Fuzz Speaker Cabinet

A great fuzz sound can be created by cutting slits in an old speaker cone. This method was popularised by The Kinks - You really got me.

Slits cut into speaker cone

I have had an old 12" speaker laying in my workshop for a few years, and decided to give this a try.
Experiments with the speaker sounded pretty good, so I decided to make a cabinet to house it.

Fuzz Cabinet with Epiphone 5W

I think the cabinet sounds great, and will be using it for recordings.
The whole project took about 5 hours, and cost ~$60.

Open back cabinet

EO Design

Tomorrow I will be beginning a new career as an Audio Visual Technician with EO Design.

The job will include:

• Installing Video Projectors
• Installing Speakers
• Coding Digital touch pads
• Maintaining AV systems

RME Fireface UFX

RME UFX and Hackintosh

After several months of running, I can say that the Hackintosh performs perfectly. AD-DA conversion is via RME Fireface UFX.

The Preamps in the UFX are great, and the DSP is fantastic. Realtime monitoring is a breeze.

Cancer Council Gig - Kiama Leagues Club

Vintage Soundcraft Console

Friday night at Kiama Leagues Club was a heavy metal night to raise funds for the Cancer Council. About 200 people showed up to see feature act Segression, as well as local acts including 21st Century Happiness.

Tim from SoundsLike PA engineered the night, and I ran DMX lights.

Hackintosh Build

After several months of research, and a few weeks of building and trouble shooting, I have completed a hackintosh computer (PC running Mac OSX Lion)

Antec 300 case

All of the information required to complete the build was sourced from tonymacx86 blog; Including the list of recommended and supported hardware, necessary drivers / bootloaders / utilities, and step-by-step instructions.

Hackintosh Setup

The computer specifications are:

I7 2600k Processor

GA-Z68X-UD3 (F8) Mobo

16G gskill Ram

nVidia G210 Graphics

60G Corsair SSD (system drive)

2x 1T WD HDD (data drives)

The total cost of the build was $1260 AUD, about a quarter of the cost of a mackintosh of the same specs.

DAW and studio

Testing New Computer for DAW

I have bought hardware, and built a computer for a new DAW.
DAW will run Apple OSX Lion, with an RME UFX interface. Total cost will be ~$3500.

Testing hardware with Linux Ubuntu

Phantom Test Circuit / Cable Tester

Phantom Tester

This device can be used to test the phantom power from your console, but is perhaps more useful for testing cables and looms connected to your console.

Circuit Diagram

The two LEDs display the presence of +48V phantom power, when connected to an XLR input; one LED for pin 2, the other for pin 3, with a common earth at pin 1.

Lights up when phantom is on

The circuit tests for broken connections, and unbalanced connections. To use the circuit, just plug it in and turn on the phantom power.