The new studio, the old house
My friend Eric has a new instant family, changing what had been a single dad and two kids to a happy couple with five. Strangely enough neither of their houses decided to grow to accommodate this sudden increase in habitants so they’ve been packing things up in boxes for the move to their new home. I mention this because I have benefited from this news by acquiring a box from Eric that housed the Digidesign MBox , a small yet powerful recording studio that I can run from this laptop. It is an upgrade from the Digi001 that I currently use in the shed for all my recording, all the while maintaining a friendly compatibility between the two systems. Along with the new recording equipment are a number of add-on’s, things like drums and graphic EQ’s, reverbs and compressors, video editing software and auto-tuners for when I sing off key. While I have had limited opportunity to use it so far, I’m excited about being able to come in from the shed to record things like the piano and my pump or...