Category Archives: Technology

Sanyo Xacti Sound Recorder

 The marketing folks for Sanyo were good enough to provide me with a new Xacti Sound Recorder to review. It’s a terrific piece of equipment that I’ll be using tons in my playing and teaching. More information here.

IDRS.org Website Redesign

 I’m very excited to announce that the newly redesigned International Double Reed Society website, IDRS.org has finally launched. I have been maintaining the homepage for 4-5 years now and was responsible for its design but the enormous amount of research,…

iTunes Album Art

 For the obsessive iTunes organizers out there like myself, the Amzaon Album Art Widget makes adding album cover artwork to your iTunes Library fast and easy. It’s a widget that collects album art from Amazon and adds it to your…

IDRS Website Enhancements

 I’ve added two new features and some slight enhancements to the IDRS website. In addition to the Upcoming Events and News sections, Vacancy/Audition and Competition Listings have recently been added. I hope these features will improve the site as a…

Record to your iPod

 I may be a little late to the party but by installing Linux on your 1st-3rd generation iPod, one can record high quality audio (up to 96kHz) using any microphone with an 1/8 inch plug. There’s a tutorial in the…