Monday, March 8, 2021 at 6:50 am
Someone very kindly gifted me with a Korg Wavestation EX that had been languishing in their closet, and I’ve found myself gradually sinking deeper and deeper into the guts of the beast. Pads, sure, yes, it does great pads — everyone loves the pads; all the presets are pads. But, did you know that the […]
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Monday, March 8, 2021 at 6:03 am
I have not written anything here in a while. Many reasons, really — lots going on with life, then not much to add, thanks anyways, then eventually wondering if a blog is even relevant anymore. I think people just have youtube channels now, or something? I guess a bigger part is that it’s weird to […]
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Friday, May 16, 2014 at 12:17 am
Watching unwieldy conglomerates on Twitter is like witnessing an elephant being harassed by a swarm of flies. Twitter belongs to the masses, and when Grocter-OmniLever, Inc. serves up one of its marketing droids to be sacrificed on the altar of consumer discontent, it’s satisfyingly messy — but also, more of a distraction than a solution. […]
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 1:46 am
Saying reverb is important to music production is like saying that Jesus is “kind of popular”: the level of passion can’t be stated plainly; it demands some sort of humorous understatement. So, as I’ve just finished a tune-up on my custom spring reverb, I figured I’d write about it! I previously covered Impulse Reverb (a.k.a. […]
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Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 4:56 am
As sure as rain will fall, stated tech specs invariably inflate what the product can do. Various features are fonted and gaslit with a knowing wink, then vaporize as soon as the rubber hits the road — Oh. That’s not what I thought that meant. Other woes belched from the from the technology horn include, […]
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Monday, November 18, 2013 at 1:31 am
Recently, I moved. Re-building my setup in a differently-shaped space has caused me to evaluate things much more consciously. I found myself coming back to an idea I’d had a year or two ago: Foot pedals for the computer. My wrists go carpal mashing the shift key while coding or playing games, while my feet […]
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