Otherglow
@otherglow.com
alt/rock/shoegaze songwriter/producer
guitar in SUNWISE (illinois doomgaze) @SUNWISEband.bsky.social
live shows @ twitch.tv/otherglow
music & all other links @ otherglow.com
audio engineer @ giant donut
guitar in SUNWISE (illinois doomgaze) @SUNWISEband.bsky.social
live shows @ twitch.tv/otherglow
music & all other links @ otherglow.com
audio engineer @ giant donut
New Pedalboard Pt 9
Finally got around to adding proper power and USB connections to the side of the board. Routed out some holes and then joined power using Wago connectors which I later wrapped with heat shrink. Having a power switch is quite an upgrade! USB means no wear on my pedal ports.
Finally got around to adding proper power and USB connections to the side of the board. Routed out some holes and then joined power using Wago connectors which I later wrapped with heat shrink. Having a power switch is quite an upgrade! USB means no wear on my pedal ports.
August 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New Pedalboard Pt 9
Finally got around to adding proper power and USB connections to the side of the board. Routed out some holes and then joined power using Wago connectors which I later wrapped with heat shrink. Having a power switch is quite an upgrade! USB means no wear on my pedal ports.
Finally got around to adding proper power and USB connections to the side of the board. Routed out some holes and then joined power using Wago connectors which I later wrapped with heat shrink. Having a power switch is quite an upgrade! USB means no wear on my pedal ports.
Had a blast doing about 9 straight hours of bass and guitar tracking with Matt and Bill from Forbidden Seas this weekend. Had four different amp setups all going at once via splitter with mics and cabs all in the separate live room.
March 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Had a blast doing about 9 straight hours of bass and guitar tracking with Matt and Bill from Forbidden Seas this weekend. Had four different amp setups all going at once via splitter with mics and cabs all in the separate live room.
Been mixing lately and it's reminding me to share one of my most used plugins: Pop by airwindows. Not Pop2, but the original one. I bus all my close mics (kick, snare, toms) together and then send via aux to another track with Pop on it. It's the punchiest thing ever. Only three settings. Rock. 🤘
March 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Been mixing lately and it's reminding me to share one of my most used plugins: Pop by airwindows. Not Pop2, but the original one. I bus all my close mics (kick, snare, toms) together and then send via aux to another track with Pop on it. It's the punchiest thing ever. Only three settings. Rock. 🤘
Behold, the pedalboard in its natural habitat: the floor of the local drinking establishment.
February 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Behold, the pedalboard in its natural habitat: the floor of the local drinking establishment.
New Pedalboard Pt 8
Used the wife's Cricut to make some glow in the dark vinyl labels for the patch panel. They were a little tricky to apply perfectly, but good enough for rock n roll. There's the 4 cable I/O as well as two relay outputs and a guest pedal loop. Next week we'll add some USB-C ports
Used the wife's Cricut to make some glow in the dark vinyl labels for the patch panel. They were a little tricky to apply perfectly, but good enough for rock n roll. There's the 4 cable I/O as well as two relay outputs and a guest pedal loop. Next week we'll add some USB-C ports
February 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
New Pedalboard Pt 8
Used the wife's Cricut to make some glow in the dark vinyl labels for the patch panel. They were a little tricky to apply perfectly, but good enough for rock n roll. There's the 4 cable I/O as well as two relay outputs and a guest pedal loop. Next week we'll add some USB-C ports
Used the wife's Cricut to make some glow in the dark vinyl labels for the patch panel. They were a little tricky to apply perfectly, but good enough for rock n roll. There's the 4 cable I/O as well as two relay outputs and a guest pedal loop. Next week we'll add some USB-C ports
New Pedalboard pt 7
It's alive! It may look a little chaotic underneath, but there's quite a bit of cable management going on. In the future I'll probably upgrade power and find a cleaner solution for the ML10X splitters. Replaced the Slo with a Meris Mercury X. Found a used case on FB for $30!
It's alive! It may look a little chaotic underneath, but there's quite a bit of cable management going on. In the future I'll probably upgrade power and find a cleaner solution for the ML10X splitters. Replaced the Slo with a Meris Mercury X. Found a used case on FB for $30!
January 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New Pedalboard pt 7
It's alive! It may look a little chaotic underneath, but there's quite a bit of cable management going on. In the future I'll probably upgrade power and find a cleaner solution for the ML10X splitters. Replaced the Slo with a Meris Mercury X. Found a used case on FB for $30!
It's alive! It may look a little chaotic underneath, but there's quite a bit of cable management going on. In the future I'll probably upgrade power and find a cleaner solution for the ML10X splitters. Replaced the Slo with a Meris Mercury X. Found a used case on FB for $30!
New Pedalboard pt 6
The fun stuff! This step was all about testing and programming, nothing permanent yet. Got the pedals laid out how I think they will end up, and did temporary patching of power, midi, and signal in order to get going on programming the Morningstar ML10X and MC6 Pro.
The fun stuff! This step was all about testing and programming, nothing permanent yet. Got the pedals laid out how I think they will end up, and did temporary patching of power, midi, and signal in order to get going on programming the Morningstar ML10X and MC6 Pro.
January 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New Pedalboard pt 6
The fun stuff! This step was all about testing and programming, nothing permanent yet. Got the pedals laid out how I think they will end up, and did temporary patching of power, midi, and signal in order to get going on programming the Morningstar ML10X and MC6 Pro.
The fun stuff! This step was all about testing and programming, nothing permanent yet. Got the pedals laid out how I think they will end up, and did temporary patching of power, midi, and signal in order to get going on programming the Morningstar ML10X and MC6 Pro.
New Pedalboard pt 5
Painted it black, added some nice handles, and got the Velcro on! Finally we get to the fun part: pedals and wiring
Painted it black, added some nice handles, and got the Velcro on! Finally we get to the fun part: pedals and wiring
January 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New Pedalboard pt 5
Painted it black, added some nice handles, and got the Velcro on! Finally we get to the fun part: pedals and wiring
Painted it black, added some nice handles, and got the Velcro on! Finally we get to the fun part: pedals and wiring
The actual plug ports are on little circuit board modules, and they're actually maybe too tight imo. They don't have the cutout problem though. You might want to look into Neutrik locking jacks (pic), that's what I use on my old board and have had zero problems.
January 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The actual plug ports are on little circuit board modules, and they're actually maybe too tight imo. They don't have the cutout problem though. You might want to look into Neutrik locking jacks (pic), that's what I use on my old board and have had zero problems.
Pedalboard Update
Finalized the 3D printed junction box and did a final print in black. Added a piece of wood to secure the front panel, and then finished off attaching the top pieces that the pedals will sit on. Next I need to paint the whole thing black and add the velcro.
Finalized the 3D printed junction box and did a final print in black. Added a piece of wood to secure the front panel, and then finished off attaching the top pieces that the pedals will sit on. Next I need to paint the whole thing black and add the velcro.
January 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pedalboard Update
Finalized the 3D printed junction box and did a final print in black. Added a piece of wood to secure the front panel, and then finished off attaching the top pieces that the pedals will sit on. Next I need to paint the whole thing black and add the velcro.
Finalized the 3D printed junction box and did a final print in black. Added a piece of wood to secure the front panel, and then finished off attaching the top pieces that the pedals will sit on. Next I need to paint the whole thing black and add the velcro.
Started building some prototype input boxes for the new board using my 3D printer. I had some old Neutrik patchbays lying around and decided to rehouse the modules. 16 1/4" jacks felt like plenty of I/O for one board in case I want to do anything fancy. Still a few changes to make, but a good start!
December 30, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Started building some prototype input boxes for the new board using my 3D printer. I had some old Neutrik patchbays lying around and decided to rehouse the modules. 16 1/4" jacks felt like plenty of I/O for one board in case I want to do anything fancy. Still a few changes to make, but a good start!
Santa was real nice this year! Going to post everything going into my new pedalboard build this next month or so.
December 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Santa was real nice this year! Going to post everything going into my new pedalboard build this next month or so.
The current pedalboard next to the future one. Lots to do still, but hoping to have this thing up and running by February. MIDI is coming!
December 13, 2024 at 3:35 PM
The current pedalboard next to the future one. Lots to do still, but hoping to have this thing up and running by February. MIDI is coming!
Streaming some live original music this weekend as part of the Cold Moon raid train on Twitch! My set starts at 9pm CST on Saturday night, but be sure and check out the music going on all weekend long.
December 12, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Streaming some live original music this weekend as part of the Cold Moon raid train on Twitch! My set starts at 9pm CST on Saturday night, but be sure and check out the music going on all weekend long.
How can I tell Google that I've never cared less about anything in my entire lifetime than I've not cared about this?
December 5, 2024 at 9:15 PM
How can I tell Google that I've never cared less about anything in my entire lifetime than I've not cared about this?
With winter setting in and the humidity plummeting, I stuck all my guitars in a closet with a humidifier in hopes of keeping them from getting damaged. Is this a good way to store guitars during the cold seasons? I have whole-house humidification, but it rarely gets above 30% RH even with it on.
December 4, 2024 at 6:34 PM
With winter setting in and the humidity plummeting, I stuck all my guitars in a closet with a humidifier in hopes of keeping them from getting damaged. Is this a good way to store guitars during the cold seasons? I have whole-house humidification, but it rarely gets above 30% RH even with it on.
One of the advantages of putting your reverbs on a separate channel instead of directly on the source is that you can then enhance them without changing your source signal. A high-pass filter on your reverb is almost always a good idea, or try a compressor or distortion/saturation afterwards.
December 2, 2024 at 7:14 PM
One of the advantages of putting your reverbs on a separate channel instead of directly on the source is that you can then enhance them without changing your source signal. A high-pass filter on your reverb is almost always a good idea, or try a compressor or distortion/saturation afterwards.
A free plugin that I use all the time but don't see talked about very much about is D16's Frontier Limiter. Try it on a parallel bus sometime and I think you will not be disappointed. Super colorful and not shy sounding whatsoever.
d16.pl/frontier
d16.pl/frontier
November 27, 2024 at 2:21 PM
A free plugin that I use all the time but don't see talked about very much about is D16's Frontier Limiter. Try it on a parallel bus sometime and I think you will not be disappointed. Super colorful and not shy sounding whatsoever.
d16.pl/frontier
d16.pl/frontier
Does Bluesky like tube amps? Here's my wood case Sovtek from back in the day! Recently got it serviced and it's back to sounding tip top once again. The high gain input sounds like a Marshall and the low gain gives real Bassman vibes. Love this amp!
November 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Does Bluesky like tube amps? Here's my wood case Sovtek from back in the day! Recently got it serviced and it's back to sounding tip top once again. The high gain input sounds like a Marshall and the low gain gives real Bassman vibes. Love this amp!
Doomer is a heavy shoegaze song I wrote about human nature and feeling hopeless about the current state of the world. Unfortunately after this last election I can't say my attitude has changed. Grateful to have found this app where everyone's good vibes have been helping my mental state quite a bit!
November 22, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Doomer is a heavy shoegaze song I wrote about human nature and feeling hopeless about the current state of the world. Unfortunately after this last election I can't say my attitude has changed. Grateful to have found this app where everyone's good vibes have been helping my mental state quite a bit!
Recording some guitar with one of my favorite combos: a vintage RCA 77-DX ribbon mic and a trusty old Shure SM57
November 21, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Recording some guitar with one of my favorite combos: a vintage RCA 77-DX ribbon mic and a trusty old Shure SM57
Found this video of my cats having a little fun in the studio 🐱
November 20, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Found this video of my cats having a little fun in the studio 🐱
Does Bluesky like guitar pedals? Here's my current gig board for my doomgaze band.
November 19, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Does Bluesky like guitar pedals? Here's my current gig board for my doomgaze band.
Look Mom I got one of those number posts to share!
September 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Look Mom I got one of those number posts to share!