By victoria | Published: September 21, 2008
Since I came back from Seattle the Saffire audio device has been firmly installed at Waterlou Studios where it works very well with the G4 OSX 10.3.9 and G5 quad-core OSX 10.4. It has been challenging to get all the applications working on this newly installed platform and I have not had much time to [...]
Posted in Digital Audio, Internet and Technology, Ubuntu Linux, VIX at Work | Tagged alsa, automake, compile, ffado, firewire audio, jackd, scons, Ubuntu
By victoria | Published: September 16, 2008
Using Fantastico in Bluehost I was able to smoothly upgrade my WordPress install this morning. Although WordPress urges me to upgrade to 2.6.2, Fantastico sees 2.6.1 as the latest version, so I cannot upgrade further at present. I also activated the podpress plug-in and some other multi-media tools. I look forward to exploring streaming content [...]
By victoria | Published: September 14, 2008
Now I have had the opportunity to look through two examples of excellent camera technology, I find myself increasingly attracted to continuing the experience. The first time I held such a camera was at the Madu Sari gamelan performance, “New Javanese Shadows“when a friend of mine asked me to hold his camera. My first impression [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Internet and Technology, Live More Lightly Documentary Video, Live More Lightly Workshops, Music and Workshop Book Development, The Live More Lightly Songbook, Uncategorized, VIX at Work, Video and Photography, Wordpress | Tagged audio engineer, audio mastering, audio recording, Digital SLR, hyper-reality, image capture, interpolation technology in video camera still image, Kyle Cassidy, Seattle, Trillian Stars
By victoria | Published: September 11, 2008
The cooler weather has arrived, but the sun is shining as Vancouver sees the last cloudless days for a while. This weather is the prime season for my motorcycle as I no longer have to worry so much about over-heating my air-cooled engine. In the heat of summer, a traffic jam caused by the endless [...]
By victoria | Published: September 1, 2008
The lure of High Definition is keeping me interested in purchasing a camcorder that I can mount on the motorcycle or remove for shooting the places I visit and the people I meet. Lifecycle sustainability is an important factor in my choice and it seems that the major companies are becoming aware of this. I [...]