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Neutron Star - Larry Niven
Neutron Star first appeared in the October 1966 issue (Issue 107, Vol 16, No 10) of Worlds of If. The story is set in the Known Space universe. It won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story and ranked...
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Build notes for the Elmyra
The Elmyra is a very easy DIY project.This is a complete synthesizer from Neutral Labs It's great for drones, and doubles as an effects processor. Ed from Elk Elektroniks hosted a DIY workshop...
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MUdgee - NSW - Australia
Some pics from a trip to Mudgee, NSW.It's my Fav place for red wines.Mudgee is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley 261 km...
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Bottom of a Hole - Larry Niven
At the Bottom of a Hole", short story reviewFirst published: Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1966. Beware there are some spoilers in this piece. This is the third in a series of short stories by Niven...
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Andromeda A6 - Alesis Part 4 - Filters, the post filter mixer.
This is part of an earlier series of posts on the Andromeda Synth.The earlier posts are here:+ Andromeda A6 - Part 1 - Basic intro+ Andromeda A6 - Part 2 - Ribbon Controller & Modulation Wheel+...
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Thanks to Adam for hosting this.Last night, New Atlantis was exploring quadraphonic electronic music. View this post on InstagramA post shared by jono (@dj_jondent) Was great to be out and about...
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Arduino - Hardware - Getting started
Some basic Arduino info to get things started. There are plenty of different types of Arduino board. Here is a comparison of the Leonardo to the UnoThe Uno is the most popular, but the Leonardo is...
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Arduino Workshop - Wollongong Uni
The Maker's Space at Wollongong Uni, is doing Arduino classes. Really enjoyed the first workshop last Thursday.tHE classes are intended to be a basic introduction into the world of ArduinoThe first...
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Buchla Clock Dividers
Clock dividers in the Buchla Universe.Use the 246/245 sequencer's odd or even outs Actually most Buchla sequencers will let you do this. You can make odd divisions with a Buchla 251efor example....
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Marf 248r - Rev one - external clocking
I love my Marf(s) 248r.They are sadly not originals but I find them still so very useful.I've always found external clocking a bit fiddly. Esp the early rev1.The rev2 has had firmware updates which I...
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Arduino Midi note player - MIDI out DIN connector
This project is good for testing some hardware connections. I mainly wanted to test a MIDI out connector. It's also a good first Arduino midi project.Super simple. MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital...
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Elk Elektroniks Synth Workshop View this post on InstagramA post shared by jono (@dj_jondent)Another fun event.Thanks to Ed for hosting. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Synth Keyboard...
View ArticleGuitar Pedals - A Historically Accurate Musical Comedy
..Super funny video by JHS Pedals and yes, I do think it is historically accurate. :-)The musical covers the 1960s. + Maesto Fuzz Tone FZ1 - 1962+ Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1-1965 (Fuzz box)+ FuzzFace -...
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Rotary Encoders - arduino
Encoders.I've built quite a few eurorack modules in the past using these puppies, but never really understood what they are. They are rotary devices just like a potentiometer.However, they measure...
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wOLLONGONG - oLD Courthouse - art exhibition.
It was such a great feeling to be out and about last Friday.We have been in lockdown for so long.Seems like things are 90% normal. NSW & Australia hopefully has the virus under control.Everyone...
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Arduino Workshop 2 - LED strips
This was the second Arduino class.An introduction to the world of LED lights. Though not directly linked to synths, I'm sure the coding practice will come in handyin the future.Maybe I can pimp out...
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OLED displays - arduino
Organic Light Emitting Diodes or OLEDs don't need backlights,They contain a film of an organic compound that emits light in response to electric currents. They also consume less energy than LCDsI2C...
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i2c LCD & encoder - scrollable menu
I've been searching for a way to build arduino menusThey are a common feature in many synths. A huge thank you to Curious Scientist for this navigation menu...
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Camaguey - Cuba
This is a beautiful historic city in central (east) Cuba. I visited it a few years ago before the covid lockdown.I hope her people are coping OK.I'll return one day. Founded in 1514, it is one of the...
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Alesis Andromeda - Part 5 - Envelopes
This is part 5 of my exploration of the A6The previous parts are here: + Andromeda A6 - Part 1 - Basic intro+ Andromeda A6 - Part 2 - Ribbon Controller & Modulation Wheel+ Andromeda A6 - Alesis...
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