On February 11th, 2008, my life changed. It started out like any other Monday: I got up, made coffee, checked the news and Doonesbury, then logged into the network to get my mail ... and BLAM! Microsoft Acquires Danger

every time i do linear audio (i.e. create a quicktime soundtrack), i always have the same reaction: "this is SO much easier than doing interactive audio!" ... but it got me thinking about how to generate an Audio UI that sounds more like the ones in the movies.

i got a Mac Plus in 1986 because it had an interface device unlike anything i'd seen before ... a mouse. i got an iPhone for the same reason -- but now i hate it! here's why ...

my brethren in interactive audio are an interesting bunch: intelligent, educated, and musically talented, but also funny, crazy, outrageous ... and easily annoyed.

it all started with Vernor Vinge's keynote address at Austin GDC 2006. this fascinating lecture discussed current technology trends and probable future developments ... and got me thinking about the future of mobile audio.

that's right, it's my blog, and i say what i want! (and hey, if i don't, who will?) so, here's a few odd places my work has shown up in recent popular culture: 1. Night At The Museum i'm particularly proud of this one, because the kid in me loves that movie. my grandmother lived on riverside drive in new...

Loops OK, so, my relationship with loops is, uh, complex ... on the one hand, they've saved my professional ass on many occasions, enabling the delivery of lots of music and sound effects in a minimum amount of space. they have also been crucial to many interactive audio projects i've worked on. i love loops so much, my new audio...

I love the Game Developer's Conference! the lights, the cameras, the action, all the best and brightest coming together for meets and greets and foods and drinks, it's exciting, exhilirating, and completely exhausting! This year, the conference was SO HUGE! two expo floors, a gajillion sessions and keynotes and special guests and parties and awards shows and demonstrations and...

Can Someone Please Explain To Me Again Why I Can't Loop An MP3 File!? When I sat down to write Part 2 of my rant, I discovered it had been 7 years to the day since my article "Songs in the Key of Beatnik" was published (Electronic Musician, Feb 2000 issue), and amazingly enough, you can still find it online....

Looping! looping audio, looping midi, loop the loop, i'm tellin' ya, it's makin' me loopy! looping is one of those little industry tricks that seems so elegant and simple and useful, and yet has the almost overwhelming tendency to jump up and bite you in the ass! looping, in some regards, has been the freakin' bane of my existence! there's...