Much busy-ness in Null Device land. Dr. Goedken got married, and wrote some new lyrics. Those two events aren’t connected in any way. I’ve been in the process of moving and remodelling the studio. Moving it meant moving it from a small almost-room downstairs to a spare bedroom upstairs. This …
Well, after drying, cleaning, testing, plugging, unplugging, racking, reracking, and a large purchase of replacement gear, Null Device is back in approximate business. On the upside, Chuck4 got the effects pedals working again. It’s a miracle. The DI flaked out a bit but it’s back in business as well, as …
I’ve now begun the first non-remix since the release of “A Million Differnet Moments” It’s all starting to come back to me. Of course, I’m tring a few dozen new techniques, instruments, and software on this. I’ve already brought my machine to its knees more than once with automation. Possibly …
I received my Cümbüs last night. It’s a hybrid of an ud and a banjo, for those wondering (and, being turkish, it’s pronounced “joomboosh”). Big metal resonating bowl, stretched skin face, fretless neck, double-strung with six courses of strings. Echo-y, twangy sound. For those of you that watch BBC America …
Elemental Audio’s Firium is the most bitchin EQ ever. Aside from the fact that it’s virtually transparent, sonically, the learn/compare function is startlingly useful. I was having issues with a mix sounding realy dull, and I couldn’t figure out why…I compared the EQ analysis with Oakenfold’s “Southern Sun” and realized …
