If you’ve read a single blog post on my site you know music is a huge part of my life. I’m a double musician (piano/guitar) going to school for music production technology with an emphasis in composition. However, I am (and have always been) heavily involved in technology—particularly web development. Naturally, these things all mesh together. » Read the rest of this entry «
Skribit skribit
August 15th, 2009 § 2
A very long time ago I added Skribit to this site. Skribit is a start up by my friend Paul Stamatiou which aims to destroy writers block—for bloggers anyway. The idea is that while you’re browsing my site you can click on the “Suggestions?” tab on the right side of your screen and drop a few lines about what you’d like me to write about. It’s a pretty great idea but it seems to only gradually be growing—which is probably a good thing: it gives Paul and friends time to focus on making Skribit even better.
I’ve received a couple suggestions via Skribit but I’ve yet to act on any of them—something that will be fixed shortly. In the meantime, be sure to make some post suggestions by using the Skribit tab on the right. You don’t need an account to suggest topics.
Using the Line-In Port on the 13″ MacBook Pro
August 6th, 2009 § 4
Among the sacrifices Apple had to make to fit the Pro hardware into a 13″ unibody case was the loss of the Line-In port. All MacBook models aside the 13″ MacBook Pro have two ports–one dedicated to sound input and one for sound output. With the new MacBook Pro 13″ model, Apple combined these ports into one single “audio” port which performs both functions, albeit one at a time. » Read the rest of this entry «
No Nonsense: Connecting guitar to Mac for less than $5 (usually)
July 16th, 2009 § 2
I’ve written once before about connecting an electric guitar to your computer for recording tracks, and although it’s been popular I think it was entirely too lengthy and complicated for the simple process of plugging in to your Mac. » Read the rest of this entry «
Home Studio Guide: Get studio monitor speakers
July 15th, 2009 § 8
No, studio monitor speakers don’t attach to your computer’s monitor. If you’re new to the studio/audio-recording world you may be unsure what studio monitor speakers are for. This article will teach you about studio monitors, how they’re different from regular computer speakers, and provide a suggestion for some affordable, decent quality ones. » Read the rest of this entry «
Something’s missing
July 14th, 2009 § 1
Okay, I’ve finally figured it out. I know this site has kinda gone by the wayside several times in its life. I’ve flirted with it, posting a lot for a week or so before eventually going away for a while. Most of those attempts were experiments, and I largely got disinterested because I hadn’t found anything that I could write a lot about for several articles and people actually care about. Because of that I posted about whatever was cool for me at the time, and now from looking at the statistics I can see what ended up gaining the most attention. » Read the rest of this entry «