How playing an instrument benefits your brain
This neat little video doing the rounds of the internet at the moment discusses how studies indicate that playing music is good for your brain. Duh.
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dave noyze talks to richard d james
Dave Noyze from Wired Lab got a big interview with Aphex Twin. It’s on the reading list: http://noyzelab.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/syrobonkers-part1.html
Odd vs Even Harmonic Distortion
Jack Endino, Producer – Engineer – Mixer – Musician – NOISEMONGER, wrote a fairly concise summary of his conclusions at the time about odd vs even harmonic distortion and why we like it way back in 1997: http://www.endino.com/archive/arch2.html
Music of Magnificence
Yesterday Duncan Lowe from Infidel Studios and I headed to the Music of Magnificence concert at the High Court of Australia to do a recording of the performance. The concert is part of the High Court’s Free Sunday Concert Series. We set up eight channels for recording: a blumlein pair using Audio Technica 4050’s, a … Read more Music of Magnificence
In Search of the Click Track
Here’s an interesting little site and web app that maps out tempos from popular songs: http://labs.echonest.com/click/
Recording with The Naddiks
I’ve been in the studio this week working with The Naddiks. The band recorded a demo EP with me last year and are now working on a full-length release, and play some great rock action, drawing on some classic influences like The Saints, The Stooges, and Pink Floyd, as well as some more modern grungy … Read more Recording with The Naddiks