Posts Tagged ‘electronic’
Glossary
Glossary of terms often found on the pages of this site This page will be updated often. Algorithm: an algorithm is a general rule set (finite) that is used to solve a particular problem. An algorithm is best when it solves one problem and it does so efficiently, using the smallest number of instructions required…
Read MoreMaiden Voyage
On Saturday the 18th of July, the first El MuCo instrument was completed and taken for her maiden voyage. Enjoy some pics of the instrument and a sound clip of scacinto introducing her sonorous loveliness to the world (not for the first time, but for the first time as a complete and beautiful lady…) Also…
Read MoreCapturing the gentle sounds of short circuits
After a long night soldering in the “man room,” Kane recorded some of the gentle sounds of the the Scientific Toys Kidtunes Electronic Keyboard. By running a cable straight from the speaker (and bypassing any external amplifier circuit) the sound is surprising clean…and, dare I say it, refreshing! Kidtune Magicke Addendum: A few more samplings…
Read MoreEl MuCo: Server Code
Follows the testing code: /* El MuCo “Server” 169.254.136.163 – Powerbook self-assigned IP to reset the environment (clear everything – all responders, senders, etc.) currentEnvironment.clear; */ s.boot; SynthDef(“kane”, { |freq = 40| Out.ar([0,1], SinOsc.ar(freq)); }).send(s); // SERVER: set the broadcast flag to true NetAddr.broadcastFlag_(true) //169.254.255.255 = broadcast IP: 57120 is sclang default port ~server =…
Read MoreEl MuCo: Meeting Notes and Current Plan of Action
Members of El MuCo: The intricately lain plans of this evening are here reproduced in all their glory. But, for those who could not make the meeting, some interpretation may be necessary. Here follows some of the decisions arrived at in tonight’s meeting. 1) We’ve settled on a server-client model where the server is stupid…
Read Moremeeting on the 17th
Hello all: It has become apparent, because of concert schedules and holiday plans, Wednesday is the only day this week we can meet. Lets aim for Wednesday at 5:15 at the Anchor Bar like the last meeting. We will discuss the server structure in-depth and plan for the next meeting. -s
Read Moreprophetic words…
Max Matthews from an interview in September, 1978 Could you look into your crystal ball and tell us what we can expect in this field during the next decade? One thing we can certainly expect is that computer instruments will become very cheap, very cheap compared to conventional instruments. As a result, I think we’re…
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