TLA goes Blu Ray in the name of data (and sanity) protection

On February 25, 2009

Well – I knew it had to happen, eventually. The DVD backups were becoming just *too* cumbersome for the amount of data I was archiving off every week. That, and a technical rub with getting an HD feature out the door for a screening on Friday left me with little choice but to upgrade one [...]

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Wiring up for surround with Mogami cable

On February 19, 2009

Mogami cable is one of the more highly regarded brands in the pro audio industry. And while I’m not too hung up on labels and such, it seems in this case there *is* a difference. I had been running unshielded cable to the surround system in my studio, which was fine for my previous location. [...]

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SmartAV Tango videos showing Nuendo/Cubase integration

On January 31, 2009

A quick FYI – for anyone that’s wondering what I’ve been up to lately…
I just posted some Tango videos showing Nuendo/Cubase integration, which I’ve been working on for some time. Bear in mind – they are *not* streaming videos – but should be downloaded and played locally on your own machine. They were shot in [...]

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How my “new” Origin synthesizer made it home

On January 7, 2009

This is how I brought my “new” synthesizer home today – strapped to the back of my Burgman.
I wanted to have it on hand for a video shoot in the studio, so instead of waiting for a friend with a car or truck to bail me out, I took matters into my own hands – [...]

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The well tempered sketchpad

On December 26, 2008

Since I’m spending the week between Christmas and New Year away from the main studio, I decided to put together a  road-worthy kit to take with me for sonic sketching on the road. Of course there’s the obligatory laptop, along with Cubase, 32-key USB MIDI keyboard, and Korg nanoPAD, and an external hard drive for [...]

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