http://www.backblaze.com/ posted an annual report on the most commonly failing products… interesting results to follow and interestingly enough I’ve never seen a Hitachi drive for sale anywhere… anyone have an insight on why that may be?
I feel so dirty…
I’m doing some work for a convention… editing a lectern mic for archival, and mic technique isn’t the forte of the crowd. But to turn around 70 min of dialog in 15 min using pro tools and clip gain is the only tool for the job.
If only I could author a CD right from pro tools. Still have to resort to the now abandoned “Peak Pro”
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/null-n09014/lot.27.html
If only it were orange….
After a year on my key chain, my Lacie WhizKey is unreadable :-( Could anyone recommend a solid replacement?
The cap that came supplied had no locking mechanism, it was lost thus making the contacts exposed to the environment. Cleaning the contacts has brought the device back in the past but I it’s now beyond repair. What a disappointment, it looks so good.
I’m looking to invest in a mobile acoustic measurement software and am looking for opinions.
I’ve been playing with the Spectrafoo Demo and I must say it’s very impressive
http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/products/software/spectrafoo.html and it’s very competitively priced. The Main thing appealing to me about foo is the “Transfer Function Measurement System” I became familiar with while using a SIM system… This to me is the most valuable feature.
I was thinking about custom keyboards foot controlled USB interfaces…
then maybe some buttons on a panel…
And a foot mouse!
Interesting to see what’s replacing the smaller 24-32 channel consoles. Here is the newest from AVID
http://www.avid.com/US/products/S3L-System/overview
I did an install to mountain lion. Installed latest pro tools 10…. Sees device, doesn’t know it… 
Results in downloading 33mb update
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/download/Digi-002-003-Drivers?cmpid=701400000007cO2
only to install 3mb driver???
Another installation / configuration from hell I’ve got it running again.
I recently acquired a new computer and have begun the “Migration” from old to new. I know it’s not a quick process (600+ Gb from machine to machine) but by my math this estimation, using FW800, was WAY OUT. The problem turns out that the computer was going to sleep during this migration!! Why the HELL would it do such a stupid thing? There were no options for sleeping as it’s a fresh install. Shame on Apple.
After three failed attempts, I had to find a solution to me sitting at two idle computers for 8 hours.
AND HERE IT IS!
(standby for video)
I needed to be able to leave it also… so in an audio Macgyver moment of desperation I turn to my biggest fan. The cable for the Trackball is moved by an oscillating fan. The headphones are on top of an upside down trackball, this and the duct tape give the trackball some weight to push on the keyboard (for computer 1) the movement also pushes a button on a Magic Trackpad (computer 1)
so far attempt number four is going smoothly (knock on wood)
Practicing what I preach. Moving (14) drives into long term storage. Pulled all the backups out of the safety deposite box, and moved their contents move forward onto a 3TB hard drive.
Once it’s all checked for redundancies I will back it up to another drive off site.
For anyone nocking my non-antistatic plastic bags, I assure you they performed perfectly and will the next time I spin them up. Silica and a way for them to breath is fine.
This is client sessions, designs, pictures, documents, notes etc etc dating back to about 2001. I have Client DVD archives at home I don’t plan to move forward as it is mostly damaged and virus ridden from before I went all OSX.
Now I need to find a Hard drive shipping container from a computer store… Anyone?
A helpful trick for the multiple interface user
Finally got it in a rack! Two Notes Torpedo amplifier load box with cabinate / microphone simulation
Jack added a speaker input on the producers desk for easy connection
I said when I first heard about it that “This piece is basically an Iso Booth in one rack space.” and in a small to mid sized studio without a booth or collection of amps it’s a huge asset! 
downside: I wanted to put the line in and line out on the Patchbay in addition to the speaker in and through-put on the panel (everything hooked up all the time). When you have a jack in the “line in” it overrides the speaker “load box”
Having a “Change is bad” moment.
iTunes 11
I have long file names and there’s no way to change the width of columns…
