Burundanga Coffee Cup

Animations take a looooooooooong time

I am in the process of redoing my film animation leader and credit trailer.  You know those short ten to fifteen second pieces of film that launch before a movie (the Lionsgate horror films have a great opener) and mention the film company?  I'm making one of those in Carrara 3.0.  I got into this program long ago when it was still being called Ray Dream Studio.  I'm not sure what version Carrara is now, probably 8.0 but I'm happy right now with 3.0.  My other computer is rendering a 15 second opener for "Coffee Cup Films" and an ending credit for the music video H1N1BS coming out in October.  I had originally rendered them in a square ratio and then the Flip Mino HD came in and duh... Ok, that means 1280 by 720, which means I have to redo the animations for high definition.  The opener is 450 frames and the ending credits are close to 1,000.  My guess is I'm going to be running the computer day and night for at least a couple of days. 

I just sent off a comment to RB from www.fastcompany.com about how it is going to be entirely possible for artists to become completely independent and very soon.  I have a Flip Mino HD camcorder, Ableton Live, all the musical instruments I need, M-Audio's Trigger Finger, a GNX4 digital interface, Carrara, and web design skills, not to mention a full fledged art studio set up for graphic design and illustration.  Using youtube, myspace, and facebook I fully intend to not only compete with the major labels but I intend to surpass them in strength one day.  Wipe those big $$$ mogul fatcats off the scene and send them packing to a real job where they have to actually do work.  

In the past, musicians got tidbits and nibbles from the record companies and were forced to spend most of their time on the road to earn money from merch in order to pay back the record company.  This is the reason most bigtime recording acts only produce an album per year.  They record 12 songs and spend a whole year trying to pay back their record company loan.  Almost the same as slavery or indentured servitude.

On the other hand, an independent can now record in their basement studio, spend ZERO time touring, and instead put that time into more and better recording.  The more an artist records, the better they become at producing music!  The old dinosaurs are putting out 12 songs a year.  Newer artists are putting out 30 to 40 songs per year and quickly becoming better at their craft.  Do this for a few years and you end up with a huge catalog of better sounding songs. 

How many bands do you know of today that are doing their own thing?  Post names and URL's if you got em.  What are your favorite indie heroes?  Share the knowledge!

M-Audio Trigger Finger Ableton Live

Let the madness begin!  I just uploaded the necessary software to use my new Trigger Finger from M-Audio which came bundled with Ableton live lite V. 6.07 M-audio edition.  The trigger finger manual was only about 32 pdf pages.  I thought "cool, I'll be up and running in no time."  The Ableton Live pdf was over 300 pages... o.k., we're taking the slow lane.  The GREAT thing is that I went to their website and they have quicktime tutorials showing exactly how to record using their product so that is going to tremendously SPEED things up.  I'm in the FAST LANE afterall!  No wonder the Chemical Brothers love this machine!  If anyone reads this and is also using Trigger Finger, Enigma, Ableton Live lite, or the GNX4 footpedal and you've got some tips, some URL's, whatever please post them on this blog so the whole world can get up to speed.  WE NEED SPEED!
http://www.kendwebber.com/guitar11.html

World Premiere of NEW AMPLIFIER system!

Ok, world you wanted more, you got it.  I am proud to present the WORLD'S FIRST Egyptian triangular amplification system... and in 3D too!  The following image shows only the amp head.  The system is called MAAT. To turn the amphead on you press the dot in the center of the circle in the middle of the amphead.  The knobs are:  GAIN 1, GAIN 2, TREBLE, MIDDLE, BASS, REVERB, MASTER VOLUME, and HEADPHONE OUTPUT.

"Fairly simple," you say?  Au contraire my friend, the real magick of the system comes into play when you begin to add speaker cabinets.  Also in pyramid form, they stack to form a giant pyramid as big as you have need.  Each speaker, when sold, will be sold seperately so the musician can buy as many or as few as they need.  You buy them.  You stack them in a pyramid.  You plug them into each other via a simple interface in the back.  You plug your guitar into the Horus Eye input at the top of the amphead. 

...AND ROCK! 

MAAT can also be spread out over the stage and throughout the hall to provide perfect surround sound, unlike a conventional amp that merely blasts sound straight ahead without covering the entire audience. 

To see MAAT in 3D just cross your eyes.  More images of the pyramidal stacks, including the speakers, to follow in the coming days.  Check back and watch MAAT progress.

Keep in mind that what you are seeing is the invention of artist Ken D. Webber and is copyrighted; all rights reserved.  It is also virtual and has not been created by any amplifier or guitar company.  Hint, hint, hint!

Contact me today about building MAAT or the TRUTH Guitar Series if your company is serious about being innovative, competitive, and loves to break NEW ground with exciting products.

3D fully stereoscopic guitar in three dimensions

I have just finished BLAZE completely by going the extra mile and rendering a fully three dimensional stereoscopic image with my new virtual digital 3D camera.  Click below to see it in all it's BLAZING glory!

NEW TRUTH line guitar model ready to see

Just finished rendering BLAZE. 

I have been creating, piece by piece, a 3D model template of my speedloader guitar line.  This first guitar is red transparent lexan with an inner metallic Kabbalic framework that adds to the sustain, contains the wiring, and houses the lights that light it up from the inside.  You'll be able to see BLAZE shining on the darkest of stages.

When completely finished I will then continue to make props and models for a future animated short film that features the BLAZE guitar.  Youtube it.  The topics I will be focusing on for the film are self-evident TRUTHS such as the LIE that we need OIL, 911 TRUTH, 911 Justice, and my own music. 

Click the picture below to see the rest of the model line in 2D.  Comments appreciated.

New Marilyn Manson

Click on this to hear Manson's new CD.  Probably going to get yanked on the release date I would imagine.  Leave your comments below on the CD, negative and positive, and your favorite tunes from the CD.  Manson news and rumors are welcome as well.

New Marilyn Manson

John 5 Metallic T-Shirts available

Click over to John 5's site and pick up your limited edition METALLIC ink shirts.  His new CD is dropping in April and includes Satriani, E. Johnson, and Jim Root.  As you can see, I'm wearing mine and damn if I don't look like a handsome devil/angel (take your pick) myself. 

Click Here to visit John 5's website.

John 5 The Devil Knows my Name

Two videos.  Which is the greater and why?  Oh, and when you're done scroll down to the "Christian fat lady" and check that out for a nice "juxtapoz"ition. Also, for the record, I do not worship nor believe in a devil. I am illuminated.

Laying drum tracks

I wrote another Coffee Cup chapter last night on the topic of Daath; The Abyss.  I will add another tonight.  Trying to do a couple a week.  Tonight I will either open up Carrara 3, a 3D modeling program and work on HORUS, or ProTracks plus and lay some drum and backing bass parts.  I use a GNX4 as my interface unit for recording and for it's drum machine, although I've also fooled around with the drum map that you can get online.  It's seems very tedious though to compose beats.  I may end up just using it as a click track to keep time. 

If you use the 3D modeling program Carrara for your website, especially making animated quicktime files send me a comment with a link.  Same if you've got some really good ideas about how to use the GNX4 to compose a FULL and complete REAL song, not just something strung over mediocre beats, unless of course the song calls for that. 

The day is wasting away and it's only ten in the morning.  Gotta get a move on.  Send me those comments.      

tutorial for making drum patterns       

basic drum map zip file for the GNX4       

advanced drum map zip file for the GNX4

Guitarists Pay Notice

Two new guitar inventions coming
Category: Music

I have invented two new inventions for guitar. Patents? To hell with patents, I have seen through the lies of governments and how the patent process is skewed and biased to favor the rich and rob the poor. So I am going to do the unheard of thing, I am going to give my two new inventions to the world for... FREE. Once an invention is available for FREE it is no longer "NOVEL" and cannot be patented by anyone, which means that ANY guitar manufacturer can jump on the inventions and develop them as they please. All I ask is that if you use my inventions, please remember that I am indeed spreading the word far and wide as the invention's creator and give credit where credit is due. A prominent URL is all I want in the advertising and credit as the creator. The last thing you want on your hands is a pissed off artist. Obey that dictate and everything goes swell. Disobey and we artists can be VERY creative and embarrassing to greedy little companies.

When I release these two new inventions I will undercut an invention by Floyd Rose himself. To Floyd: "Floyd, I love your first tremolo. I love your speedloader invention. I think you're a really cool dude. Your headstock idea though... sucks ass!" My opinion and no disrespect intended. You can't see the forest for the trees and that's why your invention is stuck in obscurity and sucks. My invention is a gift to you. Use it when it becomes available. It'll push your guitar line to higher levels. In fact, we should talk business because there is more that I am not speaking of right now that expands the profit and potential for your company. I am not interested in money."

I'm sure some of you out there have connections to Mr. Rose. Send him an email. I will post my web pages within days of this posting, most likely this weekend. My javascript and HTML coding, tricky though it was, checked out like a dream so all that's left basically is to create a few more graphics and write the article copy.

Ken D. Webber
http://www.kendwebber.com