Thursday, July 28, 2011

Bridging the gap

I also wish that someone told me this when I was starting out.


Don't give up. You'll get there eventually. Input = output. Remember that.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The 7 Bad System Dwarves

Here's a fun visual guide to all those nasty frequencies you need to be aware of while working with audio in some form. Say hello to Tubby, Muddy, Boxy, Honky, Barky, Edgy and Sibilant. Aren't they cute?




Saturday, July 23, 2011

Sad day

I was gonna post something trivial about something music related, but it just doesn't seem right now. After the terror attacks yesterday things feel a little strange here in Oslo, Norway, at the moment. I'm finding myself at loss for words...








And after hearing the news about Amy Winehouse joining the 27 Club, this is turning out to be an even weirder day...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Elektron MachineDrum - Knob upgrade kit

So, I got these replacement knobs for my Elektron MachineDrum. They're really cool and have a kind of rubber-like surface (the original knobs are just plastic), and according to Elektron, they will vastly improve the grip factor… Well, it's an improvement, alright, but maybe not vast… but, yeah, I guess they do make you wanna tweak some more. For the most part just I think it makes the MachineDrum feel a little more exquisite. Kind of makes it a little easier for the whole "Man-Machine" thing to happen, you know?

MachineDrum:


The old boring plastic knobs:


Changing:


A fistful of old knobs:


A fistful of new knobs:


Halfway there:


Tweaking:


Monday, July 18, 2011

Upgrading the MachineDrum OS



This is the sort of boring stuff we do when we have downtime. 

First blog post.

OK. Hi, and welcome to the Die Records Die blog. Still trying to figure all this stuff out and deciding what to blog about. So, hang on a minute and things will appear.

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