Pro stuff is pricy, but you can build your own. See the following links for inspiration. Instructions, Parts Lists, and More: Homemade Binaural Mics: http://www.phonography.org.uk/homemade-binaural-microphones.html Art Simon’s “Stealth” Instructions: http://art.simon.tripod.com/stealth.html Another set of instructions: http://www.minidisc.org/homemade_mics.html Yet another set of instructions: http://webpages.charter.net/tidmarsh/binmic/ Wind noise mitigation: http://www.michaeloster.com/windtest2.htm http://www.quietamerican.org/links.html http://www.rockscallop.org/how/183/183mount01.html http://members.aol.com/MicDIYers/main.htm Recording samples and advice: Hear some examples:… [Read more…]
Ridiculously overpriced DIY and affordable tiny tube amp, that is. Two reasons: The DRRI is WAY TOO GODDAMNED LOUD at 22ish watts RMS (into an 8ohm Jensen 2×12 cab with Webers), even for just recording in the basement. (Perfect in a power trio club gig, though!) 1950′s era NOS Brimar 6v6s sound fat, grindy, and… [Read more…]
Nothing gets done easily; nobody is speaking the same language, and everyone is fighting with each other. Some can speak but not hear; others can hear but not speak. This is not Dante. This is the state of affairs of modern electronic calendaring. All I need is a single location to visit when I need… [Read more…]
…a gentleman does not part with his qin or se without good reason… See the source: Guqin at Wikipedia.org If you read 中文 (as I tragically do not), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Rites I’ve decided to reapproach my guitar; more on this as it develops. Some inspiration: Joe Pass: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lcUhJbkTwDc&feature=related 春風: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xaIkkwIHGj0&feature=related
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: “what? …why?” Me, too. I guess he is a performer. Anyway, here it is: http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/03/08_byrne.shtml (Of course, it’s from UC Berkeley.) More on topic: http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0002PP http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB Slightly less intellectual: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html By the way, I’ve just finished reading (again) both Envisioning Information and Visual Explanations. You should read them both… [Read more…]
…the following article (from the Harvard Business School’s “Working Knowledge” series) seems particularly revealed. Consumers who are credit-impaired spend more and faster, and they’re basically spending it on things like food and gas, not flat-screen TVs and Nintendo Wiis. Photo by Michael Surtees. Cole et al studied 1,543,553 individuals who had taxes prepared at H&R… [Read more…]
I mean, who can beat these performances: Burning Down The House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozc70JPGRMQ&feature=related Girlfriend Is Better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r7X3f2gFz4&feature=related Psycho Killer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNAzXlDaHQU&feature=related Cities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51IZG6Ryeis&feature=related I Zimbra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-MekqMi9tk&feature=related Crosseyed And Painless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g8lFmsCXhg&feature=related jesus, Belew was good at the rhythm stuff…but i should’ve known that. …but this band always lacked a really strong bass player; try to imagine the glory of this… [Read more…]
Three good articles recently arrived in my inbox (from the Knowledge@Wharton series produced by the Wharton School of Business): Market Manipulation… http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1932 Hedge Fund Managers… http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1931 The Use and Misuse of Stats… http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1928 Am I sensing a topical pattern? “I don’t throw darts at a board. I bet on sure things.” (Gordon Gekko, Wall Street,… [Read more…]
http://www.dezeen.com/ is great. Here are some favorite links to or from that site: The photo above is from: http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/17/mountain-dwellings-by-big/ Forget “green.” The avant garde is now “motorcycle friendly building”: http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/03/ne-apartments-by-yuji-nakae-akiyoshi-takagi-and-hirofumi-ohno/#more-11013 An auditorium by Serero: http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/25/saint-cyprien-vthr-by-serero/#more-10775 The whole room is a gigantic Eames chair: http://www.nmda-inc.com/index.php?/projects/mufg-umeda/ The sheer advertising possibilities blow my mind: http://www.klein-dytham.com/project/architecture/billboard-building/1 I don’t really… [Read more…]
The Casio Exilim EX-F1 (image from www.casio.com). This camera amazes me, if only because the 60fps capture rate is so far beyond the capabilities of my cheap Nikon. But simply taking a lot of photos isn’t that impressive; it’s the timing that counts. That’s why the “continuous” feature is so impressive for this consumer-level camera,… [Read more…]
Yet another study praising the glories of one of the major components of coffee. The study (conducted by Chen, Gawryluk, Wagener, Ghribi, and Geiger of UND) was published online ahead of print on April 3, 2008; it presents results from humans and animals support the argument that the investigators… “…found that caffeine blocked high cholesterol… [Read more…]
Would you like to know how to VASTLY improve the performance of your stereo or your home theater’s audio channels without spending a dime on more electronics? Fix the room! Most people shouldn’t even think about spending $1500 (or whatever…) on a new amp or to upgrade their subwoofer. The room’s acoustics are… [Read more…]
…for your girlfriend* (come on you lazy sod, you know you should buy more stuff for her): Tokidoki tees: http://shop.tokidoki.it/category.asp?CtgID=3460 Karmaloop clothing: http://www.karmaloop.com/products.asp?ProductID=28309&VendorCode=TKI Busted Tees: http://www.bustedtees.com/ Alternative Apparel: http://www.alternativeapparel.com/Collections/AlternativeEarth/ Threadless Tees: http://www.threadless.com/ Die Gestalt von großen Stil: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72157603177373716/ (ok, maybe not) *: or yourself …and for your eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72157603876031755/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72157594150984035/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72057594097912513/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72157594151119544/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/sets/72057594082641578/
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