Free Friday or 3 Free Video Tools

VLC

VideoLan is cross platform and very portable media player.  I love it it.  It is easy to use and plays most anything without a hitch.  I prefer to bloat software like Windows media player and ITunes.

DeVeDe

DeVeDe is a Linux DVD and Video CD burner.  There is been port to Windows [...]

DIY Tube Toms or Build Your Own Drums

Roger Arrick has a great guiding to building your own tuned tom’s to add to a drum kit or I am sure they will be fun to bang on there own. It seems like a cool project that shouldn’t be to hard unless you have to cut the tubes yourself which will require careful patience.

Ableton Live 8 Video or Looping Fun

Here is the Ableton Live 8 video I mentioned yesterday.

Worlds Largest Record Collection or The Jems In Those Stacks

The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.

The Archive is a nice little documentary on the largest record collection in the world. If you love vinyl this is Mecca.  I thought DJ Shadows secret record stash was big this is unbelievable. This is both amazing and sad that little care about it. If [...]

Building Custom Effects Pedals Video or More Revison3

I am getting addicted to Revision3. Here is video covering modding guitar pedal kits. You can easily find the whole seris from Christopher Willitis at his site including a video looking at Ableton Live 8.

Monday Music or Mike Watt

So, I am going old school today and talking about a person most of have heard but most likely don’t know it. Mike Watt is a man that has takend a winding road thorugh indie music meeting many many people along the way.

Free Friday or Free Audio Recording Software

This free Friday is focused on free audio recording, editing and DAW software. If you have wanted or needed to to record or edit audio or even pout together a whole song this software will aid you without emptying your wallet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Audactiy

Audacitiy is a great audio editor that I use all the time.  Should be familiar to [...]

DIY Headphone Amp Again or I Miss TechTV

This is great video on building the Chu Moy headphone amp. It is super cool and fun and one of the first projects I did. If you have wanted to do something like this it is a great project. The video even includes a soldering tutorial. Cool.

KONONO N°1 or DIY Necessity

They created a electric band in a place with no electric instruments. Microphones made from alternator batteries, 40 year old loud speaker horns and homemade instruments is what use to make music. You have to admire their ingenuity. An of course it is original. It is lo-fi world beat Kraftwerk meat the Congo.

USB Powered Touch Screen Monitors or Some Extra Screen

One of the coolest gadgets out now is the two models of USB monitors from Mimo. Both are 800 x 480 pixels 7″ screens. The 710 base model list for $130 but the 740 is cool one that list f0r $199.