Crap-Free Guide to iPhone Photography v4.0 is here.

I just finished revising the Crap-Free Guide to iPhone Photography. I do this each year when the new iPhones and new iOS are released, adding the new features and updating advice to make sure the book it’s applicable to the new models. This version incorporates the new Xs, Xs Max and Xr cameras, as well as iOS 12.

The perfect cup of Turkish Coffee?

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love goes the Turkish proverb describing a perfect cup of Turkish coffee. After 20 years of trial and error I’ve finessed it down to a pretty good cup of Turkish. Not sure I’ve had one better, but I’m open if one comes along. Here’s my method:

The bean.

I start with a touch more than 2 tablespoons of medium-roast, whole-bean Arabica coffee. After much fussing, I’ve settled on pedestrian, whole-bean 8 O’Clock Coffee in the standard red bag or the whole-bean Illy Medium Roast, if you want a slightly bolder cup. Note that the pot you use and cooking time will greatly affect flavor, so try various beans to see what gives you a bold, smooth cup.

Infinite Jets how-to: Repeater.

Works like a delay on the Hologram Infinite Jets Resynthesizer, but rhythmically repeats the sample instead of echoing it. For this effect, set the following:

Infinite Jets how-to: Sample-and-hold filter.

In the two Synth modes of the Hologram Infinite Jets Resynthesizer pedal you can craft a classic sample-and-hold filter similar to the original Maestro Sample Hold (created about 1976). This randomly steps the high-Qed low-pass filter, revealing individual overtones. Likely the first use of this effect on record was the Who’s Relay from 1972. Pete Townsend created it originally on an ARP 2600 synthesizer. For this effect, set the following controls:

Five steps to better aviation with Hologram’s Infinite Jets Pedal.

This amazing granular “resynthesizer” doesn’t get all the love it deserves. I think much of that is the result of players not setting the pedal up for best performance and not completely understanding how it works. Follow these five steps for happier skies with Infinite Jets: