BENNY BLANCO® : BLANCODISCO

I don’t even have an iPhone,but came across this in my morning rss feeds.

This hack is a step by step and looks fairly easy on how to finally install your own mp3 files and make them your ringtones on your iPhone.

http://www.modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/IFuntastic_easy_iPhone_ringtone_installation

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I’ve again, ran behind on releasing this month’s mix for AOL, but alas, it’s finally produced and finished and in the hands of the DJ Sets Preset over at AOL Radio. Thanks Guys.

You can of course fairly easy find my blancocast podcast on the iTunes music store, but, you can also simply subscribe to this url here: http://blancodisco.com/podcasts/blancocast.xml

July 2007 Mix. Fueled by allmighty some Organs…

The Classic Deep House Sound. Artists Include:

1 The Poem Bobby Konders Nervous Acid / Future? [Massive B MB-020 US]
2 The Mental Track (the love and sex mix) Shock Wave 12″ [nervous records ner 20035]
3 I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix) Robert Owens 12″ [RCA 07863 62156-1]
4 Realteared States 1 RT States EP [emotive records caj205]
5 Give A Little Love (Extended Mix) Jazzie Joint 12″ [Nervous Records NER 20011]
6 Can U Feel It (mk dub) Chez Damier 12″ [kms kms 035]
7 Photography of Mary (Masters at Work Dub) Trey Lorenz 12″ [Epic Records]
8 Deep Inside Hard Drive 12″ [Strictly Rhythm SR 12 399]
9 The Bounce Kenlou 12″ [maw records maw 0003]
10 Dance To The Rhythm The Untouchables 12″ [Strictly Rhythm sr1249]
11 Work it to the Bone LNR Erick Morillo Strictly House Classics
12 Feel It (underground goodies mix) Workin’ Happily / Cajmere 12″ [UDP 1004] Italy
13 Who Keeps Changin' Yer Mind (Fresh Fruit Dub) South Street Player (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind [Fresh Fruit Records Fruit 009]
14 Get It Off (underground mix) featuring Chavell Three Generations 12″ [Atlantic Records 0-86125 ]
15 Thank You Chuggles 12″ [perscription underground pres 102]

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VS.

I just started to digitize some vinyl using the Audio8 into Ableton Live.

I conducted a not so scientific test between Audio8 interface and previous my digitizing setup.

I was running Technics 1200 turntable (shure m44 cart) > rolls phono preamp > inputs 1+2 with gain control on an edirol fa-101 to the mac > input channel into ableton live with a Tracks Limiter plugin then bus output of that channel to a new channel to record the audio file.

New setup with Audio8 is almost the same.

Turntable > Audio8 > Mac. Since there is no gain control on the Audio8, I use the Utility Plug In in Ableton to boost level on the input channel (which I do need to do a little, and then adjust left/right balance with the width parameter on the Utility plug-in> still use the Tracks Limiter and bus over the output to a separate track to record the file to disc.

My basic testing of recording the same record with both setups, I tried to eyeball the peak level meters in Live as best I could to capture an even volume. In my listening tests of a/b’ing the tracks by editing the two files to play in sync and simply muting track 1 & 2 back and forth, i could certainly hear some sonic differences between the two rigs.

I did not employ any spectral analysis or any other measurement devices, it was just a pure subjective listening between the two files both recorded at 96Khz and 24 bit wav.

I preferred the sound of the Audio8 over the Rolls>Edirol setup. The Rolls/Edirol sounded perhaps a touch louder maybe in the midrange frequencies, but, it also had a tad more brittle or harsher tone. The Audio8 maybe a touch quieter in volume/punch, produced a bit more even/pleasing sound. Louder doesn’t always mean better, right?

So, in conclusion, for now.. i’m recording my Vinyl through the Audio8 into live at 96K and 24 Bit wav files. I then convert the wav files in iTunes using the Blacktree iTunes LAME converter to make 320kbps constant bit rate stereo mp3 files. I’m so far pleased with the results, until I find or hear about something better. Can probably hand it to the chips in the Audio 8 and a built in phono preamp and just being a newer piece of hardware that made me come to this decision.

Forgot to do this earlier…

here’s the tracklist to this month’s mix.

You can of course fairly easy find my blancocast podcast on the iTunes music store, but, you can also simply subscribe to this url here: http://blancodisco.com/podcasts/blancocast.xml

and.. on AOL Radio DJ Sets preset:
http://music.aol.com/artist/benny-blanco/299689/main

Benny Blanco®
AOL Radio June 07 : Just Beat It Pt.1
Title | Artist | Release | Label | Country

1 (A1) CSM1 Selway Untitiled [CSM-1] US
2 Hay Consuelo (Samim Remix) Pier Bucci Familia Remix EP2 (CDS) [Crosstown Rebels CRM 031] UK
3 Get Ya Dub On Switch Freerange Records Colour Series: Yellow 01 [Freerange Records FRCD 8] UK
4 Hustler Simian Mobile Disco Hustler KITSUN° 036
5 Hot And Cold Lincoln Six Echo The Park Plaza [Play. Plastic City PLAY006-8] Germany
6 (B1) 1-2-3 Miami (Selway Rapture Mix) Jackass & Mule 1-2-3 Miami [Xylophone Jones Recordings XJR 401] US
7 A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy for Ever Technasia Popsoda Technasia Records TA104CD] Hong Kong
8 (B1) Style Tones Selway Slide Into Your Space [CSM-3] US
9 (B1) Bubble Synapse Auto Kinetic vs. Synapse [Serotonin SER002] US
10 Morse Code From the Cold War Dieter Schmidt The Count / Morse Code From The Cold War [Kitsuné Music KITSUN 020] France
11 GC & SueCieD (Kooky Scientist Summer MIX) Gold Chains / Sue Cie D unreleased mix
12 (A2) Brain Leech (Bugged Mind Instrumental) Alex Gopher Brain Leech [Go 4 Music G04.04EP] France
13 Mace Blu Mar Ten Abacus 12″ [Guidance Recordings GDR096] US
14 (A2) Electro Madness Skatebard Flashes In The Night [Digitalo Enterprises DENT001] Norway

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Benny Blanco®
AOL Radio June 07 : Just Beat It Pt.2
Title | Artist | Release | Label | Country

15 (A) A Bit Patchy (Club Mix) Switch A Bit Patchy [Data Records DATA 114T] UK
16 (B1) Afro Dizzi Act (Dylan Rhymes Voyage) Cry Sisco! Afro Dizzi Act [Underdog Records U-DOG004] UK
17 The Return Of Jimi Fingers Ft. Jimi Polar Rephrase Little Victories [FOOWLCD001] Australia
18 Acid Wave (Ol’ School Acid Breaks Mix) Onionz Featuring Benny Blanco® on 303’s 12″ unreleased track
19 Feel For You (B2) Hustle Atheletics Hustle Athletics EP [Love Recordings (Breakz) LOVEBRKZ 002] UK
20 San Francisco (A2) Hustle Atheletics Hustle Athletics EP [Love Recordings (Breakz) LOVEBRKZ 002] UK
21 (AA) He’s So Hot Right Now Tom Real vs. The Rogue Element He’s So Hot Right Now / Resistance 06 [Functional Breaks FB 038] UK
22 Kickback (Back 2 Back EP) Soul of Man Back 2 Back EP [Finger Lickin’ Records FLR040] UK
23 (A) Bong Makesome Breaksome Bong [Plank Records PLANK016] UK
24 This Is My Party (soul of man) Drive Red 5 This Is My Party [Vinyl Addiction VA011] UK
25 Breakin On The Streets (false prophet remix) Stir Fry 12″ [Kilowatt Recordings KWTT002] UK
26 Drifter Monobrow 12″ [Planet City Records PCR 003] UK
27 Pray for You (Lee Coombs Vocal Mix) (A) Plump DJ’s (feat. Gary Numan) Pray For You Lee Coombs Remixes [Finger Lickin’ Records FLR45(2)] UK

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So… I finally motivated and created a few blancodisco logo designs placed on various cafe press objects d’art.

View the Shop.

Start BUYING the blancodisco branded items.

HOT!

http://www.cafepress.com/blancodisco

here are some of the designs:

ENJOY!