Drawing Waveforms
I get asked about drawing waveforms from time to time. Over the years, I came to realize that this is a black art of sorts, and it requires a combination of some audio and drawing know-how on the Mac to get it right.
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Road Worn, eh?
If you haven't already noticed, I really dig John Mayer's guitar playing. I also think his olympic white signature strat looks pretty sweet.
For a long time, I really wanted to buy that strat. I thought that if it was built to Mayer's specs, it'd...
Installing Octave Packages in Snow Leopard
If you're anything like me, and you rely on Octave in your work, then not having a working copy can be very frustrating.
I stumbled on, not one, but two issues plaguing Octave in Snow Leopard.
First, it appears that installing Octave via macports...
TapeDeck 1.2
I'm happy to report that TapeDeck 1.2 is finally available. The main addition in this release is the ability to choose your recording and playback devices independently of the global System Preferences, which a lot of folks were asking for.
I also...
SuperMegaUltraGroovy and Snow Leopard
There's really not all that much to say beyond, "all my products work well in Snow Leopard."
I highly recommend upgrading to Snow Leopard, as there are improvements across the board that will be apparent in all your applications—especially when it...
Capo 1.1.1 Available
I just pushed the latest release of Capo online. Go grab it at the Capo site.
As usual, release notes for Capo are available. Instead of simply leaving it at that, I'm going to give a little bit of commentary on what I fixed, since I don't want the...
Capo 1.1
Today I'm extremely happy to announce the availability of Capo 1.1. This new release adds the two most-requested features—exporting, and effects.
The exporting feature was very important to add, as it was the most requested. I heard from drummers...
On Buying Your First Guitar
The topic of buying one's first guitar has been done to death in magazines, store flyers, blog posts, etc. I ultimately believe that the decision is truly up to the budding player.
However, as with all decisions in life, it's wise to first consider...