July 2010
1 post
New Mac Pro Gripes
I’m a Mac Pro kinda guy. I do my video editing, development, and crunch all kinds of numbers doing research for said development, on this machine—horsepower is important to me, and mobility is not (I have a 13” MacBook Pro for that).
But this update seems like just another speed bump…
What I wanted, and got, in the update:
More cores (8 -> 12 physical cores, 24 logical...
March 2010
1 post
No Secrets, Just Practice. →
All the time you spend researching, and buying a new piece of gear, doesn’t put you one step closer to having faster fingers.
I think we’re all guilty of this, no matter what the discipline. You won’t be a better coder with a Mac Pro, or a better cyclist with a carbon fiber bike, etc…
January 2010
1 post
Logic Studio Blows My Mind
When I was producing music back in the mid-nineties, I did most of my work in the MIDI domain, with an outboard synth providing the instrumentation for my tracks.
Back then, to get decent-quality instruments, you had to buy decent quality synths and/or samplers. To get this sort of hardware, you were spending thousands of dollars per synth, and hundreds more on additional samples.
My...
December 2009
1 post
“I’d rather hang out with folks who are a little high than a bit drunk.”
– So true, Gus. So true.
October 2009
3 posts
“If I could grow a beard, I’d have some nutty things going on on my face.”
– John Mayer in a recent (strange) interview.
“This song’s a fucking swiss clock, and it still gives me shivers every time I...”
– Over at kung-fu grippe, Merlin helps me remember why I used to love producing music.
Back then I was doing it all electronically. Now I’m just beginning to wrap my head around how to mic an acoustic guitar, and an amp cabinet. Baby steps…