Retro Pulp & Pinup

by David Maroul on July 23, 2010

I have always been a fan of pre-1980′s retro, especially when it comes to art, advertising, photography, and fashion. Pulp International is one of the best sites that I have found to feed your desire for cool retro media. Everything from pin-up and pulp art, to exploitation and the bizarre is archived here. They also encourage vintage pulp submissions from visitors to their site. You might want to bookmark this one as I have a feeling it will become one of the foremost vintage retro art archives on the net.

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Cool and Creative Advertising

by David Maroul on July 9, 2010

Some very interesting and innovative advertising from around the world (no those aren’t real watches)

This is my favorite. A manhole cover transformed into steaming cup of coffee.

See them all at Hemmy.net

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Bose Quietcomfort Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

QuietComfort Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones can prevent insanity!

Are you cursed with loud roommates or noisy neighbors? Maybe the kid down the street is learning to play the drums in his egg carton decorated – but decidedly not soundproof – garage.

Or, try as you may, the concentration needed to study for your final exam is fleeting simply because of the continual ambient and random noise in the dorm.

Well my agitated friends, the acoustic noise cancelling headphones were made for you.

Years ago I shared a 3 bedroom flat with 2 hip-hop producers. Now believe me, I love music, and I really really like hip-hop, but at some point silence is golden. If only I had a pair of Bose noise cancelling headphones back then, then those two producers and I might still be friends today.

Seriously though,

It’s a noisy world. Living in the city it’s hard to find some sanctuary. Sure you can listen to your ipod and turn it up loud enough to drown out the other noises, but that doesn’t work so well if your already noise fatigued, and it’s not so great for your ability to hear anything at all in the future (health-wise).

In the end, your options are limited if you find yourself trapped in a situation that you are forced to endure such as these previously mentioned.

Originally created to be worn by commercial fliers, the ambient noise reduction design of the headphones allowed passengers to fly aboard commercial jets in peace and quiet. Undeterred by screaming babies, intoxicated travelers, or talkative tourists, the QuietComfort acoustic noise cancelling headphones by Bose quickly became a popular “must have” carry-on accessory for the frequent flier.

Since their inception the QuietComfort headphones have continually improved in their ability to cancel unwanted noise and now enjoy a wide range of use by those in need of some peace and quiet.

Click Here To Learn More About Bose QuietComfort 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

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Basic Step Sequencer

by David Maroul on May 24, 2010

This very cool step sequencer called “Tone Matrix” is from
aM Laboratories.

Very simply, you highlight the squares (see the screen shot above) and musical notes corresponding to each of the squares you select play one row at a time. This is a great example of a (very) basic 16 step sequencer.

I’ve mentioned in prior articles how all audio and video programs are alike in that they all use time-lines and/ or step sequencers. For beginning producers, understanding this first basic concept is the foundation where you begin to build your knowledge base of software interface functionality. Or basically, where to click and what buttons to push.

Otherwise, the Tone Matrix is just a lot of fun to play around with.

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Video 101

by David Maroul on May 9, 2010

Professor Michael Trinklein has put together this excellent introduction to video production. It covers nearly every aspect the aspiring video producer could hope for in this well formatted educational resource. Video 101 is a joy to peruse with it’s insightful examples of various production techniques – that include photos and videos in its curriculum – and designed in such a way so as to not alienate (bore) even the most A.D.D. riddled students.

Video 101 is available as a licensed teaching tool and is already being used by several high schools and universities to help students master the fundamentals of video production.

Professional and aspiring video producers alike will benefit from a visit to Video 101 Course.com

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