Key Of Grey

Photo courtesy of John Bell February 23rd, 2011 - Lately, I've been working on mixing a small musical that will debut this Friday. It's definitely a step outside of my comfort zone as mixing live is very different from mixing in a studio, and mixing a musical is very different from mixing a band. Here’s a compilation of some of the things I’ve learned and things that are different from studio work. For one, there's a lot of waiting around, but when the ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Simon J. Campbell February 7, 2011 - As you may have noticed, my posting hasn't been as regular as usual. In fact, I haven't even had a chance to check out the changes that were completed last week on the collaboration project! There are some pretty big changes happening in my life right now, and some of it is music related. Even though I'm easing back into a music schedule, it's hard to find time to actually write. Finding an appropriate ... Read More

January 23, 2011 - A new year, a brand new product review! Audio-Technica was kind enough to send me a set of their DJ headphones, the ATH-PRO700. I've been itching to try out a good set of headphones since the ones I've used to mix and listen with for the past 10 years, have begun disintegrating. Because I check my mixes with a couple sets of in ear monitors, one of them being the Ultimate Ears Triple-Fi I reviewed last month, I haven't ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Fide January 17th, 2011 - I hope you guys have gotten a great start to the year. Mine has been quite busy and I have big plans for the site. For one, I'm working on a visual overhaul, but as regular readers may have noticed, I've stopped posting as many articles on new gear coming out. I will still continue to post about new gear if I find it exciting, but I'd like to focus this site on more DIY engineering, ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Simon J. Campbell December 29th, 2010 - Hey everyone, hope your holidays are going well. With all the hubbub these past few weeks, I haven't had much time to write music. The other day however, I got to record a bit with some friends which was a refreshing change from my normal work week. Yesterday, I sat down to polish a couple of my own songs, and it got me thinking about the phrase "Don't bore us, get to the ... Read More

December 19th, 2010 - With the amount of cool apps coming out for iOS, there hasn't been a whole lot of good hardware solutions for getting great sound in and out of the iPhone/iPod Touch. Sure there are some for plugging in a guitar, but they aren't exactly the highest quality. New Signal Process, a boutique shop out of Portland Oregon, has released the NSP BreakOut to remedy that situation. The BreakOut has an input to get your audio into whatever music apps ... Read More

December 13, 2010 - I recently received a set of Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 IEM's (in ear monitors) and I've had a few days to put them through their paces. The TripleFi 10s, as the name suggests, contain 3 drivers, each corresponding to the low, medium, and high frequency ranges. Many earphones claim to go down to super low frequencies, lower than the normal range of human hearing in fact; in the TripleFi 10s Ultimate Ears says the can get down to ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Lollyman December 9, 2010 - Ok, we are a go! Participation for this project is closed, and I've sent out invitations to the Dropbox account to everyone who showed interest. If you missed out on this project, we'll get you on the next one. Hopefully this will all work out awesome, and will be the start of a cool collaborative community. First off, I want to really thank you guys for your enthusiasm. I started this site a couple years ago, ... Read More

Photo courtesy of Dylan Menzies November 22nd, 2010 - Lately, I've seen a lot of crazy instruments being created, and especially a lot leveraging MIDI in interesting ways. Some of it is interesting in an eccentric and fun way, and then there are some that have the potential to be straight up game changing. The most exciting I've seen in a long is Dylan Menzies' O-Bow. In a nutshell, an optical sensor tracks an object, in this case a "bow" made of wooden dowel, ... Read More

Photo courtesy of ThinkGeek November 21st, 2010 - The multitudes of other "instrument" shirts from ThinkGeek must have been immensely popular because they keep cranking out new stuff. On the tails of such classics as the guitar and bongo shirts, comes the Synth shirt. It seems someone over at ThinkGeek has been paying attention to the Rockband 3 news. The shirt ranges in price from $30 to $33 depending on size, and comes with a little belt-mounted "amp". It's back-ordered right now (on account ... Read More