digital

The year was 1980.  A young Paul Frindle is working as a technical engineer at Virgin Records, working on the expansion of the Townhouse and Manor (mobile) studios.  Solid State Logic had just completed their first console and delivered one to Virgin.  Without a proper room for it, the console was placed in the second [...]

Messages from inside the Personal Electro-Magnetic Field of Primus Luta.

05.17.09
When I press this button I expect a giant white flash after which I’ll be hurled 30 years into the future, or bidule will crash.
Hmmmmm. Nothing. Okay how about this one…
Bidule crash. Looks like the monome actually cannot be used as a time machine. Sorry guys.
Time [...]

Let’s start with science.  CD’s are compressed audio from higher resolution files outputted at the mastering stage (technically pre-mastering before it goes to the manufacturer who creates the post-production master for creating the CD).  The only time the consumer is getting the high resolution master audio is if they are listening to an Audio DVD [...]