More filter stuff: Tricks, and an Active Filter… (I’m returning back to the MFOS). Also a gate input mod is available (on route to modular).
20170522
Making the “Hammeradio” launch FM broadcast by scheduling tasks with cron. @reboot /home/pi/Desktop/startupfm.sh works well. It launches sudo arecord -fS16_LE -r 22050 -Dplughw:1,0 -c 1 - | sudo /home/pi/PiFmRds/src/pi_fm_rds -audio - -rt Hammeradio & I’ll also schedule a daily power off cycle for the device. I’ll set it to work during gallery open hours 14:00 to 18:00 (with a Lunch break in the middle). Found an old amplifier circuit I build (while learning to solder to make the WSG) and I’ll test it with the piezo mic I have handy (It would save the iRig pre-amp I bought).
20170127
- Continuing on spiritualism and electromagnetism: A good intro into how Soviet synthesizers bridged occultism and electronic music.
- Samples of the ANS synth (named in honour of composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin) on Wikipedia.
- A short intro to ANS from BBCs The Soundhounter 4. “All inventors were criminals because the had to steal the components”.
20161204
Ray Wilson the developer of the Weird Sound Generator etc. passed away a few months ago. His last youtube entry is touching and soothing (I can hear he made something with his life). I’ve collected new parts for my WSG unit and I’ll return to the build during the holidays. Apparently there are plans to adapt Wilson’s schematics to the eurorack format! Also the Mfos site has continued to offer pcb boards and kits.
20161012
After a day long puzzle I managed to clean the printheads of my old Canon iP4600 printer. Here is a decent tutorial on how to do it.
I’m thinking about trying to fix the WSG. If I get it working I could start making a Business Card Sequencer.