Sonic Explorer Series #1 The chamber always looks smaller than I would have expected. I start by calibrating my microphone with a small device made for this exact model. I measure the volume from my test input, and the software automatically compensates input gain. This microphone is a near perfect test microphone. It has a…

In the laundry room The laundry room is an important part our lives. At first, and still, it might be communal. Shared with strangers, united in our goals. You can’t stand when people move your clothes out of a washer or dryer, and you can’t stand when people aren’t prompt in removing their clothes from…

Adventures at the guitar store You probably don’t call your local music shop, “the guitar store.” They sell basses, amplifiers, drums, and sheet music too. “The music store,” might be more appropriate. Or the actual name of the store. But for me, it’s the guitar store. I’m a guitar player. And exactly three years after…

Jamming in our new apartment …and so our journey begins. We’re jamming in our new apartment. We just moved in. We haven’t even made our couch, fashioned from discarded boxes and Styrofoam packaging, yet. No. We’re just getting settled in. And what better way to do that than jamming at moderately loud levels? I say…