Phosphor Audio...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Phosphor Test Tracks by Chris Randall Here are all the quick Phosphor demos I've done so far, all in one handy set. Interestingly, I neglected to do any pad-like stuff, a…
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'Tis The Season...
Some good deals going on right now amongst the various Friends Of AI. Beatserv is having a 20% off sale on everything in the store until Friday. I personally recommend the (h)idm set. There's quite a bit of useful…
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Merry Christmas, Baby...
Preach it, Brother Ray, preach it. Have a happy and safe \[acceptable celebratory paradigm of your cultural framework\].
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I Bet You Wanted To See This...
(Click image for full-sized.) Avid has been doing some kind of teasing campaign for some sort of Magic Box that will be released at NAMM. Gearjunkies got the specs and posted them this morning, but Avid apparently…
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Nearly Getting There...
Unfortunately, you won't be able to get Phosphor for yourself on Christmas; we're still a couple weeks away from release. But here's an early present for you: the whole UI. This is subject to change as we get further…
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Disembodied Hands Are Disembodied...
In the interests of adding to the already ludicrous number of disembodied hand performance videos on YouTube, I uploaded a quick render of my hands working on a bit of the set for my upcoming micronaut show. My hands…
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Out Of Due Respect...
In all deference to the Late, undeniably Great Captain Beefheart, I reprint, in its entirety, the most linked-to and visited post in the history of Analog Industries. \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \…
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An Open Letter To Senator John Kyl...
Dear Senator Kyl: I'd just like to let you know, as an Arizona resident, and the owner of a small business that creates and sells software, that your support of COICA is completely and utterly misguided. Not only will…
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Huh, Who'da Thunk It?
Hey, look at this. Keyboard players can over-play drum parts ludicrously ahead of the beat just like real drummers. Who knew? (For what it's worth, it's fun to make fun, but I can't do that, even ahead of the beat.) On…
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ZOMG! IT'S MONDAY! WTF?
I spent the weekend working out which songs from the rather extensive Micronaut oeuvre I'm going to build a set with, and arranging and stemming same. Part of the problem with the Micronaut catalog is that most of the…
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The Manta, She is Here...
The Synderphonics Manta showed up last night. My initial impression is that it's a really nice little instrument. It is functionally similar to the monome, inasmuch as it is (at its base level) a bunch of buttons and a…
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Hey, Look What I Made...
That project I kept mentioning that I couldn't talk about? It's now available. Since you're reading this blog, you're most likely a musician, and since you're a musician, you most likely had a TASCAM Porta One, or one…
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Welcome Back, My Friends...
A club owner I've done several shows with in the past recently contacted me, wanting to commission a single micronaut show, and (most likely due to an utter want of common sense on my part) I accepted the invitation…
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Busy, Teasing, Busy, Teasing...
I'll fill this out a bit later today, but I put up another Phosphor demo in my Soundcloud account. \[Embedded media, no longer available.\] This one is 100% Phosphor, two instances. The first instance is the only thing…
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Interfacing...
Lately I've become intrigued again with "alternative" interfaces. (I hesitate to use the words "tactile" or "tangible" because every interface that you don't control directly with your brain is inherently either or…
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Yard Sale!
My friend Mike Fisher is selling his Roland SVC-350 vocoder. You know what it is already, so I won't belabor the obvious with a description. If you don't, there are about 200 demonstration videos on YouTube. I can…
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Look At That Fucking Hipster, pt. 1/3...
Two points: 1\. I'm totally in favor of building your own instruments and composing for them. I think we can all agree, however, that Harry Partch didn't create this concept. 2\. 43-notes to the octave makes my teeth…
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Phosphor Sneak Peak...
I will put up some far more sophisticated demos, movies, the usual shit here in a few days, but here's a little clip of the UI, and a very simple little sound clip. \[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Phosphor Test…
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Bundles? We Don't Need No Stinking Bundles...
But that doesn't mean we don't have them. If you head over to the Audio Damage site, and direct your gaze to the top, you'll notice a new category, Bundles. Yes, this is what you think it is. We (and by "we" I mean my…
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Back To Business As Usual...
I'm pleased to announce that the contract job I've been working on for the past several months is finished, and about to be released. When it is, you can find out what I've been up to that has kept me silent all summer…
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Dear Soundcloud...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Micronaut - Capacitor by Chris Randall Soundcloud, you're turning in to the uncle that we don't really want to invite to the Christmas Eve party, but, well, he's family, and…
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Viva Las Vegas...
I'm going to be out of the office until Thursday, spending some time in Sin City with my Special Lady Friend. We'll rock this shit when I get back. Until then, an open thread! The subject: the worst show you've ever…
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Deconstructing Dad Now Available...
If you recall, a while back I mentioned that Audio Damage had donated a fairly substantial sum towards the creation of the film "Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines, and Mystery Of Raymond Scott." Well, as it…
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micronaut - capacitor Now Available...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Another heaping slab of analog squishies served up, in the form of Capacitor . This is a continuation of the theme I started with Resistor, and will finish with Transformer…
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This, That, And The Other Thing...
Someone in a previous thread (or perhaps it was on Twitter; I feel like Shamann said it) wondered out loud if the new Brian Eno record would be considered "good" if some random unknown schmoe put it out. I've listened…
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What's Goin' On...
Start your Tuesday right with a little Marvin. In no particular order... 1\. AES. Ain't going. Something came up that precludes me from making the Pilgrimage. Not a big deal, and frankly the drive and expense are…
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Aeon...
The above is a screenshot of Aeon, the next Naughty Panther release. It is functionally similar to DroneStation, inasmuch as it is an envelope-free environment, but it's iPad-only. As you can see, I'm not quite done…
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Various Things...
We're coming up on convention season at the Audio Damage Social Networking And Community Outreach Center, otherwise known as the third bedroom in my house. I took that as a sign that I should probably get business cards…
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The Death March...
I had to go to L.A. this weekend; it's no secret I've been working on a project I can't talk about, and that has been sucking up the majority of my time, but that project is pretty much done as of yesterday, with only…
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Axon Updated To 1.1.1...
We have just put version 1.1.1 of Axon in the AD store and it is now available for immediate download. Changes in this version: 1\. The weird issue where it would not pick up the transport for a bit if you started your…
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Replicant 1.5 Now Available...
As the title says, Replicant 1.5 is now available in the AD store. This is a free update for all registered owners. Here's what's new (taken from the manual): Completely redesigned user interface. Knobs, which are…
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It Don't Get Much More Vintage Than This...
This is the main screen of the Roland Compu-Music software that drives the CMU-800R. As you can see, liberally sprinkling the word "bias" about makes it seem fairly pro. The point of the CMU-800R itself is to give the…
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The True Power Of This Fully Operational Death Star...
Got the Roland CMU-800R all up in this bitch. This unit essentially completes the Complete Professional Musician's Apple //e System. This Apple //e now has a pair of Mountain Computer synthesis cards, a Decillionix…
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Kickin' It Old School To Start Your Monday Right...
The band: The Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The date: February 26th, 1917. The place: Recording Room B at the Victor Talking Machine Studios. The event: the very first time a jazz band put it on wax. The album was…
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And Now I'll Finally Be Able To Make Some Music...
As you probably know, I have, in my possession, this Apple //e, with an alphaSyntauri and a Decilionix sampler. The one piece I've been missing for it to be the hub of my analog/digital hybrid 1980s lifestyle was the…
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The Usual Monday Bullshit...
Making good headway on the 45-odd projects I'm currently involved in, but Spinning Plate Syndrome is setting in. In no particular order: New Beatserv Kits . There's a new Beatserv sample set, (h)IDM , which you'll…
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Replicant 1.5 Almost Done...
The Replicant 1.5 update is nearing completion. All we have left to do is sort out some small issues with the MIDI triggering, and then we're off to make the many builds that comprise any given release. In the…
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2 Forms Of Anger...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Brian Eno - 2 Forms Of Anger (taken from Small Craft On A Milk Sea) by Warp Records This is the first teaser from the upcoming Eno/Hopkins/Abraham album Small Craft On A Milk…
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Around The Intertubes...
Here's some interesting things I've come across in the last few days, in no particular order: AKWF Generic Waveforms : This is a gigantic collection of single-cycle waveforms, handy for various purposes. I haven't used…
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The Donation Economy Kind Of Blows...
I actually learned this years ago, but I thought, since times had changed, I'd give it another shot, and I can already tell it hasn't changed at all. I put that payload in the "Free Shit" category, with a donation…
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Back To Business...
Okay, that was fun, but it's time to return to the matters at hand. In no particular order: 1\. Are You Fucking Kidding Me? Apparently, the raging cuntfuck that owns the house we live in hasn't been paying his…
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The New Hotness...
After threatening to do this for more than a year, we've finally flipped this site. It's a fairly extensive redesign, going right down to the bones. All the .jsp pages are gone, replaced with .php innards. As a result…
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Axon Updated to 1.1.0
If you own Axon, hit your account in the AD store and grab v1.1.0. In this update: Multiple Outputs. We added 7 stereo outputs, one for each voice/neuron. These are pre-mixer, so are not affected by mute, solo, pan, or…
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The Usual Monday Bullshit...
This made the rounds a couple months ago, courtesy of a @GreatDismal tweet, if memory serves me. For some reason I keep coming back to it. This agency, MK12, owns After Effects in a manner far beyond that of mere…
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Discord3 v1.0.1 OS X Now Available...
We just pushed out v1.0.1 of Discord3 for OS X, and it is now in the AD store for download. This update essentially duplicates the update of a little while ago for Windows, fixing the infamous Fart Bug in the granular…
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Somewhat Ahead Of Their Time...
In 1952, Philips Industries, those zany Dutchfolk that bring us fancy new TVs and lightbulbs every now and again, saw fit to make an electronic music studio in their main R&D facility in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. This…
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Hectricity...
Man, what a week. I've got about 85 things going on, and am trying to plow through it all. I had to get several of my photographs in to a state where they could be displayed for First Friday tonight, which involved…
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Upcoming AD Stuff...
Okay, now that the release excitement of Axon has died down, we're on to the Next Phase in our Big Plan. We're actually working on several things at once, and I'll attempt to boil them down to the essence. 1\. Discord3…
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Axon Tutorial #2...
Here's the second video in my 6-part "How To Run This Little Fucker" series. In this one, I show a little more in-depth about how to make connections, and the rhythms that result. I changed the format a bit to make it…
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Automatic, Systematic, Hydromatic...
Movin' right along around these parts. Various things, in no particular sequence: 1\. In order to facilitate the 64-bit OS X versions, we apparently need to use the bleeding edge VSTGUI 4.0. I'm pleased to report that…
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Fucking Physics. How Does It Work?
Hey. Remember me? It's been a while, I know. But you're used to it. You know how it is after a release. Lots to do. Anyhow, I couldn't let this beauty slip by without a comment. It seems this fellow, using his Naim…
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The Usual Monday Bullshit...
The initial release hullabaloo of Axon has died down a bit, so things can start returning to normal. It's an interesting function of the division of labor in Audio Damage, Inc. that when I'm relatively idle, Adam is…
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Axon Programming Tutorial 1 Of 6...
Here is the first of the six tutorials I'll do for Axon. This one is a super fast overview of the Neuron Sequencer programming method, for people that want to see it in action. I'll go way more in depth in Pt. 2…
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Axon: The Process (And How It Isn't An ANN)...
I have to take my wife to the dentist in a bit, so it's going to be a few hours before the first Axon programming video is up. In lieu of that, I'll take this interlude to talk about how Axon came about, for those of…
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Audio Damage Axon Now Available...
'Tis here.
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The Office? I'm Out Of It!11!!!1ONE!
The new AD product is at RC1, and is out to the full AD NFR list for poking and prodding, and I am taking my first day entirely off work (or, well, driving back and forth from Idaho) since the middle of February. The…
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Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here...
A brief public service announcement: in going over the "opportunities" on the YouLicense.com site, I just came across this little tidbit from Pureplay Music: WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ARTISTS THAT ARE NOT REGISTERED…
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The Smell Of Victory...
We're so close with the new AD product I can practically taste it. Adam is doing the OS X builds today while I assemble all the materials we need to sell it. The only things remaining are some minor housekeeping…
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Some Numbers...
As promised, here's some initial numbers for Resistor, the EP I put out on Bandcamp last week. (If you're just joining us, scroll back a couple posts for the full skinny.) Plays Bandcamp has a fairly extensive stats…
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Trainwreck...
How I start my day: Step 1: Stumble bleary-eyed to the bathroom and do the things that Men Do in the bathroom in the morning. Step 2: Get a Lo-Carb Monster, my MacBook Pro, and a pack of cigarettes, and go outside on…
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Time Keeps On Slippin' Slippin'...
I feel bad about leaving that previous post up for 5 days, especially since Matrixsynth just turned five (CONGRATS!) and he posts more in a week than I do in a year. In my personal opinion, though, he needs to be…
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Resistor...
I just put the finished Micronaut EP, Resistor , up for sale on Bandcamp. The Micronaut page is here. I put it up for "pay what you want, at least a dollar," as I'm relatively interested to see how it works out. The…
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Once More In To The Breach...
Man, this was a tough week. I find myself at (or possibly over) the limit of the number of individual things I can successfully focus on. We've got the next AD product chugging along, I'm doing some contract software…
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Weekend Update...
Some various things to report upon, in no particular order: 1\. I put my MKS-80 up on the 'Bay. 'Tis here. Pool not included. That bad boy is done sold. 2\. My lovely and talented missus is packing the Full Of Techno…
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Unlikely Sources...
This sort of thing has always intrigued me. I've spent hours coaxing single sounds out of unsuitable objects (one SMG song is sourced entirely, except for vocals and guitar, from a cage fan) but honestly it never…
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Tunnel Vision...
So we had a board meeting over at ADHQ last month, and decided that we wouldn't drop any info at all about the next AD plug until the day it went on sale. The reasons for this were largely marketing-related. When I put…
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The usual Thursday Bullshit...
Updates! Updates! We got 'em. Whether you want 'em or not is another matter entirely. First up, the next AD product is coming along nicely, except that Adam has run in to one of those things that he has a knack for…
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In Search Of The Perfect Part...
I've got this thing in my head that needs to get out. Unusually (for me, anyhow) it's not music, but rather a piece of actual physical art. It is driving me quite crazy; to say I'm obsessing over it would be to…
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Discord3 Windows Updated to 1.1.0...
I've just put the v1.1.0 Windows installer of Discord3 in to the AD store, and it is now in the account of all owners of D3. In this version: 64-bit Version. The installer now lets you install either or both 32- and…
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In Praise Of Solitude...
Driving on the Y axis through Nevada is quite an experience. There are three possible North/South routes through that state, and all three are, for the majority of their routes, 2-lane highways for which the term…
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Home Again...
\[Embedded media, no longer available.\] Pure win. Anyhow, I'm home again. 3600-odd miles driven in the last 5 days, and I didn't even have to play a show. Saw some interesting shit in Nevada, ghost towns and such, but…
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Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
Okay, the Full Of Techno t-shirts are ordered. Once I put in the overage to allow for various problems, we came in at 6 under the minimum, so we're all good in that regard. It'll take a week or so for the printer to get…
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Some Fun Photos...
I was going through our thousands of photos, looking for a particular image I took some years ago, and while I was at it, I pulled out some pictures that might be of interest to AI readers or SMG fans, and put 'em up in…
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Good Times. Good Times...
Been very busy this week. We've got a pair of plates whirling right now at AD; we're working on a new product (which I mentioned previously) and also getting the 64-bit porting system organized. Both are forging ahead…
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AI Full Of Techno Shirt Now Available For Ordering...
Pictured above is the AI Full Of Techno t-shirt. (Click 'er for bigger.) It will be printed on 100% cotton in a 4.3 ounce weight (normal "cheap" shirts are 6 ounce), three ink colors. The shirt is $20, or $22 if you're…
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Here's Something You Don't See Every Day...
Now, I don't particularly care for the song itself, which is pretty thin. And she's obviously nervous as hell, being her first time on TV and all. But there are some interesting things about this performance that are…
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Updates? We Got Yer Updates...
I'm neck deep in the UI design for the next AD product, which is why I've been unusually silent these last couple days. It is another instrument, and I'm pleased to say that it is truly odd. As far as I'm aware, nobody…
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Another Fine Beating...
The third in BeatServ's popular Dark Downtempo series of sample sets is now available for purchase up in here. As the poet once said, "let it flow. Let yourself go. Slow and low, that is the tempo." Of the three, this…
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Discord3 Now Available...
As the title says. Discord3 is now available for purchase in the AD store. Hit it. Note the following: as we discussed here a couple months ago, this release, on the Mac side, is Intel only. No PPC version. Also, the…
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Update-o-rama...
Some minor updates: One last bug to squish in Discord3 then we're good to go. I don't want to jinx anything, but I'd be shocked if you didn't have it this weekend. I'm in the process of making the audio demos for the…
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More Fuller Of Techno...
THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED: All right. Pictured above is the final design for the "Full Of Techno" shirt. I'm going to price out screening and shirts this afternoon, and we should be able to start pre-orders shortly, in…
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Yes, It's True...
I'm working on a "THIS BABY IS FULL OF TECHNO" t-shirt. I haven't, as yet, come up with something that pleases me (and will, in turn, please you.) But I'm working on it. My initial draft can be seen here but that's not…
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Perfect...
I have nothing to add to this, except to point out that in 1982 I had those exact same glasses. Unfortunately, I couldn't grow a 'stache back then like that soup catcher he's sporting.
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An Update Of Sorts...
\[insert usual apology for not entertaining you like the trained monkey I am\] but \[insert usual litany of excuses\] . We've been \[hard at work doing stuff\] but have \[run in to the usual pile of bullshit that is the…
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Discord3 Video Sneak Peek...
Just uploaded a video preview of Discord3's highlights. I think I touched on all the major features; I'll do a full tutorial series once I have a 100% working OS X VST. The quality of Snaggit's video capture is fairly…
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Discord3 In The Home Stretch...
We're getting, like, totally close to having a D3 for sale. The user interface (which was something of a bear on this one) is 95% done, and the DSP is 100% done. In the above image, you can see the control layout for…
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Quadromatic...
Those of you that follow me on Twitter have noticed that I have, of late, been spamming my Flickr account with pictures of a decidedly analog nature. For some reason I got a wild hare (hair?) up my ass (in thinking…
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The Typical Monday Bullshit...
In no particular order: 1\. The New York Times has revealed the blindingly obvious. Their two key points: first, consumers will merrily trade quality for convenience, and second, the average listener wouldn't know good…
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USB Audio From An iPad...
This post is more for the benefit of people searching for this information than regular readers, who (I assume) already know this. I conducted some experiments with this a few days ago for an article I was writing for…
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Conditional Blues...
In my copious free time (all 8 minutes of it yesterday) I've got an interesting implementation of my RNN (Retarded Neural Network) rhythm sequencer cooking in Pd, with a piano and synth part played live. I shot some…
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Something Wicked This Way Comes...
After a conversation with Stretta and Chris Carter on Twitter about problems embedding Soundcloud players on a site that might be browsed by an iPad or iPhone, I thought it might be handy to post a little how-to on what…
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Yeah, Well, Deez Nutz Are Open Source Too...
On the one hand, okay, I get it. Cory Doctorow wins. Everything should be Open and furthermore Free, and we should all make our living from well-paid speaking engagements where we expound on our misguided beliefs about…
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Pure Paddy Goodness...
Can I get a witness? I've been saying since the iPad was first rumored that TouchOSC and its ilk are the "killer apps" for such a device, and tonight I was led in to the light. People, I'm gonna need an a-men for this…
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Witness The Awe-Inspiring Power Of Music!!!
I have a challenge for you today. Watch this video (you only have to get through the first chorus; I'm not that cruel) and then see if you can go the whole rest of the day without singing the refrain. Better yet, every…
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Various Odds And Ends...
As you can see, DronestationX, the iPad iteration of Dronestation, is coming along nicely. I decided to make the UI a PNG-free zone; it is entirely done with CoreGraphics drawing commands, even the logo. This proved to…
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Back To Work Open Thread...
Adam is back from the exotic orient, so we're about to get back to slogging away at Discord 3. As usual, doing an update of this magnitude is almost more difficult than just making a new plug-in entire, especially when…
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Things I Learned At NAB...
In no particular order... 1\. The music industry may be all high and mighty and proud of itself for being "cool" and such, but the entire balls-to-backbone conglomeration of manufacturers, record labels, musicians, and…
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Busy, Busy, Busy Open Thread...
I'm swamped this week, so don't expect much in the way of pithy commentary for the early part of the week. For the last few days I've split the day evenly between mixing the Micronaut EP and working on DronestationX…
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The Mice Will Play...
I've got over half of the Micronaut e.p. (which is called Resistor , by the way) mixed and in the bag now. After reading all the comments and ideas in the previous thread, I've decided to do the following: 1\. Bandcamp…
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While The Cat's Away...
Adam is on his mandatory yearly hajj to Japan, so Audio Damage dev is at a standstill until his return, for obvious reasons. In the meantime, I have lots to do. One of those lots is assembling an EP of Micronaut…
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The iPad Mini Review...
Since every blog that even has the remotest whiff of a technical bent will be wall-to-wall iPad for the next several days, I thought I'd go ahead and get my pontificating out of the way. Since I'm not suckling the teat…
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You've Been (Beat) Served...
Beatserv has a new package out that is, quite simply, t3h awesome. It's called Clash, and is a set of heavily edited/produced live drum loops. Some very interesting stuff going on here, and only US$49.00. A strong "buy"…
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Dear M-Audio...
Hey, Guys At M-Audio! It's me, Chris. I just wanted to thank you for living up (or down, rather) to my expectations. You see, I was facing an emergency situation where I needed a MIDI controller with aftertouch, and I…
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So Much For The Party...
Whelp, my prediction of Awesomeness emanating forth from Musikmesse seems to have been somewhat optimistic. Other than the Octatrack and the Monotron, it's really mostly just the usual raft of jank, I'm sorry to report…
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Let's Get This Party Started!
The Musikmesse pictures are starting to roll in. It already looks like it's gonna be a good show, which makes it pretty much the opposite of Winter NAMM. A couple cool things you probably already know about: 1\. Korg…
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All Kinds Of Fun New Toys...
Yep, just a whole heapin' pile of fun stuff came out this weekend. In no particular order: 1\. Valhalla DSP releases ValhallaFreqEcho MkI : Sean Costello, who comments here often (but don't let that dissuade you) and…
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Tiny DIY Digi-Synth That Doesn't Look Like It Sucks...
I don't want to count my chickens before they've hatched or anything, but I have the distinct impression that I scooped both CDM and Matrixsynth on this item, unless my memory (which, I'll grant, is getting a bit…
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And It Fits (Just)...
Believe it or not, I was able to get that CP80B in to my office. Had to take out a lot of shit, but it was shit I obviously needed in here less than a CP80B. For the morbidly curious, I've tuned the center three octaves…
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Best Gear Score Evar...
Last night my friend Mike Fisher and I went to an auction. The actual brick-and-mortar kind, with an auctioneer and guys yelling and rows of chairs. Most of the shit auctioned was exactly that (at one point the…
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Sweet Baby Jesus But This Dude Can Fugue...
This is from some old "Synths Are Frakkin' Awesome" video of the sort that crop up now and again. Dude's name is Don Muro, and he's got a Korg DS-8 and something I can't quite make out under it, and the whole rig is set…
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Candy For Eyeballs...
Adam and I have been having an ongoing... well, "argument" is too strong a word. "Discussion" would be better, although it does get heated at times. The subject is eye candy in plug-ins, specifically things that are…
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The Usual... errrr... Thursday Bullshit...
Been an exceedingly busy week here. As anyone that doesn't still live in their mom's basement knows, even a small unproblematic cross-city move entails many minor details. A large move, one involving a couple businesses…
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Nerdcore...
If, for some reason, you own both a gigantic modular synthesizer and a Frontier Design Tango (20-bit version), Adam has taken the time to document how to modify the Tango so you can use Expert Sleepers Silent Way or…
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Almost Like Christmas...
I've got a lot more room here in the new joint than I did in our apartment in PDX, so I was able to drag some old boxes from storage back in to the light of day. Since they're all just marked "Studio (Fragile)" and…
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On The Cusp...
As one of the business's worst-kept secrets, virtually everyone knows that Apple will announce a tablet computer tomorrow. Virtually everyone also knows that there won't be too many surprises. It's going to be, for all…
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Movin' On Up... (FREE SHIT ALERT!)
The coming couple of weeks will be fairly hectic, so don't expect me to put any lengthy missives up here unless the mood seriously strikes. We're moving from PDX to PHX on Valentine's day, and as any of you that have…
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Tattoo Updated to 1.0.3...
We have updated both the Windows and OS X versions of Tattoo. In this update: 1\. Flamming when changing patterns, fixed. 2\. The reset note for MIDI Note Sync mode wasn't working correctly, now fixed. 3\. Digital…
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Get Off My Lawn!
NOTE: I wrote this bit for my column in Computer Music, but I just couldn't make my point in the space they allot me, and I didn't want to toss it, so I decided to put it up here for discussion instead. I was trying…
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To Infinity (And Beyond)...
\[Insert Pithy Apology About Not Posting\] I find it interesting that I feel obligated to post on a more-or-less daily basis, as if Analog Industries was a real job or something. When three days skate by without a post…
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A Whole Slew Of Mini Reviews...
Just some quick off-the-cuff remarks about shit I've picked up recently. (Today, in fact.) Novation Launchpad: I've only had this for a half an hour, so I can't really say "OMGWTF?" or anything like that. I will say…
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OSX Tattoo updated to 1.0.1
Okay, the two biggest problems have now been stomped. We've revved the OSX side of Tattoo to 1.0.1 to match the Windows side. This fix is primarily meant for users of PPC (G4 and G5) Macs, and it fixes a problem those…
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One Little, Two Little, Three Little Endians...
(The subject line of this post will be a complete mystery to non-Americans, I imagine. Or to those born in the politically correct era.) Okay, we've got an OSX update on the way that will fix the crashing problems that…
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Tattoo Windows Revved...
Okay, we have a fix for one of the issues. The Windows version of Tattoo has been updated to 1.0.1.0, and a new installer is available in your account in the AD store. This version fixes a drawing problem that many…
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Tattoo Now Available...
I think the subject line says it all. Go here.
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Oh, Those Were The Days...
Adium Chat Transcript, July 7th, 2009: 8:25:38 PM Chris Randall: What do you think about "Tattoo" for a name? 8:25:46 PM Adam Schabtach: Oh, that's not bad. 8:25:56 PM Chris Randall: You know how I like my double…
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Tattoo-torial 4: Something Random This Way Comes...
Here's a tutorial about how to use all the various randomization features in both the sequencer and the voices of Tattoo.