Studio Layout Updated
I updated the Visio of my new studio layout. It differs quite a bit from the previous one. The PC has been replaced by a Mac, there’s no more need for the Mackie mixer, and the DJ rig was upgraded. Check it out here.
Helping Erowid
If you’re in the Chicago area Sunday, October 12, then be sure to go down to the Beat Kitchen for a benefit for the indespensible website Erowid Daniel Pinchbeck will be presenting oral readings titled Break Open The Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism. The full Read More …
ASCAP Wants To Be Like RIAA
Well, apparently feeling left out by all the press coverage the RIAA is getting over it’s mass-production of file sharing lawsuits, the ASCAP is joining the fray by demanding that towns and cities pay royalties for the songs it plays in situations ranging from hold music to sponsored outdoor concerts Read More …
Stupid Vexing Shit
Why does MacOS X.2’s printing subsytem have to suck? I’m not complaining about CUPS, but the GUI called Print Center that you configure it through. Since about 1pm today it’s been “T MAC WHY CAN’T YOU PRINT TO A NETWORK PRINTER USING A 15 YEAR OLD PROTOCOL HUUAHGLAHUAHAGLAG” Sometimes I’m Read More …
Moving Right Along…
The Grand Finale of the summer is happening this weekend! Yes, Maataa Mandaara III will kick off this friday in the serenely beautiful West Virginia mountains wedged between the borders of Ohio and Pennsylvania. This is the yearly gathering of the mid-atlantic trance tribes… a great time, as always, to Read More …
Upgrading a PowerBook G4 Hard Drive
This week’s project was upgrading the OEM hard drive in my 800Mhz Apple PowerBook G4. I did it for two reasons, mainly. One was that the stock 40GB IBM hard drive was getting a bit tight on space, and second, it’s performance left a bit to be desired when recording Read More …
Disposable Art
It’s that time of year again. The Burning Man community’s buzz is increasing steadily towards a loud clamour with people making plans on what to do, how to do it, who will bring or do what, and so forth. The outside observer would have very few things to compare it Read More …
I’m Not Dead!
Hah, man have I totally neglected my blog. No entry for three and a half months. Lots have changed since then, so here’s the short story: I love my Metric Halo 2882+DSP. I am selling my house! Closing is Aug. 8 and Sara and I will be moving to a Read More …
Linux in the Studio?
I recently read an article on desktoplinux.com where the author extolled virtues of using Linux in a professional recording studio. While it was an interesting read, I think the author was a bit over-enthusiastic by making it seem that Linux is at or close to being a contender for the Read More …
Whither Sound Diver for OS X?
There’s a wonderful piece of commercial software out there called Sound Diver, which is made by Germany-based and Apple-owned eMagic GmbH. This program is used in studios to help manage and program many makes and models of MIDI devices – from keyboards and synths to effects units and so-on. Scaled-down Read More …