New Post at a New Location

Hey guys,

I'm sorry that Brian's Bedroom has been pretty inactive recently. Things have been pretty hectic on my side. But don't fear because I have actually written a post. The thing is we are in the process of moving our blog from Blogger to our own domain.

You can check the latest post at the link below:
http://briansbedroom.org/

Please forgive the messiness of the page on a whole, we are still in the process of getting things sorted.

Thanks,
Brian

The Bells are Ringing

Hey guys,

Sorry I have been neglecting Brian's Bedroom for a while. There is, however, a valid reason for this: I'm getting married in a week and a half. So, unfortunately there will be no posts until next year. But don't fear, I have a lot of things planned for next year which should improve the whole Brian's Bedroom experience.

If you're looking for stuff to read though, try some of my older posts like:

• Sound mixing tips
• Recording Articles
  
• Mastering Articles
  
• Ardour Articles
  
• Hydrogen Articles
• Room Acoustics Articles

Have a fantastic Christmas and see you next year,
Brian

Using the Wii Remote to Control Hydrogen and Ardour on Ubuntu Linux

I've found two great videos on using the Nintendo Wii's Wiimote to control audio programs in Ubuntu Studio (or any linux distro). The first is posted at msound.org
Drumming With WiiMote, Hydrogen and Itouch. The second is the prototype done by the Ardour development team using the WiiMote to control Ardour.

Drumming With a WiiMote in Hydrogen

See the original post at msound.org:
Drumming With WiiMote, Hydrogen and Itouch

If you can't access YouTube or don't have flash, becks from msound.org has connected his WiiMote as a midi controller to the hydrogen using a PERL script that can be downloaded from here. He's also using the Apple Ipod Touch in a similar fashion. Lastly, he shows that fancy tools don't increase your drumming ability :)

Using a WiiMote in Ardour

See the original Ardour post: Prototype Wiimote Control For Ardour Added.

In this video, James Bond from the Ardour Dev team connects the WiiMote up to Ardour through the options menu (You'll need to follow the instructions here). Features available are:

• Button A starts and stops the transport (play and stop).
  
• D-Pad left/right moves the play head left and right.
  
• D-Pad up/down scrolls through tracks (vertically).
• Plus and minus buttons zoom in and out.
• Button 1 enables recording on a track (arms the track).
• Button 2 enables recording on the session (you can then press A to start recording).
  
• Button B deletes the last recording if you fluffed it (Don't ever press the B Button, 007).
• Home resets the play head to the beginning of the track (or the selected marker).

Unfortunately, you'll need some Linux experience to get your WiiMote working with these programs. You'll also need Bluetooth on your PC. Hopefully we'll see the Ardour support in the next release.