So I was planning on just doing a sound/equipment check last night.  I got a new laptop a few weeks ago, and I wanted to see if A) my laptop was strong enough to DJ off of AND broadcast the show (usually I was using my old laptop and my computer)  B) if I could use 2 cameras.

Yes and yes!  The equipment check was a success, but i guess i had posted my sound check on my AIM away message, so a few people came in to listen.  Ange so I started posting it in a few other places.  And more people came… so like 4 hours later, my sound check ended

I didn’t catch the first hour and a half, because like I said… it was supposed to be a sound check but the rest of the show, if you missed it, can be heard right here

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As everyone (EVERYONE) knows by now, tech moves at an incredibly high pace.  And there seems to be a lot of techies trying things out in the world of music (DS DJ, Touch Screens).

Well, althought this one still is a bit rough around the edges, it is easily the most HOLY CRAP tech demo I’ve seen recently.

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just check out the vid!

You remember the C64?  Of course you do.

Either you had one, or someone you knew had one.  I definitely had one.  My dad loves to remind me how he knew I was going to have my love/hate/obsessive relationship with technology. When I was 6, my mother took my siblings and I to Colombia for the summer to visit our family.  When we got back, apparently, the first thing I asked my dad was, “Did you get it?”  “It” being a C64.  Man… I was a geek from the start

Well, check it… good hardware is hard to kill.  And although it’s not really a C64 anymore, that was what it started life as.

Modders are taking the C64 and turning them into MIDI synth boxes.  (video after the jump)

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The thing about technology is that you’re cutting edge one day, but by the next someone’s made it cheaper and smaller.

Protein[DS] software for your Nintendo DS is available here.

Yeah… that’s right… your Nintendo DS is now a performance tool.

Found via Create Digital Music

Acer Predator

WTB!!!

Actually, if I could just get the case, that’d be pretty sweet!

Brought to you by Acer, maker of the Eee PC.

Just as I begin to use Serato to play my music, and as some more “traveled” DJs are using Ableton Live in their sets, some one has to come along and show off a new toy!
I present to you ATTIGO TT:

Final Product // ATTIGO TT from Scott Hobbs on Vimeo.

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So I picked up a new portable HDD today.  I’m syncing it as we speak.

It’s a Western Digital 320GB Passport.  Typically I don’t buy WD, but I went on the recommendation of several friends.  So far so good, although the real test will be running it off my laptop.  It’s a tiny little thing that would fit in my front pant’s pocket, which makes it super-portable.

Here’s to hoping this one makes the cut!

DO NOT BUY VOX!!!

This piece of shit hard drive is only like 3 months old and I’ve already had to replace the power cord once AND now it’s starting to shut off on me while I play.  Not a big deal, except I’m trying to do more and more of my sets straight from Serato.   And trust me… it’s a lot of fun to be in the middle of a flowing groove and then have your equipment shut down on you. 

I’m going to keep working on the playlist, but i don’t think I’ll be able to record.  I’ll see about picking up a new HDD tomorrow after work.  Any suggestions?