Fuzz Guide

If you love fuzz my Fuzz guide is a must read. It includes the science, history, devices, artist and ins and outs of using fuzz.

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9 Tips and Tricks to Making a Fuzzier World or I Heart Fuzz

This a except from my Fuzz Guide. If you have in interest in the science, history, devices and use of fuzz check it out.

9 Tips and Tricks to Making a Fuzzier World

Digitech Hardwire Series Pedals or More Power

Until recently I really had no interest Digitech pedals. I guess their marketing never really work on me. Maybe it is the name is reminiscent of digital. Not very appealing if you like analog goodness. I like my digital Holy Grail pedal which does a good job of faking spring [...]

End of Week Links or A Bunch or Unrelated Stuff

Julien Bayle can instruct you how to make a monome clones which is good because the monome always have a waiting list.

Music might have stopped me from being a misanthropic criminal so maybe this will change some that are ready are. Jail Guitar Doors is Billy Bragg’s initiative to provide inmates with musical instrument. [...]

4 Rock Docs or Music on Film

I always in the mood for a good Rock Doc. Below a collection of music documentaries that I have enjoyed recently.

1. Dig!

Even though I am not really a fan of either the Dandy Warhols or The Brian Jonestown Massacre(or clever references to overrated 60’s artist in your band name for that matter) I [...]

Weekend Links or Tips, Instrumnets, Plugins and Laughs

Tips and Resources:

Robert Green DIY show you how to make a DJ set in Ableton Live.

Digital Burn has a cool tutorial on creating that Aphex Twin effect in Reason.

Recording Review has some great idea about getting good results with vocal doubling.

Ableton Live DJ has a bunch of live goodness

Instruments:

Electric Guitar Review Telecater Relic project is [...]

Aurora or Open Source Mixer

Aurora open source mixer

The Aurora Open Source Mixer might be the perfect solution for DJ types with a DIY streak that are currently unsatisfied with current mixers type MIDI controllers. I am all for open source projects like this but they are tricky to pull off. Most people don’t want to make [...]

Octavius Squeezer Bass Pedal or The Kitchen Sink and a Smart Card

I can be a sucker for over kill. This might qualify. Godlyke has released Octavius Squeezer Bass Synthesizer Pedal. It is a fancy hybrid with lots of bells and whistles. I think the idea of the smart card is. When equipment gets as fancy as this it is nice [...]

Glithes or Controllerism

Great Scott who always sends me great links sent me these two:

Controllerism is a site decidated to the idea of creating live music using controllers of course.  The have some videos that are a must watch for those interest in the computer being a musical instrument instead of just a fancy musical calculator.

This Wikipedia entry [...]

Good Links or Programable Stomp Boxes, Wii Remotes, Glitches, Generative Music and Optimizing

Here is a bunch of cool stuff I have found lately:

The Openstomp Coyote1 is a product seemingly made for me. A stomp box that you can program to be any thing you wish. Sound great but it is not yet released. I am going to keep an eye on [...]