HUSH 2009 reel
- At February 4, 2009
- By ken
- In video
Love the 2009 HUSH reel.
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I didn’t watch the Super Bowl
- At February 2, 2009
- By ken
- In links
Not coming as a shock to anybody I did not watch the Super Bowl last night. I only regret missing commercials. So let’s crowdsource an effort to quell my need for knowledge. What one commercial do you deem as “Ken must see?”
I’d prefer not to have links to ALL commercials (like a clearing house site), just the 1-2 you think I shouldn’t miss. Links are Ok, but google search terms are fine too.
monome
- At February 2, 2009
- By ken
- In art / creativity / music / tech
I have this new obsession. It’s called the monome. I won’t go into tremendous detail about it right now, but you can expect to see some of my monome based experiments here on the AV Club over the next several months as I dig into this device. First, what the heck is it?
The monome is a USB / MIDI / OSC interface. At it’s most basic, it’s a wooden box with a metal faceplate and an 8×8 grid of buttons. There are LED lights under each button.
As you drill into the more complex the monome is a community of musicians, designers, and programmers that utilize the OSC open source protocol that develop a multitude of free applications that do various things like cut and mix samples, offer a DJ deck interface, send MIDI notes based on probability, and function as a step sequencer. The forums are very helpful and active and I’ve found it to be a very friendly community to participate.
In the end it’s a striving effort to make digital music more tactile. We’ll see how it goes.
Here are a few photos of monome, night 1. The homegroup ladies took off for a few hours leaving us guys to wire this beast up and experiment with it. Now that’s my idea of a fun night.
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I’ve been saying I need a new hobby. I’m thinking this may just be it.
Star Trek Super Bowl Spot
- At February 1, 2009
- By ken
- In culture / entertainment
Say what you want, I’m stoked as heck about the new Star Trek movie. Ever since I used to sit and watch the original 1960s Star Trek with my Dad I’ve been a fan of the series. I grew up as a geeky middle schooler on The Next Generation (and have since renounced it), but with JJ in charge of this current iteration I think it will be worth the hype.
And if not, we still have GI Joe.
