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 [...]
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.
Here is the Ableton Live 8 video I mentioned yesterday.
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 [...]
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.
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.
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 [...]
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.
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.
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.