Someone told me that one of the ways to improve your guitar playing skills is to record yourself and hear all the flaws. Well I took that advice and bought a Shure SM57 dynamic microphone, hooked it up to my Behringer Xenyx Q802USB and fired up my Studio One Prime edition and recorded this noise… Continue reading Dabbling in the Art of Recording
New Addition to Music Family
Don’t you hate it when you go somewhere for a stroll out in the town and end up coming home with an unexpected purchase? Well that happened recently and after picking up some new strings for a guitar repair, we ended up falling in love with this Gretsch Streamliner in Turquoise Blue. After playing it… Continue reading New Addition to Music Family
Learning How To Use a DAW
Digital Audio Workspace. That is what DAW stands for and it is used to record audio from a USB audio interface. I purchased a couple of USB audio interfaces and for this night, I tried using the Behringer U-Phoria UM2 USB audio Interface paired with a Shure MV7X microphone. The DAW that I am trying… Continue reading Learning How To Use a DAW
Ukulele Day 2
So I decided to take this ukulele playing more seriously than yesterday and actually focused on trying to transition chords more smoothly. Tried recording this effort and although the transitioning is much faster, hearing the felt pick picking the notes is super annoying me.
Teton Ukulele
So I did a thing. The kiddo said he wanted a ukulele to practice for his class performance. I got an Alkemi Uke. Being the nosey person that I am, I kept playing with it for a while. So I decided to get one for myself. Ended up with a Teton Solid Mahogany Concert Sized… Continue reading Teton Ukulele
Successfully Printed Something on The Photon S
After lots of trial and error, we finally figured out how to get something to print correctly on the Photon S. The trick was that light supports do not pull the piece off the FEP well enough. Originally I thought the FEP was too sticky or the build plate was not level or the resin… Continue reading Successfully Printed Something on The Photon S
Venturing Into The World of 3D Resin Printing
Well guess what Black Friday 2021 brought? A sale on the Anycubic Photon S 3D Resin printer. This was on sale straight from Anycubic for only $99 with free shipping. For that price why not give it a shot. After 3 months sitting in a box in the garage, I fired it up for the… Continue reading Venturing Into The World of 3D Resin Printing
Very First Blog Post
Hello all! Website is “again” taking another transformation. More info coming soon!