More Instruction Than You Can Shake A BankStick At...

For anyone interested (and reading this) I would highly recommend joining me for Hive76's 5-session weekly course on electronics. It look's like it's gonna be really good, and unfathomably economical. Speaking of low-cost instruction, I was recently shown MIT's archive of college courses available on transcript and even lecture-long video! To me, this show's an already highly-regarded university's dedication to making knowledge accessible to anyone. So here's that good stuff. Finally, there's this little read someone sent me. it's an essay on the commonalities of hackers and... painters.

Boom chick

This is the Schematic for a DS7, a drum synthesizer module. basically, when you activate a trigger, it makes very basic noises- all analog. The Papareil Synth Labs page has some more info, but basically someone took apart the original commercial version, figured out how to rebuild it, then made the information public. I just got all the parts on Wednesday, and hopefully, with the help of the fine folks at Hive76, I'll be making noises in no time.

Sculpt Shire: laminate chair parts

Here are some pieces I glued up and laminated for a project. I thought they looked cool while they were being molded so I posted them.

Self Portrait

Coming at you it SIXTEEN BITS

I bought a SEGA Genesis a few days ago for $5 and I've been in search of games for about a week. those who know me should also have figured out that it's not just for fun 'n games... The Genesis/MegaDrive console hosts an FM synthesizer chip called the YM2612 that has, for a while, been successfully hacked and used for music. Many have used flash cartridges...SEGA compatible blanks that can be loaded with new information via programming port... to store and play their files. But a cheaper and seemingly easier alternative has come to my attention. What's stopping me is a) the distances the hardware must travel b) haven't tested my Genesis yet. so We'll see.






































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fresh beats

Check out this guy who makes his own synthesizers and puts them in tupperware containers


http://www.adachitomomi.com/

Blipfest Day... 4?: Facundo tore my clothes off and made me dance

I woke up on the couch at my hostel with my friend from breakfast the day before. I checked out, ventured into the snow of the city. Really interesting from my perspective watching everyone dig themselves out. I walked through a frosty Central Park (I was warm enough to take off my jacket) and spent a couple hours trudging through the snow. It was a different place than the day before. Very beautifull. lots of families. more relaxed than I had been in weeks or months. I had a falafel and moroccan tea - another of many firsts - and caught the train to Pianos for more chiptunes. Facundo, who I think booked everyone, picked some great artists. He also forced a margarita straw in my mouth (that's what she said) and it all went down from there! I wound up getting my own, a whiskey and a scotch before the night was done.
I ran into Glomag there who offered me a floor which allowed me to stay for the after-after party in Brooklyn. He led a group of us there on the train and there we were. I met one of the last players at Pianos, C-Trix and, as it turns out, he's hi-fi audio geek like me. We talked about turntables and production techniques with his computers- very cool. Highlights of the night were a 7-person Billy Joel cover chiptune chorus and Animaniguchi. Next morning, a co-couchsurfer treated me to coffee and donuts as I was headed home. In a small twist of fate, I once again ran into SKGB on the Chinatown bus, so I had some company for a few hours before I went home.

SOLID WEEKEND

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