fucking idiot. (Blame aKido. I'm just the messenger.)
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'Nuff Said...
Okay, we've decided what we're going to do for the next AD product. I'm not going to say what it is until we have a working proof-of-concept, but suffice to say it was mentioned in the previous topic of conversation…
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Okay...
We're starting to think about the next Audio Damage product, and as always, we're interested in what the masses want. Got a particular piece of hardware you'd like to see in a plugin format? Is there some whacky idea…
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Labor Day...
For those of you not in the U.S., yesterday was a holiday called "Labor Day." Its purpose is not dissimilar to the May Day holiday that Communist countries celebrated, back when Communism was cool. That is, it's a day…
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Oddball request...
Dear Lazyweb: Does any of my fair readers have the Jacky Terrasson album "Lover Man"? I desperately need the track "Love For Sale," and none of the download services carry this record because it was a limited release…
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Whew (#4)
You \ know\ your weekend's gonna be all right after you watch this shit. The sound is kind of asserific, with a vicious slapback, but who the fuck cares? From the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980, this footage makes me…
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Okay. Moog problem solved for now...
I'm really left with the nagging feeling that I should have got the analog delay, but I just sent someone a money order for the phaser pedal. The MURF just seems too fucking esoteric for my needs. This Analog Alteration…
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Fucktard Of The Week (or not?)
Of course, we all do this. That goes without question. But we don't film it and inflict it on others. So, he's just a fucktard for filming it and uploading it, not actually doing it, I guess. (Of course, most of us try…
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Whew (#3)
Okay, it isn't the Carnegie Hall concert, which is one of the most outstanding pieces of live concert you're ever gonna find (check the 8 minute version of Use Me he opens the show with), but Rev. Bill preaches it like…
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Whew! (#2)
Forget about it. Otis Redding's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival is hands down one of the great all time stage shows ever. The video above has the ass-end of "Shake," which opened the set. Then it goes in to the…
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Hmmm...
Okay, I'm working on Analog Rack V2, which will replace my (now gone) Blacet modular in stage performances for knob twiddling and stuff. I decided to build it around Moogerfoogers, because they have nice big knobs. I'm…
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Whew! (#1)
All this week, I'll be throwing video that has SMPTE. Ho, ho, ho. Seriously though, all this week, I'll be putting up classic soul performances that make your arm hairs stand up. First up is Aretha Franklin's stunning…
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And from the
Meet the Pikasso guitar. Apparently, this was originally commissioned by Paid-By-The-Note ambassador Pat Matheny, not Rick Nielson as one might think at first glance. There are 42 strings. One would assume that once you…
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Would you like extra stink with that?
Watch what happens when a ringer (e.g. Sly And The Family Stone) enters a talent contest (e.g. the 1968 Ohio State Fair.) Basically, they win. I've worked production at things like this dozens of times, but I've never…
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Killer Adam Deal...
If you pop over to the Analogue Haven used page you'll note that they have a demo pair of Adam A7s for $850. This is an absolutely killer deal on a killer pair of speakers. If someone doesn't jump on that, I will, even…
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Success tastes just like chicken...
The Reverence Steam Roller keeps on chuggin' on, sucking up roughly 115% of my life. You'd think it was a limited edition or something. Now, if you get the impression I'm being a little cavalier with the whole event…
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Dear sweet baby jebus...
And from the "careful what you wish for" category, Reverence is a smash hit, I guess. Yesterday was (by far) the biggest sales day ever for Audio Damage, and Reverence has sold more in one day than some of our other…
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MIDI Violin, but not what you think...
When you first hear the words "MIDI violin," you think of a violin that transmits MIDI, right? This bad boy is the other way around. It receives MIDI. Now, this is a violin I would find useful. Product page is here…
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Audio Damage Reverence Now Available...
Go get some...
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A T-Shirt Conundrum...
Okay, so while Adam is finishing up Reverence, I've been working on a new t-shirt design, as we get a lot of requests for t-shirts since we ran out. I wanted to do something that was as high-quality as a t-shirt could…
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YA Reverence Update...
Okay, we're pretty much done with Reverence. We're waiting to hear from a couple more testers, and putting the finishing touches on the manual and press release, and we'll be good to go. Barring the discovery of any…
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The Monster Dub...
I can't tell if Rozzer and n-Fuze are taking the piss out of the current slew of "watch me make a beat on an MPC" videos, or trying to get in on the action, but this is by far the the best of the bunch, both musically…
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Heh...
The reason Diamond Dave is funnier than this is that Diamond Dave is real, which is a shame because without Diamond Dave in our hearts, this would be pretty funny. Thanks to Matrix for the time-waster.
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More Reverence updates...
All righty. I've made the product page for Reverence live on the Audio Damage site. You will find therein a pair of audio demos, a screenshot, and some market-speak about the plugin (which won't contain anything you…
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Wear that shit out...
Okay, let me get this out of the way straight off: I didn't make these. I have no fiscal interest whatsoever in the sale of these shirts. That said, you know you want to sport the fuck out of this bad boy. It's the…
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Reverence Update...
Pictured above is the AU version of Reverence. (Click that bitch for the full-sized.) Adam sent me the alpha this morning, and all seems right, except for a silly drawing bug we need to chase down. The VST versions are…
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Why I Don't Like The Theremin: A Simple Example...
I have this theory about guys that wear kilts. (Not Scottish Gentry, of course. I mean the kind of guys who's 'day' job is as a bouncer at a goth club.) The reason I find them so fucking annoying is not the fact that…
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And now for something we hope you'll _really_ like...
Someone just sent me a pretty funny MP3, a re-tasking of the (in)famous Diamond Dave phone message of last week. Give it a listen here. Apparently, the author of this track is afraid of Belizian Cyber-Ninjas or…
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If you've got nothing to do tonight...
...and you're in London, I strongly suggest you go check out Teledubgnosis + N.I.C., who are playing at Luminaire, on Kilburn High Road. Some truly rightous dub from those guys. They're also at the Windmill in Brixton…
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It's all about the sustain, really...
And in the "Paid Per Note" catagory... I don't have any snide remarks for this, since the kit is good and the music is, while not my cup of tea, actual music. So do with it what you will. Thanks to casiotone for t3h LNk.
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Dear God, what hath I wrought?
I know I said I was bored with this whole Diamond Dave thing in the last post, but seriously, what the fuck else is there to do on a Friday afternoon? I just got a nice pair of missives in my inbox. First this: guess…
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Distro...
Okay, this is gonna come out of left field, but I haven't had to do this in a while. It seems that our label has outgrown its current distributor, so I'm in the market for a new one. The last time we went shopping for a…
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Diamond Dave, The Gift That Keeps On Giving...
So, if you read the comments of the last post, you know that Adam Jay got another voicemail, wherein the entire country of Belize has been disgraced, and is a "very serious matter." That's funny enough. But naturally…
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Diamond Dave is, in actual fact, The Real Thing...
So there was a thread on Gearslutz that kind of went concurrently with the Diamond Dave shit we were rockin' here earlier. It was in good fun. In actual fact, it was a bit kinder than our conversation here, because to…
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Monolake Deathstar
Apologies if you're already hip to this, but I just found out about it, which makes it almost like it's new. This is Robert Henke's new MIDI contoller. It will be for controlling Live and Max/MSP when Robert is…
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Done and done...
Okay, we're finished with the guitar overdubs, and I'm sending Miguel packing back to Chicago tomorrow, so we'll be returning to our regularly scheduled programming/fucktards/HCGP/etc. here in a short while. Sorry for…
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Wheezebox...
Witness the awe-inspiring musical powerhouse that is the Magnus Electric Chord Organ. It has two sounds: "wheeze" and "slightly louder wheeze." They're fantastic. Can't get 'em anywhere else. Hard to record, though, you…
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Fucktard Of The Week... (c. 1985)
Meet the Johnson Five, featuring five different ways to suck. Thanks to Gerald Stevens for inflicting this on us all.
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Why I Love This State...
Take a close look at the last line.
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A little story 'bout Reverence...
You might recall a few weeks back when I asked for a front panel photo of a Lexicon 200. Much speculation ensued, both here and at KvR, about the nature of such a request, and what it might mean. Of course, it's now…
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Rubber Johnny...
I never get bored of this. You've probably seen it, of course, but it's a good time waster. Aphex Fuckin' Twin and Chris Cunningham.
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Adam A7 = The Business...
Got my Adams from Analogue Haven today. Run (don't walk) to the nearest computer and order yourself a set. These little guys are The Shit, in no uncertain terms. Well worth the money. There is no question in my mind any…
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Stuff and gear and stuff...
It was inquired as to what gear was being used for the guitar overdubbing sessions. "All kinds of shit" would be the easy answer, but pictures can express a thousand words, so here's a 2K explanation.
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'Sup?
Okay, my guitar player Miguel is here for a week to do overdubs; I'll be more or less incommunicado for the duration, so don't expect a lot of posting here until, say, the 8th. A few here and there, but not my normal…
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I've been diggin'...
...in no particular order... Mose Allison. I saw him a couple times during his residency at Fat Tuesday's in NYC. It took a little while for his voice to grow on me, but now I can't get enough of that shit. "If You're…
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99 Cent Condensor Mic? Sure, why not?
I could see buying, like, 50 of these and placing them all over my house. Mic: 99 cents. Cable loom: $4500. Anyways, Go forth. I'm sure they're fantastic.
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Why I Hate Musician's Friend, Take 152...
So, my Adam A7s departed Analogue Haven yesterday, and it occurred to me that I need TRS- XLRM cables. Everyone knows that Mogami cables are the cables you get when you need cables. (People that know better still insist…
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Fucktard(s) Of The Week...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] MC Cul De Sac And The Suburban Rebel Three! Seriously, I know these guys, and they really are choads in real life, too. (And extra seriously, if you're using an Intel Mac to look…
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Avantone Group Buy Update 2...
Okay, we've got a couple dozen takers so far; all is good. I'm going to close this up on Wednesday, and here's how it will work. Those of you who have committed will Paypal me $169 per set you want, with your address in…
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Avantone Group Buy...
Okay, there seems to be enough interest in a group buy for me to persue this a bit more. I spoke to Sue at Avant, and she told me that we can't do the group buy for less than the normal dealer price of $169.00. That…
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Avantone Mini-Review...
Okay, I should note at this juncture that I just discovered (and dispatched) a moth in my studio that was the size of a well-fed hummingbird. Now, that's not big for a bird, but for a moth, well, it's like fucking…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Monday...
My in-laws are visiting all week, so I'll be traipsing all over the Pacific Northwest seeing the sights. As such, don't expect much postage this week. However, here's a sexy little number that showed up in my mailbox…
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Rentals in Portland?
Dear Lazyweb: I need to rent a good recording amp for August 1st to the 8th. I'm thinking a Gibson GA-20 or a '66 Champ or something in that neck of the woods. Obviously, given my locale, the rental needs to take place…
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Discovering Electronic Music...
MatrixSynth has probably already posted this, but if he did, I missed it. This is the fantastic Bernard Wilets film from 1983, Discovering Electronic Music. It is so fantasical awesome as to defy description. Break out…
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Corbaccio At The Keys...
I've never been a big fan of the Marx Brothers, and as such, I didn't realize what most of you probably already know: Chico Marx could give a fucking clinic on piano playing. Like, take you out back and learn you a…
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Crumar Performer, Round Two (Fight!)
Okay, so I got this Performer in the hizzle. It is actually in surprisingly good shape; only a couple minor problems, which I can certainly deal with for the price I paid! The resonance slider on the Brass section is…
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New At Analogue Haven...
It has become my lot in life to tirelessly pimp both Analogue Haven and Effector 13. Today, I have the opportunity to do both in one fell swoop. The Effector 13 Synth Mangler pedal, which initially brought that company…
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Diamond Dave: The Gift That Keeps On Giving...
I don't really have anything to say about these that Diamond Dave hasn't already said. "This baby is loaded with techno." (Thanks to Mr. McAnally, Diamond Dave's new best friend.)
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A little synth poem...
Ode to Synthesizers By Josh Langberg Oscillators that stay in tune. Filter sweeps will make girls swoon. Black ebony, white ivory, 49, 61 and 88 key. All made up of circuit boards, if polyphonic you can play chords…
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Crumar Performer
I scored a Crumar Performer off Craigslist for almost a yard sale price. How 'bout that? I'm gonna go pick it up tomorrow. I have a soft spot in my heart for string synths. I've owned an ARP Omni 2 and a Roland RS09 at…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Sunday...
Haven't done one of these in a while. Eric Frampton put up a bunch of pictures of his home studio here, and I thought it'd be a fun Monday Morning diversion for those of you chained to cubicles. Go have a gander. Eric…
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Hot Vintage Fucktard Action...
And from the "hey, where'd my career go?" file. Word on the street is that Billy Squire sued the director for ruining his career. Yeah, sure. Like you didn't have anything to do with it. Right.
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Okay, I lied... (NAMM pics, anyone?)`
Max Cooper has put up masses of photos from NAMM in this thread on Gearslutz. Pictured above is Esteban Jordan, the world's greatest accordian player. Or, at least what you'd tell him to his face, because he'll plain…
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Off Today...
No posts today or tomorrow. I have relatives visiting. In the meantime, I suggest going here.
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I'll probably regret this one...
Dear Lazyweb: I need one more multi-FX box. I'm extremely happy with my shiney new Eventide Eclipse (and at the risk of being both repetitive and boring, if you have the means, give Shawn a ring and get one your own bad…
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Shine on, you crazy diamond...
Syd Barrett passed away. (Thanks to Ben Goldacre for the link to the video, which came several days ago, but takes on a special irony today.)
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Are you fucking kidding me?
Take everything you ever knew about fucktards in the music industry and just throw it out the window. This guy trumps all. The bit that cracks me up is the "up to $900,000" music tour. (Music tour?) When SMG was at its…
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Analog Haven + A7 = happy Chris...
Analog Haven, our favorite gear store, will have Adam A7 powered monitors in stock shortly (Friday? Monday? Not long.) In that shipment will be my pair, of course. I strongly suggest you run (don't walk) to the A7 page…
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Piano Shed...
Sometimes, in piano recitals, the performer feels the need to drop some science. I personally prefer players that are more concerned with emoting than playing perfectly (think Glenn Gould in his most pilled-out versus…
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Speaking of miserable people...
The above pictured is a beautiful example of the Buchla Music Easel, a rare bird if ever there was one. Normally, you'd be able to visit that Easel, which resided at the Music Technology Labs of Evergreen State College…
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And from the "cool but useless" file...
Here's something for the Laptop Battle folks. $72.00 will get you a t-shirt with a working spectrograph on it. Good for the fashion-forward lead singer, too, so the soundman can see where the feedback is. Buy it here.
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Another Fucktard Three-Way...
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Can I get a Viscount-off?
Our good friend dm just wrote to inform me that he purchased the pictured Viscount Imperial off the 'bay for a buck fifty. That is one bad mother... (shut your mouth!) He's taking a collection for bell bottoms and a…
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Chandler Germanium EQ on the horizon...
Chandler has another Germanium product on the way in the near future, the Germanium EQ. Here is the info sheet on the product. I'm one ASCAP check away from picking up the Germ pre; these will obviously make a happy…
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Wanted...
Dear Lazyweb: Do you, fair reader, have a Lexicon 200? I need a high-resolution image of the front panel of a 200, flat-on. It doesn't have to be 3000 pixels wide or anything, but I can't find a good large image on the…
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SSL Love-Fest Continues...
Don't you just want to hug those guys? I may up and move to Oxford if they keep on like this, just to be close. It seems they bought Sydec, those whacky Belgian DSP farmers. The press release is the typical marketeer…
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These kids make a good-lookin' pedal...
Pictured is the Hot Hand Phaser/Flanger, from Source Audio. If you recall, they released a Wah effect in this form factor last year; you wear a little ring on your pickin' hand, and your hand motion controls the effect…
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Fan-fucking-tastic...
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WTB: Analog Monosynth...
I'm looking for a monosynth in the sub-$500 neck of the woods. I'm thinking along the lines of a Prodigy, CS-15, SH-7, OB-1, MS-10, etc. You know what I mean. If you've got something like this, don't live in Outer…
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Tesla t00ns are t3h r0k...
Thanks, Shawn!
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Synthesis Technology getting out of kit biz...
Paul Schreiber has just announced that, as of 1/1/07, MOTM modules will no longer be available in kit form, as he is moving the entire production to SMT processes, and only crazy people like Adam will build SMT kits…
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A solution in search of a problem...
You might remember the Optimus keyboard (yeah, the one with a little OLED screen in each key) making the rounds a few months ago. Well, Art.Lebedev has actually brought a similar product to market, even though the…
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Fucktard(s) of the week (Special Wanking Edition)
If someone tried to pull this shit out on a session I was working on, I'd say "okay, dude, you're not getting paid per note." The absolute worst form of musical masturbation, now with makeup and pleather.
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The Halfway House...
So, I got everything I needed to rack up this V376 cartridge I bought, then I discovered that the Par-Metal rack chassis I ordered is, uh, too good for the job? Something. The aluminum top and bottom plates are so thick…
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A Good Deal...
An aquaintance of mine is selling a Vintech Dual 72 for the ludicrously low price of $899. I don't need to tell you that this is a really good deal for this box. I'd buy it myself, but I've reached my gear quota for…
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Using a Rosetta w/ a MOTU box...
I got this question in my email this morning from a Bill: I just ordered a rosetta 800 and was curious as to how to hook it up to the MOTU. For now, I just want to use as a front-end (not using with the firwire card)…
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Audio Damage Pulse Modulator Now Available (sort of...)
The new issue of Computer Music, 102, is on newstands now, and as I've previously reported, contains a free full-featured Audio Damage effect, called Pulse Modulator. This plug is a triple-LFO tremolo/distortion effect…
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No More Wire Hangers!
Paul Schreiber, owner of Synthtech, dropped this info on pertinent mailing lists last night: The EU's import ban on leaded solder begins July 1st. If you are interested in DIY/repair/kit building, I \ strongly suggest\…
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Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street...
The trumpet player looks like my 9th grade English teacher. That's creepy. Otherwise, fly as it gets. I'd go so far as to say super fly. The vamp at the end is awesome. What a great performance. What I really like is…
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More info on the Buzz 500-series compressor...
Tim Farrant from Buzz Audio dropped the following info about the new Essence compressor: We have the pricing for the 500 Series ESSENCE compressor worked out - it will street for US$875. The ESSENCE has a Lundhal 1540…
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SSL Duende first user review...
Continuing my Duende fetish, here's the first review I've seen. People that had ordered them started receiving the first units this week, so we'll see some more of these. (I should just make a reusable Duende icon now…
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Time, with real tube warmth...
I always thought nixie clocks were cool, but this guy takes it to a whole new level. Eric Barbour of Metasonix fame dropped this bad boy on me. Check it: the electronics of the clock are also tube-based, not just the…
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Branding a dot com...
Okay, so we've been out of Audio Damage t-shirts in Real People sizes for quite a while. Some tiny German dude just bought the last two out of the store, both smalls. I've received enough email requests to make it…
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Is it just me?
Or has Harmony Central gone completely down the tubes in the last couple months? The first couple weeks after their Big Sale to Musician's Friend were fine, but now it seems their editorial policy has changed somewhat…
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SSL Mix Buss...
SSL has started a new community site, called Mix Buss, which may or may not be cool when all is said and done, but is cool right now. Some of the articles are lifted straight from S.O.S., so I suppose it stands to…
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A Lemon? No problem...
Here's the code, should you need it: if (life == lemons) { lemonade = lemons + elbow\ grease; } This Wurlitzer 112 I bought from Mike Fisher, while fun for a minute, is basically useless. Since I got it in November, my…
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Soft-Core Gear Porn Tuesday...
Our good friend Jeff Laity sent me some pictures of his new DIY Composer Station, in order to inspire jealousy, no doubt. There are more here. It's a pretty nice affair, although I have to take issue with his LCDs not…
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Some fun modular video...
The above is Mike Brown of Livewire Electronics burning in the custom E.A.R. modular he and Peter Grenader designed for Alessandro Cortini of N.I.N. There are several other videos here, and a page about the synth here…
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Annoy your cube-mates for twenty quid...
Pertinant market-speak: Since the dawn of time we humans have loved the beat of drums. Now we may not have managed to evolve much since the sun came up on time, but drums sure have, and now anyone can lay into a drum…
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Fucktard of the week!!! ("I'm a kind of famous" edition)
Speaking as a "kind of famous" person, you just have to know when to say when. This might make it in to Fucktard Of The Year contention. (Thanks, TD!)
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In Praise Of Plogue...
So, now that Discord 2 is out, Adam is on a forced leave (because D2 made him a little crazy, and he's started talking to the Bat People) and I'm spending some quality time with new software I've aquired in the last…
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Fucktard or genius? You be the judge...
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Discord 2 Now Available...
As the title says, Discord 2 is in the store, and available for purchase. US$49.00 for the full meal deal, $10.00 for previous owners of Discord 1.0 and 1.5. Go get it.
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pwnd...
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Incoming...
Sorry it's been sparse the last couple days, but I had my problem tooth, of which I've waxed poetic the last couple months, removed from my head yesterday. On top of that, we're very close to a release for Discord 2…
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Music Thing Throws Down The Gauntlet...
Apparently, Tom wants me to bring the pain. I've got three words for him, and they all begin with vowels: Apogee, Eventide, Averill. Next!
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A Little Too Perfect?
My wife and I took a break from computers yesterday in search of a source of vitamin D besides the glow of LCD monitors and drove to the Oregon coast for the day. When we go on road trips of any length, we tune our XM…
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Discord 2 News v0.9
Okay, I'm merrily making presets today. In the meantime, Lisa has updated the Audio Damage site, so that there is actually a Discord 2 product page now. I've put up some quick 'n' dirty example MP3s that I whipped out…
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Stupid Shit I Get In The Mail...
And it came to me, for some odd reason. (The word I'm searching for is "natch.") I've never owned/purchased/wanted a Mackie product, yet I get this just now: Every day, millions of unfortunate souls are subjected to the…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Yeah, I know it's late. But I'm fucking busy, so deal. Here you go. This is a guy named Jörg, who has a lot of shit. Some of it is really nice. Some is made by Behringer. Not earth-shatteringly (is that even a word?)…
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Discord 2 News...
Christ almighty. To say this one fought us every single step of the way would be to understate the matter mightily. Early on, we decided on a feature set that stretched our current library. As it turns out, it was, in…
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Well-rounded Serge Panel for sale...
A regular on the AI Buddy List, James Maier (you probably know him better as Carbon111) is selling his Serge panel. It is an excellent starter panel, with the following modules: ADP, PRNV, PCO, RING, EQ, AMX, UAP, 2RVG…
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AU on Windows? Not as far-fetched as you might think...
Anyone that develops audio products for OSX knew long before the Intel Macs were announced that something was cooking, due to the many hints in the various SDKs that dealt with Intel chipsets directly. We mostly assumed…
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Audio Damage Pulse Modulator...
Here is an image of Audio Damage Pulse Modulator, the plugin that will be available free in the next issue of Computer Music. I wasn't going to spring the screenshot until the issue was out, but I just got issue 101 of…
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Back To German Cartridge Land...
Okay, I'm a sucker. I'll admit it. I needed one more mic pre, and I wanted a discrete TAB or Siemens cart more than just about anything. So I've been nosing around the nether (meaning: non-eBay) regions of the Interwebs…
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A Short Rant...
Is Java so much better than C++ that people are willing to require users to get a fucking 118mb download of the Sun Java Runtime to run their precious aleatoric simulation? And then make those same users put up with…
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The Hardest of hard-core gear porn...
Okay, I don't know what the fuck is going on here. The above image is from the ekadek world of sounds and old-school machinery. There are entirely too few pictures and sound samples on this site, but this guy is a man…
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Fucktard Of The Week!
This is a multi-part fucktard fiesta. Since this is on Ebaum's World, chances are that lots of you have seen it already. But it's new to me, and thus qualifies. I'll grant that "eighties" implies a certain fucktard…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Yet another HCGPF from our favorite thread on Vintage Synth Explorer's forums. This nice little setup belongs to one Spookyman, of Jura, Switzerland. It obviously isn't as over-the-top as our normal entries, but he's…
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Free Audio Damage plug...
I've just received word that the free Audio Damage plug I talked about in an earlier post will be available on the cover DVD of Computer Music issue 102. It is called Pulse Modulator, and is based upon the above EH…
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New URS Channel Strip...
Have a gander at this sexy little plug. 'Tis the URS Strip, a compressor/EQ combo platter for your DAW. It looks like the compressor is a slightly dumbed-down version of their 1975 compressor, while the EQ is a combo…
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Killer deal on a Rosetta...
I don't normally post this sort of thing, but this is too good to pass up, and unfortunately, I have to pass it up. This post on Gearslutz has a dude with a good rep selling a 96K Rosetta 800 for $2300 shipped anywhere…
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Altiverb Windows (emphasis on the doze)
I'm sure I'm not alone in not caring about this. I'm of the considered opinion that there are two kinds of reverb: the kind that comes out of high-end hardware, and the shitty kind. Altiverb falls in to the latter…
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Synth Mangler!
Oh, this looks like good fun, and I even like the color. What it is: if I'm reading the material right, basically you have two heavy-duty fuzz boxes, and the joystick lets you cross-fade between them…
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Christ, I Have A Headache (The Strange Saga Of The Chinese Ribbon Mic Group Buy)
Okay, let me state for the record that Alctronics has joined the ranks of Prong, the South Dakota Police, and TVT Records on my Official Shit List. After the Fundable group collection closed (over $10,000 in just about…
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Fucktard Fiesta Weekend Continues...
Fuckin' yikes. I don't know what's up with this dude, and I don't want to know. Suffice to say he has Issues, serious ones that need to be Resolved. But then again, this is from the 80s. Every morning, I wake up and…
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Resophonic...
My lovely and thoughtful wife got me an early birthday present, when she saw me bitching about electric resonators. From the depths of the Chinese Musical Equipment Manufacturing Cabal comes the Hohner Electric…
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A Regular Fucktard Fiesta!!!
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Hard Core Gear Porn... Saturday?
Hey, all... HCGPF is coming tomorrow. I'm neck deep in Chinese Microphone Drama, and I don't want to drop everything and spend two hours searching Google Images. So, it'll come when this Group Buy deal is good and…
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Final Final Group Buy Update...
Okay, we've now got our limit, so all is good on that front. Time to move to Square Two. I'll keep everyone posted. Now, those of you that accidentally ordered two when you only meant to order one, please write me now…
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New Toy Alert!!!
I know you guys just \ love\ it when I get new shit, and I, being me, love to inflict the fact on anyone that will listen. In that light, today's visit from the UPS man brought me an Eventide Eclipse, courtesy of the…
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Excellent pics from AES Paris...
There are lots of good pictures of drool-worth gear in this thread at Gearslutz of new shit from the Paris AES, which is just wrapping up now. Above is the full Portico line in the vertical form-factor. Highlights are…
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Fucktard of the week...
Just throw your hands in the mother-fuckin' air, and wave the motherfuckers like you just don't care. That's right. MC Cul-De-Sac is gonna spit mad rhymes. Word.
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Dude, you just got owned by a 12-year old...
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YA New Toy!
Got yet another New Toy on the way. I ordered an Eventide Eclipse from Analog Haven yesterday. Well, two of them, actually. One for Adam and one for myself. I've always loved the H3000 series, and the Eclipse is a…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Another studio one this week. I've been obsessing over outboard the last two weeks, as my posts here no doubt show. One of the objects of my fancy is the Purple MC77, the excellent modern clone of the 1176. Purple Audio…
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The Big Sell Off (final round!)
Okay, I got my Lynx cables today, so the MOTU 896 is officially outta here. Typical rack wear; otherwise it is in top form, and I am the original owner. $600 $500 , or I will trade for the following items…
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Four Measures Of Fury May Final...
Okay, sorry this took so long, but I've been busy as fuck the last couple weeks. The interesting thing about this one, which didn't have a break as a starting point, is that the submissions are far more musical than…
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New Toys!
I scored a Lynx AES16 card over the weekend. A really cool guy on Gearslutz was selling a new-in-box one for a significant discount, which I couldn't pass up. So I stopped by his house/studio on the way to visit my…
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I couldn't make this shit up...
A guy with a tuba that shoots flames performing a cover of Brittney Spears' "Oops, I Did It Again." Really.
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Fucktard Of The Week...
I would think that either playing a sousaphone or riding a unicycle would be enough. There's really no reason to combine the two that I can come up with. (That's what MusicThing gets for trying to out-fucktard me!)
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A plea for help!
Okay, there are, on a daily basis, approximately 3300 unique visitors to this site. It would stand to reason that one of you is an upright bass player in the Willamette Valley. Seriously. I have paid session work for…
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FMOF Last Call...
3.5 hours 'til Midnight and I start building this month's FMOF. Hook it up! Either email me your file or post a link in the comments of this thread. EDIT: Okay, I'm wiped out. I'll assemble these tomorrow afternoon, as…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Okay, I've been shitting out synth-based HCGPF episodes for like two months straight, so it's time for a little something for the pro audio guys, which comprise roughly 9/10th of the AI readership, but for some reason…
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Chandler, Joy of man's desiring...
Oh... my... god... Pictured above is the one and only prototype of a future Chandler product, the Abby Road desk. More info and better pix in this thread on Gearslutz. If you were looking for a hardware definition of…
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Bits 'n' Pieces...
I got Computer Music 100 in the mail this morning. Holy fucking shit, but we got pwn3d in this issue. There is a short interview with me, about 5 other blatant mentions of Audio Damage plugins, plus the debut of our…
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DIY Tube Amp? Pt. 2
Got a nice shiny new Jensen Special Design 12" speaker from Tube Depot from the FedEx man today, and loaded it up in to the cabinet I built on Sunday. This thing sounds fucking fantastic. Here's a shot of the back: All…
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Korg PS-3100 walkthrough...
Of course, it really depends on exactly how interested you are in the Korg PS-3100. The soundtrack makes me want to kill myself, but if you can hang on for a couple minutes, you can then watch someone diddle on a…
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New ribbon mic from Peluso
I've been seeing generally good things about Peluso microphones. They make a more or less complete range of mid-priced studio mics, and they've just added a ribbon to the family, the R14. $694 gets you a mic that…
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Ursa Major Space Station?
Anyone have one of these they're looking to unload? I'm looking for the original SST-282, not the TDM plug or the new digital SST-206. (Although, truth be told, we probably wouldn't turn down the new one if the price…
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New 500-series modules from Buzz Audio...
New Zealand's Buzz Audio has some nice stuff in the pipeline. Click the image for a larger pic. The Elixer mic pre fits in API-sized slots, and is a class A/Lundahl design based on their excellent MA-2.2 mic pre. $695 a…
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Someone else's odds and ends...
This blog is rapidly turning in to Craigslist. I promise to endeavor to make that not be the case any more. But while I'm endeavoring, my friend Carl is selling some stuff you might want. He's a good kid but he has that…
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Odds and ends...
Okay, I'm in the midst of my spring cleaning, and I have some odd things that may be of interest to one or more of you. If something looks good to you, hit me up. Buyer pays shipping, Paypal only, as always. 1\. HP…
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DIY tube amp?
Is anyone aware of a simple single-tube amp project out in the interwebs? I'm interested in trying my hand at building a simple tube amp, and I have some excellent NOS GE 6L6 tubes that'd be perfect for the project…
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Four Measures Of Fury - May
Yup, it's that time again! Here's your loop. The key is Cm, and the tempo is 90 bpm. This one is a little more challenging, and a little less funky, as a couple people requested last month. It's a tiny piece of a song…
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Ahhh, spring...
When a young boy's fancy turns to thoughts of high-interest retail credit cards. Or not. I got the following in my mailbox from my good friend Fred Foster at Sweetwater this morning: I wanted to pass along some pretty…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday...
I recall making a comment some months ago that I didn't trust nice clean studios, because it looks like nothing gets done there. By that yardstick, Dana Countryman is one of the busiest guys in the music industry. Take…
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Well, you know my name is Simon...
No, really. A British TV show from 1978. Roland 700. Space Echo. Prophet 5. Bonus Wasp. Rod Argent. Fucking awesome. Courtesy of Mike Trobridge.
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Opinions are like assholes...
Okay, I need to be a Decider. With the release of the new API A2D, and the probable price reduction of the Neve 1073DPD, I can see the writing on the wall. It's time to get rid of my MOTU 896 and get an all-AES…
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The Big Sell Off (round four!)
Okay, here's the next go-round. Something for everyone! As with the others, Paypal only, buyer pays true shipping cost. 1\. DigiDesign MBox - Is what it is, does what it does. I don't have the original box any more, but…
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Yowza...
It's the EBOARDMUSEUM! Big shit! Knobs! Buttons! Lights! Bells! WHISTLES! I can't believe I beat MatrixSynth to this. I better hit "save" before he wises up! But that right there is a sight for sore eyes, make no…
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Roland CMU-810 Workout Video (Sweatin' to the oldies!)
fmass sent me links to four videos he made giving his CMU-810 a workout with three System 100m sequencers. The CMU-810, if you're not familiar, is the part of the Roland CMU system that doesn't need an Apple II to work…
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API A2D
Oh, you pretty thing. API can do no wrong in my book, and the A2D, finally unveiled today, is no exception. Obviously following in the footsteps of the Neve-AMS 1073 DPD, this is a pair of API 312 mic pres and a…
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Fucktard Of The Week...
Hey, I've got an idea. Stop dancing around your bedroom for a minute so I can take this picture and put it up on the Interwebs. Is that okay? This image courtesy of S&TG.
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday...
Here we have the home studio of one Meic Kluge. A pretty nice collection of synths, in my opinion. An MS20/SQ10, fairly large Synth.com modular, all the usual Roland suspects, etc. etc. Go to the pictures, then…
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Craptastic Chording (with a bonus funny!)
I'm continually amazed at how bad fake sheets are on the internet. I mean, I'm perfectly aware that looking at sheet music (or what passes for such) on the internet is legally exactly the same as downloading mp3s, but…
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Saturday In Seattle...
Anything interesting going on in Seattle on Saturday night? Like some good (non-trance) local electronica or something along those lines? The missus and I are trooping up to hang with friends, pick up a broke-ass CS-5…
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Weevils, bugs, and loopers...
BugBrand is a new manufacturer (new to me, anyways) of various audio audities. Pictured above is one configuration of the Weevil, which "features twin ring-mod lofi oscillators connected to a massive copper touch-plate…
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Nothin' but fun 'round here...
So one of our loyal customers informed me of a site which was selling, among many other things, the entire Audio Damage product line. I got this email before I'd had my morning dose of caffeine and nicotine, and was…
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Okay, this is going a bit too far...
Yup. That's basically a soundcard in a cable. USB on one end, 1/4" on the other. I'm trying to keep an open mind, but the very first thing that popped in to my head when I saw that was "Boy, I bet that sounds great. "…
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Discord 2 Sneak Peak...
Click the image for the full-size. This is the final UI for Discord 2. We felt that the hardware-looking one was just too busy and and hard on the eyes, so I went with a more modern UI for this. I'm going to give Ronin…
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17" MacBook Pro announced...
If you care about this, you no doubt know already, but Apple announced the 17" MBP today. I need to replace my iBook in the worst way, but not to the tune of $2799. I think I'll be waiting until the MacBook notPros are…
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Fucktard Of The Week...
Sure, I'm a cynical old bastard, but you don't need to make it easy on me. I mean, really, now.
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DIY Passive Summing Mixer...
So this fellow on Gearslutz by the name of Mitchell decided to make himself a passive summing mixer. This flavor of summing has no make up gain; you use mic pres to bring the level back to line; in this manner you can…
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Something new from URS?
I make no secret of the fact that URS is my favorite plugin maker that isn't, well, Adam and I. Them and Princeton Digital, I guess. But anyways, if you head to the URS site and sit through the interminably long flash…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Time to cue up "Thus Spake Zarathustra" because the Monolith is here, and we're about to start hitting each other with bones. The above multi-vendor system is owned (or rather was owned, as it is now "30% more wee") by…
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CME UF6 Mini review...
The other fun thing I got this weekend was a CME controller keyboard. I'm a bit of a stick-in-the-mud as far as keybeds go. I'm not a very technical keyboard player (read: I don't know a fuckload of chords) but I'm fast…
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Red Type B mini-review...
As I mentioned in the previous post, I've just picked up a Red Type B mic from Red Microphones. (As most everyone knows, Red was the vintage mic repair offshoot of Blue, but has now been spun in to a mic maker in its…
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Back...
Just rolled in from my trip to L.A. this weekend; my living room is inexplicably full of boxes. While I was gone, a Red Type B mic and a CME controller showed up. I'll put up initial thoughts tomorrow, and a full review…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn... Saturday?
Sorry for the late post, but I doubt Lisa would have taken kindly to me pulling over on the highway next to a 10,000 acre cattle feedlot to search for pictures of synths. But, better late than never. The above shot is…
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Out Of Town...
Okay, time to pack. I'll be in L.A. all weekend, looking for a new landlord to throw money at for the honor of being allowed to sleep under their roof. I'll have an HCGPF, of course, but it may be late Friday evening…
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FMOF April Final...
Okay, it was a good one this month. I think we're all getting the hang of this. I couldn't download the one from deceptakahn. Please make sure to leave your loops where I can get them until you see the final one up, as…
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monome
This is the monome, probably the first to actual market of the slew of upcoming multi-button interfaces. It will be available in two sizes (8x8 and 16x16) and includes an application which allows you to determine how it…
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New Toy!!!
My Big Studio Miniaturization Process is well underway now. I sold 90% of my shit, and new (and much better) stuff has begun arriving. Witness what the FedEx man brought this morning. Got myself a Rosetta 200. How 'bout…
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FMOF Last Call...
Don't forget that today is the last call for this month's FMOF. I'm going to L.A. tomorrow morning, so we're ending FMOF tonight. You have until 8:00 pm Pacific time (GMT -9) to throw a loop. If you're linking, put 'em…
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New Samples of the Lil' Phatty up...
As the title says, there are new samples of the Little Phatty up on the Moog Music site. These go a little more in depth than the original couple. I have to say that, while it sounds pretty much like you think it would…
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Fuck me running...
A Rosetta 200 is in the mail on its way to me, and I literally \ just\ got done refreshing the Fedex tracking page, and wham, I figured out what the new API product is. I mean this product. You don't need to enter…
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SSL Duende page now up...
Here 'tis. The Official Word is that you get 32 channels at 44.1/48, so 16 stereo tracks, if that's what floats your boat. At 96kHz, halve that figure. Plus one buss compressor. Also, the skinny is that the code for the…
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2005 Album Sales...
We were discussing this a couple months ago, using older numbers. Here are the just-released digits for 2005 from Soundscan for total albums sold. Note that the vast majority of vanity releases from bands, and releases…
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Four Measures Of Fury - April
Thanks for the 20-odd emails I got pointing out that last Saturday was the first Saturday in April. ;-) Here is your loop. It is 120 bpm (and the masses breathed a sigh of relief), and the Minimoog bass is a big fat C…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Okay, refresh monkeys. Your fix is here. I'm on a roll with the synth-centric HCGP entries. Whack the picture above for the full-size view of the private studio of a certain Mr. Rich. I have no more information than…
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Good Adam A7 News...
This was just posted on Gearslutz by Bryce from Adam: Minor change... It seems that the demand for the A7 is going to significantly exceed our expectations. This will allow us to build them a bit less expensively than…
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Ratshack Reverb v2.0
Now with a more accurate model of t3h suck! That's right, kids. Ratshack Reverb v2.0 is now available for purchase in the AD Store as a Universal Binary AU/VST for OSX and VST for Windows. This is a from-the-ground-up…
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Tube Porn Video...
A short movie made by Dave Pape about Theo Argiriadis, a British tube effect builder guy. Says Dave: His workshop sublimates eccentric retro gear porn into a higher form, something like gynaecological valve art - and…
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A Wild Goose Chase...
I don't suppose any of my fair readers has an original manual for the Realistic Electronic Reverb, do they? We're doing the manual for our Ratshack Reverb today, and we wanted to use some quotes from the real thing. If…
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The Big Sell Off (round three!)
Okay, we're getting in to the home stretch now. Here's what's up in this one. A little more esoteric... SCI Prophet 2000: Still available. In excellent condition electronically. 7/10 cosmetically. Analog filters and…
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Messe = Big Fat Waste Of Time And Money?
So, between my own native curiousity about things noisy, and my interest in aquiring grist for the AI mill, I am pretty hungry for press releases that look interesting. Is it just me, or was there very little at this…
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The Big Sell Off (round two!)
The Blacet modular, the Univox EC100, and the Neumann PEV are spoken for, so they're off the block. Here's a current list of what I'm unloading, with suggested prices. If you want to make an offer, I'll seriously…
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SSL Duende Screenshot...
Just found a small screenshot of the two plugs from the SSL Duende, plus a mock-up of the front panel, such as it is. From this here site (if you want a slightly larger image.) I want to take it home, and kiss it, and…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
In all the months of doing this, I don't think we've come across a place with this many synths, except for Zimmerland and that place from South America on the old site. Pictured above is most of the Selector and a small…
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Bush Of Ghosts double whammy!
One of the most important electronic albums, and one that has heavily informed most styles of electronic music, got a big pat on the ass today. My Life in the Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno and David Byrne, has been…
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Take that, Focusrite! SSL DSP box on the horizon...
No photos yet, and the SSL site has no information on the product, but it looks like SSL is going to release a Firewire DSP sidecar to compete with the offerings from TC, Waves, UA, and Lexicon. Called the Duende, it…
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Blacet sold...
Okay, so it appears the Blacet has been spoken for. I'll put up a full list of the remaining items, with conditions and such in a few days.
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The Big Slim...
Okay, this is gonna be tough, albeit in a cathartic way. Lisa and I are going to be moving from our largish house in the country to a smallish apartment in the city (while it was a noble experiment, living out in the…
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Messe: New TC interface...
Man, and I just bought a FireBox, too. This is the Konnekt 24D, a new interface from TC. Aside from the rather ostentatious use of the letter "K" this seems to be a pretty sweet box. It has the Fabrik C channel strip…
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Lil' Phatty Info Up...
Here's the deal on the new Moog. I've been sitting on a picture of this thing for like two weeks, and you have NO idea how hard it was to not post it. Moog has let the cat out of the bag, though, so go forth…
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Messe: Cwejman module pic...
Shawn from Analog Haven is at Musik Messe this week, and is promising to send me many pictures of cool shit. Above is the first of many, an image of the entire Cwejman modular lineup. Click the image for a high-res…
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The Long Strange Trip Of A VCS3...
Huh. The Putney that was the subject of many AHNW pictures this weekend (including my post of a couple days ago) is up on the 'bay. Quite frankly, I can't think of a 3-OSC mono that I'd pay $3150 for, but to each his…
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MFB Multi-Filter...
I don't know if this is new or not, but it's the first I've seen of it. Yet another el cheapo knobby box from German company MFB. Here's the product page on the MFB site. It looks to be an analog multi-effects unit…
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AHNW Synthi-porn...
Some nice pics from Analog Heaven Midwest 2006 up on the Retrosynth site. As a militant smoker, I particularly appreciate the nice tobacco-burst color of that Putney. You see too many in white; it's good to see one in…
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Wanna know what it feels like to get punched in the stomach?
Go start yourself a company. Have it do pretty well. Well enough to the point where you can advertise in major music magazines. Then go do an ad buy in one (or more) of those magazines. We just purchased a bunch of ads…
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Sick gear sale on NYC Craigslist...
Check out this ad for a really fine collection of gear up on the block. Some of the prices are silly, but some are really good. Of course, it depends on condition. Being me, I have my eyes on that SCI Pro-FX, but it is…
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500-series module porn...
Well, Messe is right around the corner, and we've got whatever the Roland Red thing is, and the new Moog, and the Focusrite Liquid Mix, and I'm sure many other nice things that We Can't Live Without. However, whenever…
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Focusrite Liquid Mix...
Another addition to the family of DSP sidecars for your DAW, which includes the PowerCore and UAD-1. This bad boy is the Focusrite Liquid Mix. Obviously a permutation of the Liquid Channel; I assume it uses the same…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
You always know that when I put up a picture of Vangelis or Tomita or Wendy Carlos gear, I consider it something of a cop-out, but I had a really busy week, and was unable to do my normal Thursday afternoon search…
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Thoughts on the New Moog...
If you're not subscribed to the Analog Heaven list (and who can really blame you?) there's been quite the go-round in the last few days about the New Moog. Of course, the same issues have appeared on many other forums…
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Komp This...
If you recall, a couple weeks ago I was pattering on about "getting the comp out." Well, it's out. Shipping next Tuesday. So, if you find yourself needing a helping of the Posi Stylee, you can go grab yourself one, and…
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w00t! and furthermore niiiiice....
If you kids happen to pick up the current issue of Future Music (the April issue, which is on sale today), there are reviews of both BigSeq and Phase Two. That, in and of itself, isn't that big a deal. What \ is\ a big…
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And another one...
I don't want you to get the impression I'm trying to talk you in to spending money because I can't, but this particular thing fits right in with normal topics of conversation here, so I thought it worth mentioning…
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Some really good deals...
I'm loath to give up this link, but we may be moving soon (again) and I don't need to be aquiring anything else for the time being. So, in the interests of spreading the wealth, I give you Robert Van Dyke's price list…
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Self-tuning guitar (again)?
Yet another self-tuning guitar thing-a-ma-bob, this time from Tronical. ("You play. We Tune." How 'bout that?) I tend to lump these sorts of things in the "solutions to problems you didn't know you had" folder, which is…
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Discord 2 preview...
Pictured is the final user interface for Discord 2, straight out of 3DS Max. This should give you a pretty good idea of what's going on. Click the image for the full-sized UI. As you can see, there is a separate LFO for…
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New Moog Hint?
I've been trying to stay above the fray on this whole New Moog thing, but this might be worth having a gander at. I find it incredibly hard to believe that there's a retailer on the planet that could keep this…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Old Schoolers Anonymous. Check this shit out. No computer, beeyatch! He makes songs the old fashioned way. He types them in to an MC-4, one note at a time, like Real Men Used To. I assume, from the top-level domain tag…
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Burwen Bobcat...
It took some reading to figure out what the fuck this is. As far as I can tell, you buy this package containing the Burwen Bobcat software and a USB D/A convertor. The software is a plugin for Windows Media Player, and…
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Wow...
I don't really have anything to add to this. I mean, there's nothing that can be said about this album cover that the image alone doesn't convey. Taken from this page. I wonder if Devastatin' Dave (The Turntable Slave)…
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One more Asian Gear Porn pic...
I forgot one of the pics that Ethan sent me in the Asian Porn Fest last weekend. So here 'tis. It's the cover of a Roland brochure, and would be a pretty comprehensive studio, even by today's standards. (Just add…
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Phase Two now Universal Binary...
Makin' license plates, that's what it's all about this week at Audio Damage. Phase Two has been given the UB treatment today. This is a free crossgrade. If you own it, just log in to your store account and download the…
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Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...
Ethan Callender just sent me these scans from Japanese trade brochures, and I thought they were worth putting up here, as sort of a Hard Core Gear Porn extra. Click each image to be taken to the full-sized scan. This is…
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DubStation now Universal Binary...
Audio Damage's best-selling product, DubStation OSX, has been revved to 1.1 and is now available as a Universal Binary. The crossgrade fee is $5.00, and you can get it here. The Windows version remains unchanged at…
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Four Measures Of Fury March final...
Okay, here 'tis. We had a few less submissions than last month, but I think in general they were more creative. I'm not sure if this is due to the more esoteric nature of the source material, or what. The MP3 ended up…
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FMOF Last Call!!!
Yeah, you can't fool me. You really have nothing better to do on a Friday night than turn one loop in to another loop. Seriously. This is your 8-hour warning. Post submissions in the comments of this thread, or mail 'em…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
I'm one of those kinds of people that make lists. I make lists in notebooks, in really small handwriting. I have lots of notebooks. It's the sort of thing you'd see in a David Fincher movie, where he would use the large…
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The Construction of David Gilmour's pedal board...
Pete Cornish makes pedal boards. Pete Cornish makes David Gilmour's pedal boards. Pete Cornish was kind enough to photo-document this process. Go look.
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Ward Beck modules. Qty: One Metric Fuckton
Holy DIY console, Batman. This is obviously the left-overs of some serious Ward Beck console repair stockpile. Ward Beck is frequently, and in my opinion disingenuously, called the Neve Of The North. Let's make one…
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Cheap drum trigger for your modular...
Robert Trelease just posted the following on the Blacet list. I thought it might be interesting to those of you that have modulars but aren't on that list: The Blacet 2225 I/O works great for producing analog percussion…
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Audio Damage 914 Fixed Filter Bank now available...
All right, it's here. The Audio Damage 914 Fixed Filter Bank is now available for purchase in the Audio Damage store. This one is a major upgrade to the 907A plug, and has the following feaures: » Separate level…
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FMOF Countdown!
Okay, keep 'em coming. This one is shaping up really nicely. Two days left. This is the new FMOF thread; put your submission links here, or zip 'em up and mail 'em to me.
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Apparently your pedal board needs t00bs now...
Man, just when I thought I had tubes in everything that could have tubes in it... I was pretty sure I'd met my Professional Musician Tube Quota, but then penzoil washington sends me a link to the Kanuter VTPB 1 Vacuum…
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Calrec still around?
I don't know how this slipped by me, as I'm normally pretty up on this sort of shit, but apparently Calrec is still in business. Or at least, someone owns the name and is making consoles. They are definitely slated to…
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No posts today...
Sorry, but I'm getting some major dental work today, and will not be posting. You can take this time to get your FMOF loop done...
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The Most Annoying Sound Ever...
Peter Grenader of Plan B just posted a link to Savart's Wheel on the Analog Heaven list. I clicked the link, and read that it "is widely acclaimed for the fact that it makes the most obtrusive, obnoxious and irritating…
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Four Measures Of Fury March Madness!!!
Sorry this is so late. I meant to do it last night, but I was put down for the count by a monster toothache that has left me all but unable to function. However, pharmacutical products have been liberally applied, and I…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Oh, good ol' Dr. Joseph Paradiso. Can't go wrong. I have to admit, I usually find my HCGP subject during the week at some point, and save it for Friday, but for some reason I let two perfectly good HCGP sites drop…
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Too... Much... Porn....
The new Audities Foundation site just went online. It is, in a word, dope. Check it out. The Buchla part is particularly drool-worthy, naturally. The one dark spot is that they don't have a complete working…
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New Rhodes?
The following was posted on the Rhodes Yahoo Group: From: "j brand" To: rhodes@yahoogroups.com CC: Subject: \[rhodes\] Re: New Rhodes Model? Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:42:53 -0000 Hi everyone, We are working hard to…
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New Rhodes?
The following was posted on the Rhodes Yahoo Group: From: "j brand" To: rhodes@yahoogroups.com CC: Subject: \[rhodes\] Re: New Rhodes Model? Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:42:53 -0000 Hi everyone, We are working hard to…
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Big Pimpin' with the RCA Synthesizer Mk II...
Metasonix ain't the only game in town for tube synths. If you want to go vintage, you could do worse than the RCA Synthesizer Mk. 2, pictured above. (Or part of it pictured above, anyway...) Here is a recording of this…
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MidiNES maxi-review...
Okay, so I've been fighting this incredible head-cold for like 3 weeks now. My sister brought me some bad-ass Belgian strain of sinus trouble when she came to visit, and I just can't shake this shit. So, knowing when to…
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midiNES mini-review...
So I got a midiNES cartridge today, as part of my long-range plan to force Peter Kirn to give me his Nintendo DS. First impressions are generally favorable. If you're not in the know, the midiNES, made by .:wayfar:. is…
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In Defense Of My Mixing Position..
I get a pretty healthy dose of letters regarding posts on this site, and the most common one I get usually reads something like this: Okay. I get it. Mackie and Behringer mixers blow. What the fuck \ should\ I buy if…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
If you were ever curious as to the studio that lives in my head, when I think about what my studio should be, instead of what it is, above is a picture of it. Of course, it doesn't have Michael Hoenig in it, hardly…
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Nice modular gear porn from AHNE '05
Pretty pictures. Blinking lights. Patchcords. You know you want it. Go. Go. Go!
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Fucking Sweetwater...
If you get the Sweetwater inSync mailing which goes out every week, you know that they "scour the web" each week looking for the best freeware/shareware. This week, in their infinite wisdom, they chose FuzzPlus 2.2…
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In The AD Queue...
Okay, we're getting ready to throw our first batch of crossgrade/upgrade packages out in to the wild. After the first nervous moments of our VST2.4/Universal Binary Exploration, BigSeq (which is our first UB/2.4…
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Word For The Day: agonistic
The Sweetwater Word For The Day never fails to make me chuckle. Usually, it's something like "Bi-Directional" or "AES/EBU" or "Nyquist Limit." Rarely is it an actual single word, which is why I've always thought it…
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Laptop Battle 2006
I'm pleased to announce that Audio Damage, Inc. will be sponsoring the 2006 season of Laptop Battle, so if you're competing at one of the regional events this year, or at the finals, and you don't suck, we'll be giving…
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Hope Springs Eternal...
So, I'm looking at this INetSynth from Key2sound.com that was announced yesterday, and I think I might be missing something. It looks like they're not just selling a soft synth, but an actual lifestyle choice, a la…
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Ahhh, spring. When a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of vertices...
Sorry I wasn't up to snuff on my post count these last few days, but I went on a Total Immersion learning spree to teach myself OpenGL programming, because the interfaces to our plug-ins aren't groundbreaking enough…
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Chaos And Music...
I've been thinking a lot about chaos lately, as it relates to music creation. Watching the Olympics nightly, I've noticed one thing in particular about the speed events, such as downhill, combined, luge, skeleton: the…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Since everyone and his kid brother decided to jump on the Gear Porn Express this week, I thought I'd head on back to more familiar territory, and avoid synths for this edition. This triplet of Mellotrons is a result of…
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The State Of My 808...
Apparently, this was at one time a Roland TR-808. It really isn't any more. Check the rest of the site for some other canibalized drum machine work. A little bit scary.
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Food For Thought...
We're taking our label (and the parent of this site) Positron in to the digital delivery realm here in a few weeks, so I've been paying more than normal attention to marketing and moving music as downloads as opposed to…
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An odd request...
Okay, there are a lot of creative types that read this blog; I'm sure at least a few of you work in the gaming industry. I have a question. Is there a (relatively) easy way to turn a 3DS Max mesh in to a nice clean…
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Prophet 64 cart coming soon..
If you were one of the readers of the old Media Temple (and thus whack) version of this blog, you may remember a couple of articles about the Prophet 64 series of programs for the Commodore 64, which I successfully had…
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Messe Preview: elysia alpha compressor...
It occurs to me I've been neglecting the pro audio crowd for a couple weeks now, as I blather on about VST and AU nonsense. So here's a beauty that is going to make its debut at MusikMesse, the alpha compressor from…
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FuzzPlus2.2 UB VST/AU now available...
The long awaited moment has arrived. FuzzPlus2 is now available as an AudioUnit effect. Head on over to the FuzzPlus2.2 page at the Audio Damage site and grab yourself a copy. Both the VST and AU are Universal Binaries…
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Sknote Realthing Update.
Quinto Sardo, the designer of the Sknote Realthing from a couple posts back, just wrote me to correct some things about my previous entry, and drop a bunch of information which makes this a much more exciting product…
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Four Measures Of Fury final mix for February...
As you can see, we've finished the first installment of Four Measures Of Fury. This worked out beyond my wildest expectations, so we'll definitely do it again next month (and I already have a good loop lined up, too!) I…
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Sknote Realthing analog synth thingamabob...
This is a cool idea, but I'm not too sure about the execution. The Italian company Sknote is apparently thinking about making a hybrid VSTi/analog synth. (Whack the "software" button when you get to their frame-a-thon…
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FMOF Last Call!
The time is nigh to get your Four Measures Of Fury submission in. As of this posting, a little over 12 hours left. Email me a file, or post a link in this thread.
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Oh, this is a beauty. If that rig isn't the business I don't know what is. I'd be happy with those two stands that have a MemoryMoog, a Jupiter 6, and four (did you just read that right? Four?) Jupiter 8 beauties. This…
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Audio Damage BigSeq Now Available...
After much trial and tribulation, and many colorful terms invented for Apple software engineers, BigSeq is now available. This is our first Universal Binary product on OSX, and our first to use Steinberg's new VST2.4…
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Custom wooden modular synth...
Rykhaard Damien has created the D.A.M.I.E.N. modular synth from various and sundry boutique pieces and DIY plans. While we see a relatively large amount of synths that fit that description, none of them have maple…
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BigSeq Update...
Okay... The manual is done. The VST versions on both platforms are done. The copy protection is done. We're just chasing down one little bug in the AU, then a final round out to the testers, and the AU will be done…
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Another Tragic Studio Story...
Sure, you all remember The Christian Studio, and you all thought "well, that's just about as nasty as things can get," right? Wrong. Pictured above is the studio of one Tapas Das, who is to Korg what Tom Gross is to…
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YA FMOF Update...
So, I assembled all the loops I've gotten so far, so as to keep this monster from getting away from me. It's really interesting how this is shaking out, when you hear them all as one piece. The more aggressive people…
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On Universal Binaries and other things...
Well, all seems to be well in Universal Binary Land. In the above screen capture, the BigSeq on the top is AU, the one on the bottom is VST. They were both built on an Intel Mac, and they're both running fine on a PPC…
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Four Measures Of Fury update...
Okay, we've got some good submissions. Keep 'em coming! If you have already posted a link in one of the other two threads, I've got the file, so you're good. If you haven't yet proffered your submission, either post a…
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Wolfram Tones
This is a cool find. Wolfram, the makers of the excellent do-everything program Mathematica, have a whole mess of sites devoted to math and physics extensions of Stephen Wolfram's book A New Kind Of Science. One of the…
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Four Measures Of Fury update...
Since it's been inquired by several people, here is an MP3 of the full track of Enoch Light's "Pass And I'll Call You." I assume it was named after the phrase his A&R guy uttered when he heard it. This song is, in a…
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The Super Mario Bros. Audiosound Super-Synthesizer
Okay, unfortunately, it isn't quite as cool as the name makes it out to be, but this should be good for at least 10 minutes of clicking and chuckling. You can load four different world themes, then whack away at the…
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Four Measures Of Fury! v1.0
Look at all those tasty peaks and zero crossings, like it's just begging to be set upon with a Split tool, right? I hearby announce the first of what will hopefully become a monthly event here at Analog Industries, Four…
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Ronin review...
Grooves Magazine, which was an excellent piece of print media, has moved to an all-digital format. Their first digital issue is free, and you can go have at it here. The reason I bring this up is that there is a…
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Hard Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
I know this is kind of a cop-out, as far as hard-core gear porn goes, but you can't ever go wrong with a picture of Wendy Carlos' studio. The Tempi Mk. II console on the left, two Synergy synths behind her, and to the…
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And the beat goes on...
I know you guys are probably getting bored of reading about this saga, so I'll try to limit my outbursts, but fucking fuck fuck fuckity fuck. It took me all of an hour to turn BigSeq (the Windows VST) in to BigSeq (the…
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Logic 7.2... oof...
We, along with every other AU developer on the planet, were caught with our pants down by Apple's decision to ship Logic Pro 7.2 today. Our UB timeline was based upon Apple shipping it when they said they were going to…
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Full-size BigSeq screenshot...
Man, it's funny. When we release a product, I spend a week sending press releases to every possible source of music news on the Interwebs (with the exception of Sonic State which is, in actual fact, pissing in the…
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UB VST hosts?
Is anyone aware of a currently available Universal Binary VST host? I can't find one for love nor money, but I know you guys get out more than me...
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Is this thing on? Tap, tap, tap...
Okay, both the Rocky Mountain Research Division and the Central Cascades Rainwater Collection Facility branches of Audio Damage have Intel-based Macs on the premises now. My initial impressions were heavily colored by…
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In the queue...
Man, what a month. While I was waiting for my Intel iMac to show up, I whipped out the product you see pictured above, BigSeq, which is an analog-informed gate and filter sequencer. I have the Windows version done, and…
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God damn! I said GOD DAMN!
Man, if that doesn't bring a smile to your face, I don't know what will. Inward Connections built this custom all-tube console for 16 Ton Studios in Nashville. There's a bit about it, and a couple more pictures in this…
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A job opportunity...
If you have visions of becoming a sound designer, Ilio has a new service called Samplebase, which is an online library of samples with an integrated sample player plugin, and they're looking for sample bakers. Give it a…
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Speaking of Moog Cred...
Oof. For some reason, it's more impressive to see the backs than the fronts. (Thanks, rasmus\ nyaker)
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UB In the Hiz-Nouse, Beyatches!
That subject will look funny in your aggregator, no doubt. Anyways, today was a semi-momentous day, as we completed the first Universal Binary build of an Audio Damage product, the AU version of Dubstation. After some…
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Build your own cigar-box guitar...
This is an easy one, and almost certainly to good result. Cigarboxguitars.com has lots of information about how to build and play a cigar-box guitar, including making it electric via a piezo transducer or winding your…
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DIY guitar pedal helper...
This is a pretty cool idea. I've thought along similar lines since I started making my own pedals. It's a piece of wood, with a protoboard attached, and a piece of angle aluminum with various flavors of pots, plus a…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
The above picture is the studio of one Ruediger Lorenz, c. 1996 or so. He's the one on the right; don't know who the other two fellows are, but that guy with the Hard Rock shirt on really needs some lunch or something…
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Sorry...
But my posting this week will be on the thin side, for three reasons. 1: Our label has a comp in the production queue that is just about out the door, and I still have a bit of work to do on it. 2: Dealing with this…
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Low parts-count DIY VCF...
If you're looking for a pretty easy DIY project, I just came across this low parts-count VCF that looks pretty promising, done using vactrols. Here's the page. Everything is pretty easy to get, and I bet it could be…
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Fuzzy Fun, Pt. 2...
Okay, after a quick go-round on the VSTGUI Dev list, I was able to get the VST2.4 version of FuzzPlus2 working on all OSX hosts that I have, as well. So help yourself, and do let me know if you experience a problem, as…
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Big mixer, small footprint...
This is kind of an interesting concept in mixers I came across today. It's the Blue328 from Renegade Labs. It's a full 32-input 8-bus mixer in a package that is 12" on a side. The name makes me think of the Digital328…
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Fuzzy Fun...
As I mentioned in my previous post on the subject, the VST2.4 SDK was released on Friday, which caused us some consternation. I spent the weekend working with it to see what was what, and some bad news results. Here's…
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Some off-season modular porn...
Holy bujeezus. Check this thread on Vintage Synth.org for the full-size of this collection, which belongs to some California bloke, nom de plume of "dougt." Talk about a patching frenzy. Tip o' the porn-hat to rasmus\…
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Early Moog demo record...
Persuant to a conversation taking place on the Analog Heaven mailing list, Henry Birdseye put up an MP3 of an early Moog demo record that was shipped out with liturature c. 1963. It's pretty corny, and certainly good…
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More NAMM synthy porn pics...
Brandon Daniel has dumped more pics from NAMM on his site, so go have a browse. Warning: includes high-res photo of the Gaytar.
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The Rocky Road Of Audio Software Development...
Well, it's been an interesting day. Ever since we released Phase Two (way back in the day, it seems; was it only Sunday?) we've been discussing the transition to Universal Binaries, and how Audio Damage would deal with…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!! (Special Roland Edition)
Since there are a lot of industry people that read this blog (although, god only knows why, when it's so likely I'm gonna talk shit about them) I thought I'd have an HCGPF Special Roland Edition, in case anyone from…
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NAMM pics...
Brandon Daniel has put up pics of some of the analog highlights at NAMM. Check his site for the goods. (Click on NAMM shows- Winter- 2006.) Of special note are the Chaos Computer from Livewire, which looks outstanding…
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The Ocean...
This is a great DIY project from Rutger Vlek. He's kept a diary about building it, which is informative reading if you're thinking about taking on a project of this scale. The synth itself, called "Ocean," is 3VCO…
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Surprise! Roland bores us to tears for one more year!
"The A stands for Access. Fantom power for the masses!" Just what the world needs. Four more Fantom workstations. Hey, guys at Roland R&D? L stands for fucking Lame. Roland is the Stevie Wonder of the synth industry. In…
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FutureRetro product revealed...
This little beauty is the FutureRetro XS, which I assume stands for "Xpander Synth." We were pondering last week what their NAMM announcement might be, and lo and behold, here 'tis. It's a prepatched modular monosynth…
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Mmmmm. Buchla.
Our good friend Lorne Hammond organized an Analog Event at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC over the weekend, and a local music school brought out this vintage Buchla modular. No particular reason for…
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More creative on a Mac?
Maybe not. There's this band called "The Postal Service" on SubPop. They have a video. The new Apple w/ Intel ad (you no doubt saw during the Golden Globes last night like 14 times) is basically a straight rip of the…
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Hmmm...
Speaking as someone who makes a not-insignificant percentage of his yearly income providing music for console games, I read this article, The Rise and Fall of Game Audio by Matt Barton, with interest. I'll save you the…
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More Synthtech Frac-Rack news...
I don't know if this is fit for public consumption yet. It didn't come to me via the normal channels (e.g. Shawn from Analog Haven.) However, if you click here, you'll get a PDF that is the brochure for the…
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Audio Damage PhaseTwo now available!
PhaseTwo can now be purchased for instant gratification. Go forth.
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Yet another summing mixer...
SM Pro Audio is gonna drop the PM8 summing buss at NAMM. I thought we would start to see more low-cost summing mixers now that everyone realizes that DAWs can't sum for shit. And lo, and furthermore hark, here we have…
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First photos of Frac-Rack sized MOTM modules...
As those of you that care no doubt know, Paul Schreiber is releasing several of his MOTM modules in the popular Frac-Rack format used by Blacet, Metalbox, Wiard, and others. At left is the first photo he's released, of…
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Software rollin' out the door...
Adam Schabtach (my partner in Audio Damage) and I met when we were both working for another short-lived company, Creative Synth Development, on the design of the MODE package for Cycling '74; we both left that project…
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Hey, Harmony Central! Someone hacked your RSS feed!
I was going through the Zicos Pro Audio aggregator just now, and unless someone at HC was actually attacked by wild dogs (not entirely out of the realm of possibilities, I suppose) their RSS feed has been taken over by…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Okay, refresh monkeys. It's here, you can relax! This week, we take a visit to the venerable and omnipresent Rob Acid, and his incredibly cozy and inviting studio. This is what my studio looked like, back when I had a…
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And now here's something we hope you'll _really_ like...
Okay, I've been a professional musician for over 15 years, and I didn't think there was anything left to surprise me. But check this out: I ordered some new bass strings from Elderly Instruments last week. I've never…
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NAMM Rumours again...
A tidbit only, this little nugget from my favorite boutique manufacturer, Future-Retro. On the front page of their site, in with the NAMM booth news, is this: "we will be displaying all our current products and the…
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DIY Minimoog, round 28 (fight!)
The ever-charming and handsome Jeff Laity thought maybe I should mention the DIY Minimoog thread over at the Prodigy-Pro forums. If you're not familiar with the way things work over there, someone shows up with a piece…
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Something new from Neve at NAMM!!??!?
If you take a gander at the AMS-Neve site, you'll note the big countdown clock, which bears a striking resemblance to the clocks you often see in techno-thriller movies which say exactly how much time the hero is going…
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Scoring contest...
Let me get something straight right now. If I could enter this, I'd not be telling you about it. But since I can't, being an old fogey and all, I'll gladly put it up here for your informational pleasure. Turner Classic…
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Synth In A Month...
Collin Raffel is building a complete DIY modular synth in one month from various kits, and he's keeping a photoblog of the process, which should prove interesting. You can view it here. On the Synth DIY mailing list, he…
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Need a console? Here's a good one...
What is that maxim? Wish in one hand, shit in the other... Peter Gabriel's 72-channel (would that be 144 inputs at mix with the small faders?) SSL G, yeah, the one from the big room at Real World, is for sale, for what…
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Macworld begins Tuesday...
It seems everyone is fairly convinced that the Jobs "oh, and one more thing..." part of the Keynote will be the unveiling of the Intel-based iBook and iMac models. I know the last time I mentioned this, there was some…
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BFD...
So I scored a copy of FXpansion's BFD for Christmas, from Santa Claus of all people. While there are some issues, which I'll touch upon briefly, the basic idea of the plug is to completely obviate that most annoying of…
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Meekmovie...
Discounting the whole Myspace aspect of the deal, it seems there is a feature-length documentary on the life of English producer and father of green things, Joe Meek. There is a sort of a teaser available at the…
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DIY Crossroads. Just add mojo.
So I built a Dallas Rangemaster clone today. I used, as usual, the plans from General Guitar Gadgets, and ordered the parts I didn't have (namely the OC44 germanium transistor) from Small Bear Electronics like always…
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Synapse online
For those of you that have a lot of free time you're looking to waste, you could do worse than browsing the archives of Synapse Magazine, the seminal 70s music technology rag. Cynthia from Cyndustries has graciously…
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Wiki, Wiki, Wiki...
KvR has started a Wiki for music/tech. Interestingly enough, there are no entries yet for how to make the Cher vocal sound, the most effective use of a "trance gate," or which is better, Fruit Loops or Acid. Well, all…
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Plate Reverb... just plug in.
This is one of those things where I guess I knew in the back of my head there must be somebody making 'em. It just never occurred to me to look. Have a gander at Platesonics, AFAIK the only current builder of plate…
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Hard-Core Gear Porn Friday!!!
Sorry, no wall of modulars today. I figured since 90% of what we (and I mean the royal "we," as in "me") talk about here is recording technology, I thought this week I'd send you to the mecca of same, the Phantom…
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t00by goodness...
From the creator of the Pinky mannequin synth comes the Incubator tube synth, with two VCOs, two VCFs, a beam modulator, wave clipper and VCA. There are two different VCO designs, and lots of sound samples.
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Chandler / Abby Road EMI limiter plug...
The EMI Limiter plug-in I mentioned back in October is now available to demo from the Chandler site. Currently TDM and RTAS only (bleck) and iLok is required (doubleplusbleck). AU and VST are in the pipeline, and should…
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Things You Don't Want To Hear Your Bandmates Say On Stage...
I was just listening to "Shadows In The Rain" off of Sting's Dream Of The Blue Turtles album (yeah, whatever. Sue me.) and the beginning where Darryl Jones goes "what key is this in?" always cracks me up, especially…
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Sphere graphic equalizer...
In keeping with our sudden fascination with all things Quad Eight-related, here's an interesting item. Helsing Audio has parted out a Sphere Eclipse console, and is selling the excellent 920 graphic EQ cartridges as…
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Codin', codin', codin', keep those doggies codin'...
Sorry my entries have been less than ubiquitous the last couple days, but I got my teeth in to a really interesting plug-in concept, and have been obsessing over it. The net result being a new Audio Damage product that…
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Cheap-ass (yet inexplicably really good) Mic Pre...
I just came across this bad boy. I don't know how on earth I missed it, seeing how I continually browse every possibly pro-audio DIY site. Anyways, what we have here is a pretty nifty combo. 925 Audio sells a kit to…