Future Attractions…

Leather LogoNovember has been a busy month for us – we are putting the finishing touches on a new guitar, doing some housekeeping around the website and starting a new initiative involving leather working.  We are tooling up to offer basic accessories to accompany our instruments, including custom straps, holders, pads and maybe some other fun items.  So look for that coming in the new year.

We are also looking to expand our offerings of tutorials, references and audio programming related topics.  Which could be where you come in… If you have been benefiting from our pages, have ideas/requests or even better, might like to collaborate on or contribute information, materials, or just help fund development – we would love to hear from you.  We have set up a contributions page to provide the information on how you can help out.  We would greatly appreciate you stopping by and seeing if  there is something you can help with.  Otherwise, check back soon to see what has come about!

Trick-or-Treat!

CRC Electronic CleanerWe 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!

Updated VST Tutorial!

VST LogoAs 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.