Category: audio hardware
drums machines, samplers, synthesizers, microphones…
tools and toys to capture, mix, process, or convert.
…MIDI and other catch-22s…
“where the WIRE things are”
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initial photos from my Drum Trigger workshop for the AES at AiPh
UPDATE: I have subsequently found and uploaded video of this event HERE ! Hey Friends I had the honor, privilege, and joy of presenting to the Art Institute of Philadelphia Audio Department‘s student-run group in the Philadelphia chapter of the Audio Engineering Society. I presented on a topic very close to my heart, my…
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one of my dDrum triggers died, and I was surgeon enough to revive it
One of my dDrum brand acoustic drum triggers died, so I performed a simple surgery. Thoughts, photos, and tutorial inside !
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THE PILE gets an OctaTrack
the PILE of rhythm robots now has an dedicated, even-more-powerful looper/sampler/effector, in the Elektron OctaTrack !
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The MIDI Pile (V 3.5 ) gets new Elektron-ics !
the PILE of rhythm robots has just gotten an upgrade in the drum-machine slot, with the Korg ESX being upgraded to the Elektron Rytm… thoughts and photos inside !
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REPAIR: reseating VU LEDs lens on PreSonus Central Station
Motivation: I ordered a PreSonus Central-station stereo input/output selector for my main office (where I do most of my editing/mixing away from “the studio”) It’s nice to be able to switch between various inputs (computer, synth, etc) and varoius outputs to check sounds, including 3 speakers (Equators, crappy Logitechs) and 2 separate headphone outs. I…
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The MIDI Pile get to 3.0 (with switchable FX BUSSing )
the PILE of rhythm robots gets (yet) another upgrade with even more flexible mixing
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The MIDI Pile V 2.0 gets MIDI controlled Stereo INSERT FX routing…
When it comes to my PILE of rhythm robots, here come new purchases, new methods of routing/mixing, and …new problems
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The PercussioNeuron 3.2 is growing up enough to require a high-chair
Motivation: I’ve spent many months learning how to use the MPC fully as if I’d play it directly with my hands. I’m controlling it less directly with my drumkit, mostly via MIDI, and I’m struggling to effectively exploit all its conncections. Here we review some of the finer points of how I’ve adapted it…
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An evolutionary history the “PercussioNeuron” of electronic drum technology for my acoustic drum kit; versions 1 thru 3.2
I’ve made a lot of changes (and purchases) in my work to merge “human drummer” and “drum machine”. Here is a photo-writeup of the technology (drum triggers, sound modules, effects) that I’ve used (so far)…
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Making a “groove tower” with flexible FX routing… a “MIDI Pile 1.0”
Motivation: For many years, I’ve been collecting various drum machines, samplers, and other DJ-stye groove-gear,” often using a piece here or there with my drum set. Gradually, I started connecting them together in various configurations, making some music-making Voltron’s. Since many of these devices can not only generate audio output, but also receive audio input…