We thought we would share our trick, but it can be such a treat to hear your favorite guitar come back to life. There are many references out there to electronic connection cleaner – old AVRs, antique radios, etc. all can benefit from a treatment, and a growing number of guitar sites are singing its praises – so here is another… It was not until we were given an old Fender to fix up that we saw the full potential for guitar restoration. This thing came in with non-functional tone controls, intermittent output (at only at the highest volume position), and grounding problems. With a healthy application – everything was restored to be like new without even heating up a solder gun. That experience earned the cleaner a permanent spot on our Electronics page. If you have had a similar experience or additional tips/tricks to share, we would like to hear from you. Happy Halloween from Redwood Audio!
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Updated VST Tutorial!
As Promised, we have updated our JUCE Tutorial for VST Development to follow the new JUCE workflow. For beginners, the tutorial provides source code and a walk-through of a basic plugin with external DSP code. Unlike other tutorials which focus on the many wonderful features of JUCE, the goal here is getting you up and going with a solid VST plugin and useful plumbing – letting you focus on designing the DSP effect you set out to create. When it sounds great, we encourage you to dive in to the many advanced graphics and UI features available through JUCE.
For intermediate and some advanced users, there is a quick project summary page for kicking off new projects and a collection of tips. While there are many ways to do this, the methods shown represent ways we have found to streamline the process, keep the DSP modular and parameters list easy to maintain. If you have your own tips you think we should include, we would love to hear from you! – simply Contact Us and we will share the wealth.
New Quality Assurance Co-Op!
At Redwood Audio we value the quality and craftsmanship of all things made. If, like us, you enjoy exercising a critical eye for detail on projects large and small, have work you would like to see peer-reviewed or are interested in contributing behind the scenes as new ideas are fledged into the world – we hope you will consider joining our new Quality Assurance Co-Op!
Our goal is to bring together a formal community of experienced inventors, developers and testers for private collaborative reviews of each other’s projects at various stages in the development cycle. The details of the program will evolve as the team is assembled and various interests assessed. We hope to eventually include many experienced engineers, developers, test engineers, critical listeners, musicians, user-interface and experience experts, luthiers as well and technical writers. All those jobs your company would fill if you had begun making your millions… As we grow in numbers, it should prove very interesting for everyone involved! Be sure to stay tuned for further developments.