Korg Monotron

By On December 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I now have a Korg Monotron in my arsenal.  It’s a palm-sized analog synth that can be either played with a finger or a stylus.  It’s not just good as an instrument, but as an all-around noisemaker.  Just in the few hours I’ve been playing with it, I’ve already made all sorts of retro science [...]

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The backpack studio

By On June 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The “backpack studio” has been a dream of mine ever since I got my first four-track.  How cool would it be if I could record anywhere I wanted?

Now I have that.  Pictured:  Line 6 Toneport UX1, Zoom MRT3B drum machine, Tascam DP004 four-track recorder, Korg KO1 Kaossilator, Skull Candy headphones, Toshiba [...]

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Red Guitar

Resurrecting an old friend

By On June 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I’ve become somewhat of a gearhead, at least as far as my limited resources will allow me to.  A couple weeks ago, I began to think of how cool it would be to build my own guitar from scratch.

I quickly realized how expensive that would be.  If only I had a guitar to start [...]

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