Check Out The ProTools Rig...
10/29/04
Watching the trailers for the new Lord of the Rings RPG, there was a sequence on sound, and I was impressed by how little equipment they seemed to use.

Recordings Through The Decades 2 - Frequency Range (again)
10/13/04
Part 2 of my article on how recordings have changed over the past 80 years. This time with sound samples.

Recordings Through The Decades Part 1 - Frequency
09/28/04
Recordings have changed a lot over the years, your ears can tell you that. This guide quantifies some of those differences.

Woodshedding: A Bass Player's Guide To Getting Better
09/22/04
Everyone knows that the secret of becoming a better musician is to play with other musicians, especially ones who are better than you are. But what do you do when you can't play with musicians who are better than you are?

Microphones And Speakers (And How They Work)
09/12/04
A piece of metal and a magnet allow you to turn sound waves into electricity, and v. v. But did you know you can use a speaker as a microphone?

Ear Training for Musicians & Audio Engineers
04/27/03
I've always believed that proper ear training consists of listening to a sound & being told what it is. Eventually you should be able to listen to it and say what it is without being told.

Bad Acoustics In My Living Room (With Sound Samples)
04/19/03
By sharing with you some samples of poor acoustics, you'll be able to recognize and diagnose them in your own environment easier.

The Complete Pettycoat Recordings
04/09/03
High quality mp3's of my old band along with a somewhat biased history.

ProSoundReview.com Mini Launch
04/08/03
I've created a site where anyone can review pro audio gear.

Measuring the Digi001
01/31/03
I learned about this software you can use to measure your sound card and decided to run the Digidesign Digi001 through it's paces.

Room & Gear Measurements
12/14/02
I purchased a Behringer ECM8000 test mic because it's cheap and an interesting alternative to cardiod mics. Plus, it's ultra flat response lets me test my room & equipment.

Event PS5 / PS8 vs. Event TR5 / TR8
12/14/02
I didn't know the difference between the TR series and the PS series, so I contacted Event.

Build a Home Studio on a Budget
12/08/02
A few months ago, Electronic Musician had an article "Build a Home Studio on Any Budget" but their bottom budget was my top budget. This is my answer to that column.

Building a Home Studio Part VI (It all finally comes together)
12/08/02
Finally, not only is all the hardware in place, all of the software is in place too. Let's take a look at what I'm using.

My Instruments
11/20/02
A recent inquiry from a fellow bass player inspired me to post this article about my instruments. Picture to come.

Building a Home Studio Part V (Finally Done!)
11/17/02
It's been a while coming, but my home studio is finally a reality. Let's take a look at what I purchased, and what I'm doing with it.

Building a Home Studio Part IV (My Computer)
09/02/02
I'm building my DAW computer. Here's a look at my choices. I'm fairly comfortable with computers, so if building your own computer intimidates you, you may want to skip this article.

Building a Home Studio part III (My Choices) or How to Build a Cheap Home Studio for less than $2,000
08/17/02
It's been a long time coming, and I'm sick of waiting so it's time to plop down some of my heard earned money and build my home studio!

An Open Letter To Musicians Everywhere
07/29/02
An Open Letter to Musicians Everywhere, or How to take down the Music Industry

Building a Home Studio part II (My Recording Space)
07/28/02
How do I balance building a home studio in the same space as my living room? Where do gear and aesthetics have to conced to each other? Can I balance having a room to entertain guests in and have a recording studio in the same space?

MidiMan / M-Audio Studiophile SP-5B Review
07/27/02
Why I chose the M Audio Studiophile SP-5B monitors for my home studio.

Room Reverb / Sabine Calculator and Charts
06/17/02
A quick tool for helping you calculate the reverb time of your room across six octaves.

Acoustics Crash Course 2 - Reflectivity
06/17/02
Second in a series of articles designed to help anyone who wants to make their room "sound better." This time we're addressing the materials used to build your room and the objects in it.

Room Mode / Standing Wave Calculator
06/08/02
A Room Mode / Standing Wave calculator to help you avoid some number crunching.

Acoustics Crash Course 1 - Modes
06/08/02
A crash course in acoustics in Modes. This is by no means complete, but it should serve as a good starting point for someone looking to learn about acoustics. Great for someone building a home or professional studio, or looking to correct problems for their home theater system.

Lauryn Hill Speaks the Truth
05/15/02
Lauryn Hill's latest album - Unplugged - is one of the most spiritually and musically refreshing albums I've ever heard.

What would the Community Think?
05/13/02
My amazon.com review for The Covers Record by Cat Power.

Ohms, Amps and Speakers
05/05/02
I posted a question to The Bottom Line, a bass player's mailing list, about how to calculate Ohms with multiple speakers. After receiving 10 very gracious explanations, this is my understanding of it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Ohms, Amps and Speakers
05/05/02
I posted a question to The Bottom Line, a bass player's mailing list, about how to calculate Ohms with multiple speakers. After receiving 10 very gracious explanations, this is my understanding of it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Building a Home Studio (Part I, Weighing Options)
04/29/02
I've decided I want to build an inexpensive home studio.

Building a Home Studio
04/29/02
I've decided to build a home studio with an ear towards one day running a world-class recording studio. Here are my thoughts at this pre-embryonic phase. Check back to follow my progress.

Search for the Ultimate Band part II
04/20/02
Follow up to an article I wrote a few months back on why I didn't want to get signed.

Music Theory for the Masses
04/13/02
My response to an article on "Composition" on Kuro5hin.org. It starts out ridiculously simplified but gets advanced pretty fast. I don't know if a non musician can really learn everything I wrote from this article, but it should serve as a useful reference point, and the early on stuff provides an interesting basis for thinking about music when you start to play or compose it.
(updated April 27, 2002, May 09, 2002, May 27, 2002)

My Old Band
04/09/02
From December 1993 through December 2000 I was in an alternative indie rock band thingy.

Coldplay Parachutes
04/08/02
Critique of the production on Coldplay's album Parachutes.

My Philsophy for Recording Music
03/15/02
Why the recording process usually sucks and what to do about it.

Grado SR80 Headphones
03/14/02
A review of my new headphones. In a word, un-freaking-believeable.

Search for the Ultimate Band
02/24/02
My ongoing search for the ultimate band, and what I plan on doing about it. Mostly just a gripe about gullibility and human nature.

I'm Like a Bird
02/12/02
Analysis of I'm Like a Bird by Nellie Furtado. New material added March 22, 2002.

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