Just want to mention that the website/blog for my band, Audiotherapy, is just about up and running now, so if you want to hear the stuff I do with my faithful compadre Terje, head on over there now.
On a side note, mysterious blogs by Mr. Knox and Mr. Matu seems to have materialized too in the last few days. Very strange indeed.
25.7.05
18.7.05
Übergeeky keyboard
Ok, ok, so this is all over the web these days, but what the heck: a good thing cannot be repeated often enough...
Check out this customizable keyboard where each separate key has its own - get this - miniature OLED display!
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ - gosh, I want this thing sooooo badly.
I need professional help.
Check out this customizable keyboard where each separate key has its own - get this - miniature OLED display!
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ - gosh, I want this thing sooooo badly.
I need professional help.
9.7.05
Sonic Charge MicroTonic v2.0 is here!
Oh joy! They've finally updated the Mother of All Drum Machines VST instrument: MicroTonic! Multiple outputs, pitched oscillators and pattern export - this will be soooo much fun.
Well, as you can see I'm pretty psyched abouth this - and not to mention the fact that it is FINALLY coming for Audio Units, yey! - and if you're doing electronic music, so should you. It's dirt cheap too, at $69 (will increase to $89 in the near future). Go get it!
6.7.05
My portable pride
Having a little cash to spare by the end of June, I wasted no time and decided to replace my old desktop PC (affectionately dubbed "The Vaccum Cleaner" due to the somewhat annoying noise it makes after it's been turned on for about 15 seconds) with a nice little notebook (laptop) PC instead. Woot.
After some research, where I among other things discovered that most of the laptops of this world are made in one of two or three factories in the East, I landed on the Quanta KN-1 (sold in Norway by MPX). So, why a whitebox? Well, it's build by the same people that build IBMs, Dells and HPs so the quality is pretty good, the specs are great for the price and the whole thing cost way less than a similar name-brand notebook. MPX has a great warranty deal AND the thing uses bog-standard parts, so should anything wear out/break, I should be able to find spare parts easily.
I've had it up and running for about a week now, and I like it a lot. The screen is good (although at a somewhat limited 1200x800 resolution), the performance is great (Doom 3 runs like, ahem, hell) and it looks like I'll be able to do some out-of-the-studio work on it as well, as soon as I get a proper audio/midi solution for it (something like the M-Audio Ozone).
Still: this thing came in the most dreadfully dull cardboard box with some wording that made it look like a box of soap. As a rough comparison, my PowerMac G5 came in a box that I could have displayed in a modern art exhibition, to great acclaim. And I'm just talking about the outer box.
On a more serious note: My thoughts are with everyone who fell victim (directly or indirectly) of yesterday's explosions in London. I really like London, and I am sad to see this happen.
After some research, where I among other things discovered that most of the laptops of this world are made in one of two or three factories in the East, I landed on the Quanta KN-1 (sold in Norway by MPX). So, why a whitebox? Well, it's build by the same people that build IBMs, Dells and HPs so the quality is pretty good, the specs are great for the price and the whole thing cost way less than a similar name-brand notebook. MPX has a great warranty deal AND the thing uses bog-standard parts, so should anything wear out/break, I should be able to find spare parts easily.
I've had it up and running for about a week now, and I like it a lot. The screen is good (although at a somewhat limited 1200x800 resolution), the performance is great (Doom 3 runs like, ahem, hell) and it looks like I'll be able to do some out-of-the-studio work on it as well, as soon as I get a proper audio/midi solution for it (something like the M-Audio Ozone).
Still: this thing came in the most dreadfully dull cardboard box with some wording that made it look like a box of soap. As a rough comparison, my PowerMac G5 came in a box that I could have displayed in a modern art exhibition, to great acclaim. And I'm just talking about the outer box.
On a more serious note: My thoughts are with everyone who fell victim (directly or indirectly) of yesterday's explosions in London. I really like London, and I am sad to see this happen.
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