We know smoking is bad for people, but is it bad for synthesizers? While looking at classified ads for various bits of musical equipment (speakers, synths, samplers etc) I often see in the descriptions "all gear used in a 100% smoke-free environment". Does this actually matter? And how come nobody ever includes that in descriptions for secondhand electric guitars?
posted to Ask Metafilter by awfurby at 12:45 AM on October 9, 2008 (13 comments)

Having always found the process of setting up a guitar slightly intimidating, I am so glad that there's now a robot that can do it for me. Plek is a German-designed system for mechanically adjusting the setup of your guitar. Short video here. I wonder what happens when the robot guitar tech meets the robot guitar?
posted to MetaFilter by awfurby at 10:17 PM on August 24, 2008 (20 comments)

This is my entry for the spy music Mefi Monthly Music Challenge. The track is about an isolated Chinese secret agent in Canberra, falling in love with the disembodied voice that reads out numbers to him from China. I'm not that happy with the title.
posted to MeFi Music by awfurby at 9:10 PM on July 18, 2008 (2 comments)

50 years ago Johnny O'Keefe released "Wild One" and Australia had its first homegrown rock'n'roll star. To commemorate the 50th year of Australian rock'n'roll The Age newspaper has asked various Australian music industry figures to pick the top 50 Australian albums (scroll down for the Top 50 - or check the (more inside)).
posted to MetaFilter by awfurby at 2:20 AM on July 14, 2008 (51 comments)

Where can I find a good source of audio samples from Japanese monster movies?
posted to Ask Metafilter by awfurby at 9:50 PM on June 11, 2008 (4 comments)

One of the first songs my band Bone Table put together. We recorded it in July last year in the lounge room of a 16th floor apartment in Hong Kong. None of the neighbours seemed to mind the noise. It's a mid-paced song - lots of guitars, and if you listen carefully you'll hear the drummer smacking a piece of pipe.
posted to MeFi Music by awfurby at 7:06 PM on February 5, 2008 (3 comments)