I recently performed again at Knobcon. I've attended Knobcon 7 times starting in 2017, and performed in 2020, 2021, 2022 and now this year. I had a great time this year and rather than the gear it was all due to seeing old friends and just enjoying being
One conversation I still dread at gatherings is whether or not analog synths are better than digital. In 2001 this might have still been a valid argument when you could compare say a Moog Model D to a Novation Bass Station, Roland JP8080 or Access Virus. At that time computers
Over time I've had many different types of audio interfaces starting with an ISA Sound Blaster 16. I've never really had a brand allegiance until 10 or so years ago when I had my first real major failure with a pro interface with the Antelope Audio
I am not the first disgruntled user to decide to give up on the major OS and move to linux. Indeed the very creation of the linux kernel was in part due to the corporate malfeasance that was the practice of charging thousands of dollars for the UNIX operating system.
Performance & Processors There is a lot of misleading information about laptop performance online, so as I start to discuss hardware differences that make the linux migration a challenge, I feel that processors is a good topic to discuss first. A very succinct comparison of desktop processors: The fundamental difference
For anyone getting into software music today, the sofware and hardware landscape is dramatically different than when I began in 2001. My best advice for anyone considering plugins is that today the focus should be less about audio quality and features and a lot more about user experience and simplicity
As I consistently use claude-code primarily at work, I have to wonder to whose benefit Claude-code really is. As an anomaly among my peers, I really enjoy writing code. I feel a great sense of satisfaction when I can develop something around an algorithm in my head, optimize
We used to live in a mindset that new tech was emerging that could ease our burdens and improve our lives. Terms like "disruption" were used in positive context. Along the way our economy grew into a direction where what were small tech companies became behemoths that in