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The Sound
I recently read about The Sound, and looked them up, and am so glad I did.
Great songwriting, interesting and varied sounds, so much I like.
No idea how they passed me by 40 years ago!
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mu:zines
Loads of interesting archive magazines here, reproduced from scans, I could spend days browsing the site.
A particular favourite is Electronics and Music Maker, which I used to buy occasionally, in prehistory.
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Novation Circuit Tracks
As part of me belatedly wanting to play more and create music, I wanted a standalone Groovebox type thing, to noodle around with creating patterns and beats, and after minimal research, decided on the Circuit Tracks
First impressions are good, I like the synth sounds you can get and tweak, and even I managed to quickly get into how to create with it.
Yes, it’s limited, you’re not going to create a full song with it, but that’s not what it’s for.
However, the software engineer in me wants to be able to interface with it a little more, maybe just to pull in MIDI sequences to play with, and to export the same to work on further.
So, maybe more to come here 🙂
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3D Printing Puzzling
If you enjoy puzzles, especially those involving spatial awareness, I offer and unusual outlet – 3D design for printing.
In particular when using a code based design tool such as OpenSCAD, it’s a challenge, but an interesting one, to generate and position shapes by coordinates and transforms in a 3D workspace. The coding aspect isn’t too daunting, and there’s almost instant feedback in viewing the result on screen.
The actual 3D printing of the real thing is a different matter, I’m thinking more of an art form to get that right, but sometimes still needed as feedback.
I’m finding it a mindful exercise in a way, much like other puzzles.
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Some Live Music Videos
I love to see old videos of favourites playing live, often more so than the studio recordings, I just like to be able to identify who is playing what.