Archive for July 17th, 2006
I recently bought new studio monitors for my rig. Made by KRK, the V6 features a cone made from kevlar. While it doesn’t render the speakers bulletproof, the yellow sure looks nice (and the speakers sound great!) This reminded me of something I’d heard a long time ago about speakers cones made from banana fiber! A quick search on the web found this Treehugger article about cones made from bamboo, and in the comments is a link to the Fostex banana cone speakers. They’re not yellow, but it’s a cool idea! This page has some info on other materials used for cones, such as carbon fibre, paper, plastics and more!
July 17th, 2006
For any aspiring J-pop star (such as my better half who looks the rockstar part once she throws on the feline themed axe), your weapon of choice should be the Hello Kitty Fender Strat. Now I suppose I’ll have to be the dork in the back with keyboards while SHE gets all the fame ;) Of course I expect many fine guitar loops to emit forth soon.
July 17th, 2006
Duracell is a one-man-band that plays some insanely cool sets - his drum kit triggers audio/midi sequences, so that each time he bashes the drum the next note/sequence in the song will play. The frenetic drumming is used to play awesome retro game tunes like Space Harrier and Turrican. Check out this video and this one. Mentalcakes.
July 17th, 2006
Instructables has a diy guide on how to make a 16 foot pan-and-tilt camera crane for $60. Build, then go forth and make awesomely bad movies to post on YouTube.
July 17th, 2006
I’m in the process of configuring up my new studio setup since I moved away from the rock (The rock being Hawaii). Anyone that has put together their own studio has probably spend many a late night figuring out the best way to do it. There are so many decisions: amps, speakers, racks, modules, sound stage, keyboards, etc. One of the most important components of any system is often the most neglected : the cables. I’ll admit that in my last setup I was woefully uneducated about the finer points of cables. For my new rig I’m determined to learn as much as I can, and spend a bit more money to get the cleanest signal path that I can - after all, the sound is the end product - why settle for a dirty track?. One of the key points I’ve picked up is to understand the difference between balanced and unbalanced cables. Read Tweakheadz’ Everything you were Afraid to Ask about Cables and Setting Up Your Equipment from PeachPit
July 17th, 2006