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Friday, September 29, 2006

Question on Quantity and Quality of Posts

Hi everyone. Believe it or not I've slowly upped the bar as far as what I post. Previously I posted every single thing I came across because you never know who might find value in what. Now there is so much stuff coming in that I think it would be overwhelming and even rude to put it all up. I know I get annoyed when other blogs post too much - I simply can't keep up and it actually pisses me off when more comes in. Sometimes I end up giving up. I don't want that to happen here. Typically I post between five and twenty posts a day. Is this too much? Annone annoyed with how much I post? One thing that concerns me is putting up new posts when people are engaging in the comments of another post, as that post gets pushed down. Is that annoying or not a biggie as you can just scroll down? Also, I only show three days worth of posts on the page, so scrolling is limited to that and then it's the archives.

So I'm just curious what you all think? Should I leave things as is or up the bar a little? A lot of what goes up is obviously personal taste, so upping the bar for me might not necessarily be upping the bar for you, but, what it would result in is possibly fewer posts. Let me know what you think. If no one comments I'll assume no one cares and/or whatever I do is fine.

Homemade Cathode Ray Tube Oscilloscope by Nyle Steiner







YouTube via nylesteiner. Nyle Steiner, of steiner-parker/synthacon fame.
Via Seth Nemec of bananalogue.com.

Roland 100m Sequencer Project

Via ryktnk:

"Here is a link to a Flick set documenting my construction of a new improved version of the Roland 100m analogue sequencer. The circuits are based on the excellent sequencer design by Ray at Music From Outer Space. The hardest bit was sourcing the original Roland knobs!"

Gorgeous. Title takes you to the flickr set.

Wood for Your Soft Synths

Custom wood cases for your PC by Howard Suissa. Title link takes you there.

Doepfer A100 Modular Synth

Peripheral MIDI Controller

"This is a software program that intends to act as a MIDI controller by using various peripheral devices. The initial release(s) will be focused on using a webcam as a MIDI controller with 3 dimensions (XYZ)."

Title link takes you there.
Via Music Thing.

Splice Synth Samples

"Welcome to Splice. We would say welcome to the future of music, but modesty and serious self-restraint prevent us from it... either way it's nice you showed up. So what's the big deal? Splice gives anyone, anywhere the ability to collaborate on music right through a web browser. Users can upload or record sounds, make songs, listen to other user's songs, make remixes, make friends and a whole lot more."

Think of it as MySpace with samples that you can mix and match. What's cool is you can also download individual samples. Think of it as a sample bank. For fun I did a search on Moog. Zero hits. I did a search on synth. 59 sounds, 4 songs, and 11 people came up. Title link takes you to the results. I particularly liked this sample, myself. Via MusicThing.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Research Interview with Synth Engineer Dave Smith



Update via Anon in the comments: There is more info here: link.

ANALOG-SYNTH FLASHBACK MP3

"Earlier this month, Charles Amirkhanian uploaded another of his archival nuggets: a 1971 radio broadcast focused on analog synthesizers. According to the write-up at archive.org, where the file is housed (MP3), the Mills College Electronic Tape Music Center hosted an event that year inviting San Francisco Bay area residents to drop by and play with various synthesizers, among them Moogs and Buchlas. Don Buchla himself brought some of his inventions, and Amirkhanian reports live from the event, in between what sound like field recordings from the sets of science fiction films. The event, organized by Tom Zahuranec, is titled 'Bucket-Ful Mercury Walk.'"

Title link takes you there. Via Steve.

Wiard Modular

Update: Please read the comments of this post if you are considering purchasing this Wiard. As always be careful on the 'bay. I'm just grabbing the shots and info for the interesting listings.

No title link, just two shots pulled from this auction. According to the auction 300 series Wiard will no longer be built.

"Seven module Wiard Synthesizer with Classic VCO, Waveform City, Dual Envelator, Borg & Omni Filters, Dual Joystick controller and a Wogglebug in an original Wiard blonde hardwood cabinet. Excellent condition! Manual available as a download on the Wiard site. Patch cables are also included! No Paypal. All shipping/packing/insurance is the buyer's expense. Buy this quick before I change my mind! There will not be any more 300 series Wiard stuff built."
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