Team A'Hearn

I’m not going to turn this into a recipe blog, but several people have asked us about our Famous Grilled Pizza™. It’s one of our absolute favs, and now the secret is out: we got the basis for the recipe from foodnetwork.com. We stray with the toppings since that’s a personal preference, but follow it pretty closely for the dough. When it gets to grill time, I’ve had the best results by preheating as much as possible, then lowering the heat to just under medium (roughly 300°). And don’t be stingy with the oil. Enjoy!

As a pseudo-audiophile I find myself very interested in the latest buzz around Direct Note Access, the new technology behind Celemony’s “Melodyne” audio processing software. Akin to current Auto-Tune processing (which can correct a single pitch), Direct Note Access gives an audio engineer the ability to identify and manipulate individual notes from within pre-recorded, polyphonic material. For example, one could change specific notes in a guitar chord or even fix one wrong note played by a musician in a symphony orchestra.

If you have a few minutes, watch the demo video featuring some of the software’s core capabilities. It’s pretty fantastic stuff from an audio engineering standpoint, but I realize this isn’t the kind of thing that everyone can get excited about. I’ll post again when they come up with software that makes Nickelback sound good.

It was a big day for Noel and Mom yesterday – they scored tickets to the Pope’s Mass at National’s Stadium in DC! What a holy good time, and for many a once in a lifetime experience. Hope you both had a memorable day!