Yamaha Mixing Studio

Having not tried a Yamaha board for some time now, I can not give my recommendation, but this implementation looks cool.
Its a USB multi-channel mixer that comes with recording software. There are two versions available; the MSW10, and the MSW12, which have 10 and 12 channels respectively.

The included software is Cubase LE by Steinberg (which I have also not used), and will work with either Mac OSX, or Windows 2000/XP/XP Pro. The system requirements are fairly liberal, so most should not have a problem. Here is the product page.

If you have experience with this sort of thing let me know, I am considering something like this for my setup.

[via Engadget]

Pack-Man and the Nine-String Bass

Just ran across a site with some beautifully crafted basses of varying string numbers. This one caught my eye with its detailed carving of the knobs into the ghosts chasing Pac-Man.

There are many other cool basses here that are worth checking out. Also, if you are interested in seeing/hearing him play, check this out. You may also want to check out his band, which is called Nuclear Rabbit.

The Luminous Landscape has an interesting article about modifying a DSLR to only pic up the infrared portion of the light spectrum. Of course, doing this will not only cost you US $450, it renders your camera unable to do any other type of photography.

Oh, and it does not turn out quite like the picture here, either. While this is a cool effect, the end result is much more black and white.
So, don't get your hopes up to high unless you have an extra DSLR just sitting around. Here is the article.

Baffled By Bozzio

While I may have heard of the name Terry Bozzio in the past, I don't think it has ever really meant much to me. From now on it will.

I was initially drawn in by the ridiculously large drum set he has. And, admittedly, I was skeptical with regard to his musicality. All doubt was erased, however, when I saw the first of many videos of him playing on the Vic Firth website “Artist Feature.” Very cool stuff.

Evidently he is way into solo melodic drumming, which is why the huge drum set. It looks to my untrained eye that he has very good technique. Further, he has an excellent sense of musicality. Fun to listen to, and probably more fun to watch.

This will have me on the lookout for a CD.
Here is his personal site. Here is an interview with Modern Drummer.