Christopher Lee, Rock Music, Heavy Metal, and Christmas

You may recall Sir Christopher Lee’s performances as Saruman in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) movies.

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Review: MOTU 828X Audio Interface

I’ve been wanting to take my voice and music recording to the next level for a while now, but I’ve had a lot of trouble deciding which audio interface to get.

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Review: DE 2600mAh Powerbank Battery Charger Flashlight

Everyone these days seems to have at least one mobile device.

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A Thanksgiving Message

Hey everyone, today is Thanksgiving. Instead of spreading messages of hate, or making yet another divisive post, or amplifying the commercial news, or forwarding along some meme or message you don’t really know much about, or stomping your feet, or trying to invent yet another reason to look down on someone else, or just plain adding to the negativity in the world, why not instead try being thankful for something in your life?

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The Channel Strip in an Analog Mixer

I had written previously about resuscitating a dying Korg D1200 Digital Recording Studio.

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How To Use the Basic Compressor in GarageBand

Here’s a short tutorial video on how to use the basic compressor plugin in Garageband.

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