A clean (dark) slate and going Sonokinetic

On July 6, 2010

The long holiday weekend was a blast. There was much food and fun, and a bit of off-hours studio spelunking too. One of the things I’ve been holding out on was the install of sound libraries I had licensed right around the time of my move. I discovered Sonokinetic through several friends’ links on Facebook [...]

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Re-discovering an old flame

On March 5, 2010

Well, I suppose we all live and learn. I just couldn’t stay away. I returned to an old flame after nearly a year. My friends, I give you the RME Fireface 400.
OK – so most of you will get the joke – because this audio interface uses a “FireWire” 1394 connection, I refer to it [...]

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My new studio (updated and revised)

On April 5, 2009

I just finished a minor overhaul in my studio.

This little adventure included:

re-arranging the soft Edit Panels of the SmartAV Tango to appear in the extension bay (on the right) which makes it more convenient to us right-handers.
going back to a single-keyboard layout to allow for easier reach to the music stand.
placing the primary audio interfaces [...]

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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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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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