My rig, yo
Got myself a bigass iMac; the 20″ would’ve been fine, screen-wise, but the 24″ had double hard drive and memory, so I got that. And man, if you’re not used to a 24″ monitor, this thing is like a wall of video on my desk. I’ve always given thought to what I name my computers — I dunno, geek thing, it’s an important piece of a computer to me somehow — and this one I named Stonehenge.
Got that and a new digital multitrack recorder, which is kinda neat and better than my last one, though it lacks an undo function which is pretty disappointing. Wish I’d considered that while I was fussing about what model I wanted to buy.
Anyway, with those things, my keyboard, and the PC I use for video games, suddenly I have a surprising amount of technology on my desk.
I tested out the recorder with a bit that’s been in my head for a while, it’s an a cappella bit based on Legion by VNV Nation. Unfortunately the sample clips I’ve been able to find don’t have that particular part in them, so if you haven’t heard it you’re lacking context, but oh well.
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April 25th, 2009 18:44
Heh. Love the big ol’ empty Starbuck’s cups in the corner.
As far as digital multi-trackers, I can’t imagine living without the “undo” button. My current band made a homegrown recording at the end of last year, and that button saved our asses more times than I care to mention. So, in other words, I also feel your disappointment on that.
April 26th, 2009 14:28
My rig is only basically functional by comparison– 1.83 Ghz Mac Mini. While it’s certainly not the same futuristic zero-desk-footprint shape as a new iMac, it is still the flattest computer I’ve ever had, so I named it Flat Stanley.
(the external hard drive is called Flatland)
May 5th, 2009 18:40
Wait, is that World of…
Oh god, Spinn, how far we’ve fallen from Puzzle Pirates.