Studio Trip

The class and I went to La Chapelle Studios where one of our teachers works to learn how to mic drums. It was fun, but the thing that was by far the coolest was the classic Korg Vocoder sitting out on display in the studio.

Realize also I haven't worked on any type of mix in a while, will probably do so during Christmas break.

Till then.

Atari Punk Console

For my Technology class I had to build a Atari Punk Console (APC). It's a simple-ish circuit that produces a square wave sound.

I built it into an old NATO Army Ammunition box I found.

It's outfitted with an On/Off switch, Jack Output, and three knobs. One of the knobs controls the volume, the other two change parameters in the sound being produced.


As you can see a small circuit not too much stuff.
(Click on any of the pictures to see a bigger version of it)

I included a small sound file so you can hear what it sounds like. The sound quality isn't great and the speaker installed in the APC is tiny so it's not that loud. (Turn up volume then).

As some of you might have noticed, the podcast was inaccessible for about a week. The problem was that the place where I host my files got horrifically destroyed by hackers and is now in the process of rebuilding itself. Good news being that I found a new place to host and the podcast should be working again (if not please e-mail me).

On another note, Cardboard Music Machine is on iTunes! This should make the process of staying up to date on episodes that much easier. Just search in iTunes for Cardboard Music Machine and subscribe, done. New episodes will automatically be added to iTunes and down loadable. I've added a small button to the left of the page that will take you to the podcast in the iTunes store. Don't be alarmed however, the podcast remains free and I will continue to post live streams and download links on here, iTunes is a new option, but never the only option.

I am currently working on the second episode and should be done before the end of next week.

Until then.

Living Like A Kid

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At 19:34, Thursday, September 3, 2009, I finished the first "Cardboard Music Machine" Mix Podcast: [Living Like a Kid]

The mix is roughly half an hour long, featuring music to let you relax and wander around in your head.

"Don't expect anything original from an echo. ~Author Unknown"

The mix is done in my famous signature TOD format.

So don't come whining about tracks.

As the current title states, this blog is currently under construction. The main purpose for this blog is to allow people to listen to the "Cardboard Music Machine Podcast", as no episodes or mixes have been made yet this site will be in this state until then.

Fine regards.