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Computers, Internet and Technology / Google's guitar-logo: anyone else hooked?
« on: June 09, 2011, 09:51:46 AM »
Have you checked out Google's logo today? Recorded anything fun? 
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Jokes, Nonsense and Amusing Links / Sneezing Fetish?! What the...
« on: May 24, 2011, 12:12:37 PM »
I Googled "Hypnos Forum", and this came up... and no, I did NOT click on it...
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Computers, Internet and Technology / Online sequencer thingy...
« on: April 08, 2011, 04:23:21 PM »4
Other Ambient (and related) Music / SunDummy Treasure-trove! With free Minidisk and CDR decks! *GONE*
« on: February 10, 2011, 03:08:02 PM »
Ok, peeps, here it is, the rarest of the rare: A massive SunDummy release, spanning 96 minidisks! That's 128 hours of music!!! Includes just about everything SunDummy recorded in the last years of its existence, including a recording/playback deck to add to your home system. That's right, a dusty and finicky Sony minidisk deck is included!
I have no idea what all is on the disks, but if memory serves, there are final mixes of the stuff SunDummy released, as well as alternate mixes, shitloads of unreleased stuff, wild experiments, horrible noise, raw samples, and all manner of audio mistakes and sonic pollution. Sure to make your neighbors concerned for your well-being.
If you order in the next 60 minutes ('cause you know we can't do this all day...), we'll include a handsome cardboard shipping box - complete with packing tape and address label, with your address on it - for you to display it in!
If you want it, act fast, this whole mess is going in a dumpster soon.
I have no idea what all is on the disks, but if memory serves, there are final mixes of the stuff SunDummy released, as well as alternate mixes, shitloads of unreleased stuff, wild experiments, horrible noise, raw samples, and all manner of audio mistakes and sonic pollution. Sure to make your neighbors concerned for your well-being.
If you order in the next 60 minutes ('cause you know we can't do this all day...), we'll include a handsome cardboard shipping box - complete with packing tape and address label, with your address on it - for you to display it in!
If you want it, act fast, this whole mess is going in a dumpster soon.
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Everything and Nothing / Guitar accessories for sale - not worth the ebay hassle, so make an offer!
« on: July 19, 2010, 07:43:47 PM »
Pocket Rock-it Sampler 16. Looks like this one, but it's the sampler version:
It can actually multi-track several samples while you play; funky little unit. Also makes some interesting sounds when the battery is dying. I haven't used this in years, but the last time I did, it worked great. Headphones not included; I lost them years ago. $20.
Dean Markley ZH-7 acoustic pickup. Looks like this, but with slightly different graphics:
It's about a dozen years old, in good condition. No case. $20.
DOD Vibro-Thang vibrato pedal:
About 10 years old, hardly ever used, in great condition. $20.
It can actually multi-track several samples while you play; funky little unit. Also makes some interesting sounds when the battery is dying.
I haven't used this in years, but the last time I did, it worked great. Headphones not included; I lost them years ago. $20.Dean Markley ZH-7 acoustic pickup. Looks like this, but with slightly different graphics:
It's about a dozen years old, in good condition. No case. $20.
DOD Vibro-Thang vibrato pedal:
About 10 years old, hardly ever used, in great condition. $20.
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Everything and Nothing / I-Tunes lost my files!!! External HD suggestions?
« on: August 18, 2009, 02:51:08 PM »
Grrr!!!!! 
I've got a couple hundred gigs of audio files, stored on an external drive (E), and backed up to a separate external drive (F). Itunes is on the PC, and points to the external drive (E) - no audio files are on the computer's internal drive. I share the files with other PC's in the house - it's very convenient, and works great...
Except that today, when I tried to access some files, they were missing... The listings are there, but there is no actual audio file. I checked the main music drive, and sure enough, about 25% of the files have vanished - it's down to about 150GB. WTF? I checked the last backup (8/13/09) and they're not there either. I checked the previous backup from a week earlier, and there they are - so, I'm now restoring them from the backup drive (F) to the correct drive (E).
So what happened? Is this common? I haven't done anything different, and haven't changed any settings - am I the victim of Gremlins?
I've got a couple hundred gigs of audio files, stored on an external drive (E), and backed up to a separate external drive (F). Itunes is on the PC, and points to the external drive (E) - no audio files are on the computer's internal drive. I share the files with other PC's in the house - it's very convenient, and works great...
Except that today, when I tried to access some files, they were missing... The listings are there, but there is no actual audio file. I checked the main music drive, and sure enough, about 25% of the files have vanished - it's down to about 150GB. WTF? I checked the last backup (8/13/09) and they're not there either. I checked the previous backup from a week earlier, and there they are - so, I'm now restoring them from the backup drive (F) to the correct drive (E).
So what happened? Is this common? I haven't done anything different, and haven't changed any settings - am I the victim of Gremlins?
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Everything and Nothing / Looking for a CD - anyone remember this? Help!
« on: July 29, 2009, 12:10:48 AM »
Strange question, unrelated to ambient, but you guys are into all sorts of strange stuff, so...
I'm looking for a CD version of an LP I had about ten years ago. I'm not sure the band - I thought it was Unwound, but I'm not positive. They had a song that was a looped sample of Mr. Rogers singing "I'm taking care of you" and "you hardly ever crawl at all", over an over and OVER. For some reason, I thought it was Unwound, but I can't find it on any of their albums that I have...
Any clue? Was I drinking too much back then, and imagined the whole thing?
I'm looking for a CD version of an LP I had about ten years ago. I'm not sure the band - I thought it was Unwound, but I'm not positive. They had a song that was a looped sample of Mr. Rogers singing "I'm taking care of you" and "you hardly ever crawl at all", over an over and OVER. For some reason, I thought it was Unwound, but I can't find it on any of their albums that I have...
Any clue? Was I drinking too much back then, and imagined the whole thing?
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Music Gearheads Tech Talk / Random MP3 snippet software...
« on: July 07, 2009, 10:18:23 AM »
I've got a strange request...
I'm in the early stages of a project, and am wondering: Does anyone know of any sound editing software that can randomly collect snippets of MP3 files in a directory? For example, suppose I have a directory with 100 30-minute MP3 files, and I want to randomly select 10-second soundbytes from random files, and string them together into one long track. I can manually do this, but I want it to be truly random, and doing it by hand would take a long time. Anyone?
I'm in the early stages of a project, and am wondering: Does anyone know of any sound editing software that can randomly collect snippets of MP3 files in a directory? For example, suppose I have a directory with 100 30-minute MP3 files, and I want to randomly select 10-second soundbytes from random files, and string them together into one long track. I can manually do this, but I want it to be truly random, and doing it by hand would take a long time. Anyone?
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Sleep Chamber comes back to life...
« on: June 10, 2009, 01:29:18 AM »
Sleep Chamber fans rejoice. But wow, time has not been kind. Heroin is a nasty drug.
http://www.freewebs.com/theebradmiller/
http://www.freewebs.com/theebradmiller/
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Music Gearheads Tech Talk / For sale: DOD D12 delay/looper/sampler - ***SOLD***
« on: March 05, 2009, 04:34:41 PM »
Getting rid of some gear I know I'll never use. Unit is in excellent condition, has all manuals & cards, and includes power supply.
$125, which includes shipping in the CONUS. ***NOW $75.00***
DOD Dimension 12 delay/looper/sampler.[/b]
From ebay: The D12 is the perfect sampling tool for today's DJ. The D12 can hold up to 4 individual 6 second samples, or two 12 second samples, at once for a total of 24 seconds of sampling time. The samples can also be truncated for start and stop points. The D12 can run the samples backwards, and has a delay loop mode for continuous playback.
Features:
o Reverse Playback
o Looping - Loop mode for continuous playback
o Delay Modulation - LFO allows delay time to be modulated
o Stutter Button
o Editable Start And Stop Points
o Real Time Control
o Delay Time Control From 10ms to 12 seconds
o Total of 24 seconds of sampling
o Four Banks of 6 Second Sampling, or 2 Banks of 12 Second Sampling
o Footswitch and MIDI Controllable
o LED Display Allows You To Edit Your Sample To 1/100th of a second
o Holds up to 4 samples at once (6 seconds each)
DOD Dimension 12 delay/looper/sampler.[/b]
From ebay: The D12 is the perfect sampling tool for today's DJ. The D12 can hold up to 4 individual 6 second samples, or two 12 second samples, at once for a total of 24 seconds of sampling time. The samples can also be truncated for start and stop points. The D12 can run the samples backwards, and has a delay loop mode for continuous playback.
Features:
o Reverse Playback
o Looping - Loop mode for continuous playback
o Delay Modulation - LFO allows delay time to be modulated
o Stutter Button
o Editable Start And Stop Points
o Real Time Control
o Delay Time Control From 10ms to 12 seconds
o Total of 24 seconds of sampling
o Four Banks of 6 Second Sampling, or 2 Banks of 12 Second Sampling
o Footswitch and MIDI Controllable
o LED Display Allows You To Edit Your Sample To 1/100th of a second
o Holds up to 4 samples at once (6 seconds each)
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Everything and Nothing / Swarm of Drones - clever track numbers or pain in the ass?
« on: February 21, 2009, 01:43:38 AM »
I'm in the process of ripping my CD collection into a central server; so far so good. Tonight, I ripped the "Drones" series (Throne of Drones, Storm of Drones, and Swarm of Drones). Disk two of "Swarm" will not rip; my PC's drive just spins and spins. I put it in my laptop; same thing. It plays fine on several systems, but no computer can recognize it. So, I do a bit of Googling... turns out that they numbered the tracks on disk two starting with 11, not 1, to keep in sequence with disk one. Well, how clever - this means that most PC drives (which look for track one) get confused. Thus, it's un-rippable. GRR!!!
I'm making an analog copy on my Philips CD burner; it seems to be starting with track one, so this should work. I'll let you know how it goes...
I'm making an analog copy on my Philips CD burner; it seems to be starting with track one, so this should work. I'll let you know how it goes...
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Everything and Nothing / Wasting time on the web... Auditorium!
« on: December 03, 2008, 06:16:27 PM »
Now this is pretty cool... it gets more and more complex as it goes on...
http://www.playauditorium.com/
http://www.playauditorium.com/
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Everything and Nothing / I have booze named after me!
« on: November 11, 2008, 12:11:47 PM » 
http://sundummyrum.com/
SunDummy Rum
A fine rum created with pure organic evaporated sugar cane juice, proprietary yeast and distilled through a custom made hybrid pot-column still.
They even have a logo like mine:
So, should I demand a case of rum from them for stealing my name?
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Everything and Nothing / Concession speech = classy
« on: November 04, 2008, 09:47:09 PM »
No matter your political persuasion, or level of gladness/sadness with Obama's win, you gotta admit McCain's concession speech was impressive. A very gracious way to end an ugly campaign.
Hope this isn't too political, I just thought it was refreshing to see someone acting classy after all the nastiness.
Hope this isn't too political, I just thought it was refreshing to see someone acting classy after all the nastiness.
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Everything and Nothing / Fun in the mountains... and other adventures
« on: October 17, 2008, 11:03:18 AM »
The Ambient Clothing thread was drifting (my fault...), so here's a place to discuss climbing, skiing, mountains, and adventures of all kinds, even a simple trip to the DMV (always an adventure...)
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Everything and Nothing / itunes question - MP3 conversion?
« on: October 07, 2008, 10:51:07 PM »
I've been burning my CD collection to MP3 for use in my Dell DJ; the collection is getting pretty large, so I'm upgrading to an iPod classic. Meanwhile, I've purchased 3 CD's (well, not cd's per se, more like 'releases' or 'titles' I guess) from itunes. I haven't bought the ipod yet, and am trying to load the mp3's onto my Dell player, but since they're 'protected', I can't. I know i can burn them to CD, then re-rip them to mP3, but is there an easier way? Seems like a pain in the ass (and a waste of cdrs); is there a freeware program that can make a conversion?
I was apprehensive about buying a "virtual" release; I suspect this will be my last time...
I was apprehensive about buying a "virtual" release; I suspect this will be my last time...
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Everything and Nothing / Migraine Scotoma - I got a bad brain.
« on: September 09, 2008, 01:21:27 PM »
Goddamn migraines!!!
I've spent the last hour waiting for my vision to clear enough for me to continue working; any other migraine scotoma (aura) sufferers out there? I'm lucky, I guess, since I don't get a headache at all, just the messed-up vision and hallucinations, with some occasional numbness or cognitive effects as well. Still sucks, though!
I finally saw a neurologist a few months ago; he put me through an MRI, and says my brain is normal - no vascular issues, no tumors. It turns out I just have a sensitive brain. My neurons are more susceptible to pertubations than most folks; a small increase or decrease in certain chemicals sets off a chain reaction of mis-firing cells, spreading like a wave accross the surface of my brain. When it hits my visual cortex, I first get a series of rippling lights as the cells fire randomly, then a blind spot as the cells stop firing at all. Eventually they get back to normal, and my vision slowly returns.
Some good info here: http://www.migraine-aura.org/content/index_en.html
A good video here; it's the first one, the scene on the freeway: http://www.migraine-aura.org/content/e27891/index_en.html That's the best representation I've seen yet of what it looks like, but it's still just a very mild approximation.
So, who else has this curse? Have you found anything that helps prevent or lessen tehse attacks? I'm told 10% of the population suffers from these, so there must be a few more bad brains on this board...
I've spent the last hour waiting for my vision to clear enough for me to continue working; any other migraine scotoma (aura) sufferers out there? I'm lucky, I guess, since I don't get a headache at all, just the messed-up vision and hallucinations, with some occasional numbness or cognitive effects as well. Still sucks, though!
I finally saw a neurologist a few months ago; he put me through an MRI, and says my brain is normal - no vascular issues, no tumors. It turns out I just have a sensitive brain. My neurons are more susceptible to pertubations than most folks; a small increase or decrease in certain chemicals sets off a chain reaction of mis-firing cells, spreading like a wave accross the surface of my brain. When it hits my visual cortex, I first get a series of rippling lights as the cells fire randomly, then a blind spot as the cells stop firing at all. Eventually they get back to normal, and my vision slowly returns.
Some good info here: http://www.migraine-aura.org/content/index_en.html
A good video here; it's the first one, the scene on the freeway: http://www.migraine-aura.org/content/e27891/index_en.html That's the best representation I've seen yet of what it looks like, but it's still just a very mild approximation.
So, who else has this curse? Have you found anything that helps prevent or lessen tehse attacks? I'm told 10% of the population suffers from these, so there must be a few more bad brains on this board...
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Everything and Nothing / MP3 player - flash-based? Any good?
« on: August 18, 2008, 06:07:01 PM »
My 5GB Dell DJ is feeling too small; time to upgrade. I'm looking at the 80GB I-pods, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience with the flash-based units. I'm hard on gear, and don't want a hard-disk based system if they can't take the heat.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Everything and Nothing / Monster Cable vs. Coat Hanger: a stunning upset!!!
« on: March 04, 2008, 04:43:35 PM »
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-between-monster-cable-and/
Apparently audiophiles can't tell the difference between Monster Cable speaker wires and coat hangers. The coat hangers sounded excellent.
Funny comments after the article, too. So, who's shelled out for oxygen-free pure-gold half-inch-thick speaker wire, hand-woven by Tibetan virgins high in the Himilayas?
Is cable quality an issue when using digital signals? Speakers are still (mostly) analog; does cheap wire make THAT much of a difference? Or, as in the article, none at all?
Apparently audiophiles can't tell the difference between Monster Cable speaker wires and coat hangers. The coat hangers sounded excellent.
Funny comments after the article, too. So, who's shelled out for oxygen-free pure-gold half-inch-thick speaker wire, hand-woven by Tibetan virgins high in the Himilayas?
Is cable quality an issue when using digital signals? Speakers are still (mostly) analog; does cheap wire make THAT much of a difference? Or, as in the article, none at all?
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