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Distortion and harmonics, 2011 09 03DSP errors, quantization, and dithering, 2012 07 27Faster magnitude response computations, 2012 01 19Frequency filters – Part 1 – digital representation of sound waves, 2010 08 08Frequency filters – Part 2 – a really simple filter, 2010 08 11Frequency filters – Part 3 – an improved simple filter, 2010 08 18Frequency filters – Part 4 – a good low pass filter, 2010 08 24Frequency filters – Part 5 – impulse, phase, and frequency responses, 2010 08 26Frequency filters – Part 6 – high pass, band pass, and other filters, 2010 09 01Frequency filters – Part 7 – windowing, 2010 09 26Frequency filters – Part 8 – a filter experiment, 2010 10 03Frequency filters – Part 9 – another filter experiment, 2010 10 19Frequency filters – Part 10 – a Dolph-Chebychev filter, 2010 10 22Frequency filters – Part 11 – a Dolph-Chebychev window, 2010 10 27Frequency filters – Part 12 – flexible windows, 2010 11 22Frequency filters – Part 13 – a final note on windows, 2010 12 06Frequency filters – Part 14 – using filters, 2011 01 14Frequency filters – Part 15 – comb filters, 2011 03 21Frequency filters – Part 16 – transfer functions, 2011 04 14Frequency filters – Part 17 – an example Butterworth filter, 2011 05 08Frequency filters – Part 18 – deriving the Butterworth filter, 2011 05 17Frequency filters – Part 19 – high pass and other Butterworth filters, 2011 06 29Frequency filters – Part 20 – stable IIR filters, 2011 07 22
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A new strat neck, 2007 08 19A new strat neck (again), 2007 10 29Balanced audio and XLR, 2009 11 08Guitar necks, 2009 07 17
Absorption of reverbColoration of reverbCompressor / expander (of dynamics)Delay effectGated decay threshold (of reverb)Noise gateReverbSide chaining / side chained gate or compressor
An intuitive example of drum compression, 2013 03 26A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 1 – General comments, 2007 06 08A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 2 – Volume, 2007 06 15A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 3 – Pan, 2007 06 21A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 4 – Equalization (What is it?), 2007 06 28A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 5 – Equalization (The digital one), 2007 07 06A simple approach to mixing a rock song – Part 6 – Reverb, 2007 07 13Mixing with the Line 6 POD, 2008 01 05More on reverb, 2007 07 20Our cheap home studio setup – the bass, 2006 09 21Our cheap home studio setup – the drums, 2006 10 02Our cheap home studio setup – the guitar, 2006 10 19Our cheap home studio setup – the software, 2006 09 07Our cheap home studio setup – the soundcard, 2006 09 11Our cheap home studio setup – the vocals, 2007 01 22Problems with room resonances, 2006 09 05The complex simple delay, 2012 03 25Weird reverb, 2007 08 29
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About scale modes and guitar licks, 2010 04 22Jazz in your blues, 2013 03 16The not so secular arts, 2011 05 03
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And release of Scales version 2.0.0, 2010 03 31Designing the Orinj multitap delay, 2009 08 02Designing the Orinj multi-tap delay again, 2009 12 05n-Track Studio 6, 2009 06 23Orinj multitap delay - user controls, 2010 02 01Pantheon Reverb Plug-in, 2007 11 18Plans for Orinj version 3, 2009 02 15Plans for Orinj version 3 again, 2009 12 02Release of Orinj v2.0.0 beta, 2009 02 04Release of Scales version 1.0.0, 2010 03 23SongDasher, 2013 02 09
All fourths tuning for guitarAlternative guitar tuningCue chunk (of a Wave file)Data chunk (of a Wave file)Double drop D tuning for guitarDrop D tuning for guitarFact chunk (of a Wave file)Format chunk (of a Wave file)Format type (of a MIDI file)General MIDI 1General MIDI 2General MIDI System Enable / Disable messageHeader chunk (of a MIDI file)Instrument chunk (of a Wave file)List chunk (of a Wave file)MIDI Active Sense messageMIDI Channel Prefix meta messageMIDI Channel Pressure messageMIDI Clock messageMIDI Continue messageMIDI Controller messageMIDI Copyright Notice meta messageMIDI Cue Point meta messageMIDI End of Track meta messageMIDI eventMIDI Full Frame messageMIDI Instrument Name meta messageMIDI Key Pressure / Aftertouch messageMIDI Key Signature meta messageMIDI Lyrics meta messageMIDI Marker meta messageMIDI Master Volume messageMIDI meta messagesMIDI Note Off messageMIDI Note On messageMIDI Pitch Wheel / Modulation Wheel messageMIDI Program Change messageMIDI Quarter Frame messageMIDI Registered Parameter Number (RPN)MIDI Reset messageMIDI Sequence Number meta messageMIDI Sequencer Specific meta messageMIDI Set Tempo meta messageMIDI SMTPE Offset meta messageMIDI Song Position Pointer messageMIDI Song Request / Song Select messageMIDI Start messageMIDI Stop messageMIDI system common messagesMIDI System Exclusive message / sysex messageMIDI system realtime messagesMIDI Text meta messageMIDI tickMIDI Time Signature meta messageMIDI Track Name meta messageMIDI Tune Request messageMIDI voice messagesModal D tuning for guitarModal G tuning for guitarMusical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)Open A tuning for guitarOpen D tuning for guitarOpen G tuning for guitarPlaylist chunk (of a Wave file)Sample chunk (of a Wave file)Silent chunk (of a Wave file)Status byte (of a MIDI message)Time division / resolution (of a MIDI file)Track chunk (of a MIDI file)Wave file formatWave list chunk (of a Wave file)
MIDI - Part I – Introduction, 2009 03 01MIDI - Part II - Using MIDI, 2009 03 17MIDI - Part III - MIDI files, 2009 06 13MIDI - Part IV - MIDI messages, 2009 06 15MIDI - Part V - System exclusive messages, 2009 06 30MIDI - Part VI - MIDI quarter frame message, 2009 07 13MIDI – Part VII – Other system common messages, 2009 07 29MIDI – Part VIII – System realtime messages, 2009 09 18MIDI – Part IX – Intro to MIDI meta messages, 2009 10 08MIDI – Part X – MIDI meta messages, 2009 10 17MIDI – Part XI – More MIDI meta messages, 2009 10 25MIDI – Part XII – Last of the meta messages, 2009 12 07MIDI – Part XIII – Delta time and running status, 2009 12 19MIDI – Part XIV – Registered and non-registered parameter numbers, 2009 01 13
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