I had a small role in the design of this studio, back when it was just an idea. So, I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for it.
Virtual Blackbird
Category: recordings
Leon Theremin and RFID
There was an article in the BBC News webpage this week, telling the story of how Leon Theremin (inventor of one of the first electronic musical instruments) invented the technology underneath what we now call RFID…
Of course, this means that every time I swipe my card to buy something at the store, I’m going to start humming the hook from”Good Vibrations”… Maybe knowledge is not always a good thing… Or maybe I should get out my Clara Rockmore album and have another listen.
Closeup on vinyl
8-Track is the new Vinyl
The opposite of wireless
The footprint of a CD
“If you listen repeatedly, a physical copy is best– streaming an album over the internet more than 27 times will likely use more energy than it takes to produce and manufacture a CD.”
Next… next… next…
HiFi Streaming
“Still I ought to please any passing bat with my high fidelity”
“…surprised they let you have it in this room anyway… the aCOWstics are all wrong… If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, put the far place on that wall to that wall, you’ll still only get the stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard…”
Xmas list
