June 2007
108 posts
Jobs vs. Gates: Who's the Star? →
May 2007
58 posts
Why Apple TV is a dud - June 11, 2007 →
“In a certain sense we build the products we want to use ourselves. [Steve Jobs]...”
– Bill Gates @ All Things Digital [quote - Macworld]
WatchAnother short video featuring Microsoft’s new ‘Surface’ computing product. This type of multi-touch-interface could make for an excellent control ‘surface’ for a DAW such as ProTools.
Data Robotics, Inc.
This looks like a very cool product… drobo.
“Football games are on TV, and it doesn’t affect stadium attendance at all....”
– George Lucas
WatchAnnouncing Microsoft Surface
Reuters: Reunited Police begin world tour
Sting and guitarist Andy Summers (R) perform during the opening concert of the Police Reunion Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, May 28, 2007. (Andy Clark/Reuters)
Trick Or Treat?: Top Secret Microsoft Product To... →
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which...”
– Carl Sagan
“There’s a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top....”
– General George S. Patton, Jr
“Dear Lord baby Jesus, we thank you so much for this bountiful harvest of...”
– Ricky Bobby saying grace in “Talladega Nights”
Nullriver Software ~ Connect360 →
I just updated my Connect360 software this morning and the video streaming bugs that existed in the last version have been fully resolved. It works incredibly well and is totally stable. Highly recommended!
Mix Online: John M. Eargle Memorial Tribute, AES... →
Following up on the passing earlier this month of audio industry pioneer John M. Eargle, details were confirmed today for a memorial tribute to the life and work of John Eargle to take place in Los Angeles on June 14. The event will be held at the Linwood Dunn Theater of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study, 1313 N. Vine St. (at...
“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it...”
– Frank Zappa
Mix Online: Dialog Replacement 101 →
On the ADR Stage at Fox in Los Angeles
“Everyone has secret ambitions; mine was to be a rock singer. I thought I could...”
– Dan Marino
Book Recommendation: Sound Design by David...
The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema Synopsis The clash of light sabers in the electrifying duels of Star Wars. The chilling bass line signifying the lurking menace of the shark in Jaws. The otherworldly yet familiar pleas to “go home” in the enchanting E.T. These are examples of the many different ways in which sound can contribute to the overall dramatic...
“Dialogue should simply be a sound among other sounds, just something that comes...”
– Alfred Hitchcock
PIXAR: How to Create a Demo Reel →
“Do you realize what you’ve done? You’ve taken a woman who loves you,...”
– From the movie The Money Pit: Max talking to Walter
JBL Remembers John Eargle →
John Eargle 1931 - 2007
“Not many people know what their parents sound like having sex. It was noisy.”
– Moon Unit Zappa
Mix Online: Capturing The Strength And Beauty Of... →
Purchased a black Zune...
In our household we own a couple iPods, but I decided to buy a Zune for my girlfriend because of the larger screen - so our youngest son can watch movies on the go, and because of the Zune Marketplace, which allows unlimited music downloads for a flat monthly fee. We have only had the unit for about 24 hours and this isn’t our final take on the product, but our initial impressions have...
“Everybody remembers: “April showers bring May flowers.” But no one remembers how...”
– Creed Bratton
Designing for sound by Randy Thom →
“The biggest myth about composing and sound designing is that they are about creating great sounds. Not true, or at least not true enough.”
“ Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.”
– Mary Pickford
“Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...”
– Bryan Ferry
The History of Film Sound →
Bibliography of Film Sound History References
“ “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and...”
– Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Bring Down the Noise [By Sarah Jones /... →
YOUR EARS ARE YOUR LIVELIHOOD; PROTECT THEM NOW, KEEP MAKING GREAT MIXES LATER
Percy Bady - Spreading the Gospel of the Subwoofer →
What do the names R. Kelly, Whitney Houston, the Isley Brothers, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, and BeBe/CeCe Winans have in common? Percy Bady. This “spirit inspired” musician, writer, arranger, and producer, is undoubtedly one of the most well-known and well-respected names in Gospel and R&B music you may never have heard of. In the span of his lengthy career, Bady has received numerous...
Studio Monitors: When is “good enough”, no longer... →