Progress with my Bitwig quadraphonic project this evening. I now have half-wave rectified gain curves for four-speaker rotation :) This is fun! #quadraphonic #Bitwig

Oh, now this is BIG news! Straight to the top of my shopping list. #Microtonal #Music #Synth #VST "Mutant Squelch, spectral microtuning synthesizer" - Sevish www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncB3...

Mutant Squelch, spectral microtuning synthesizer

YouTube video by Sevish

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Well, this is fun! thecabarats.bandcamp.com/track/gnossi...

Gnossienne No. 1, by The Cabarats

track by The Cabarats

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I think I have the right formulae now for quadraphonic positioning. Here's a sound doing a complete circle around the listener using four channels.

I just discovered this amazing piece through BBC's Add To Playlist podcast. Extraordinary composition, I love it! Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVZZ...

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

YouTube video by Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

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Life has been overwhelming this past month. Hard to believe it's #BandcampFriday AGAIN already! I don't have any wishlist items to purchase today, but please feel free to check out my work... :) insidesandoutsides.bandcamp.com

WHAT an experience in 5.1 Surround! Why didn't I start doing quadraphonic and immersive audio long ago? I sat on that far too long. Suzanne Ciani's Buchlas sound immense, and are woven seamlessly into the modern sounds of the Metropole Orkest. Recommended! immersiveaudioalbum.com/product/cian...

CIANI/ORKEST | IAA

Electronic music pioneer and five-time Grammy nominee Suzanne Cianijoins the internationally acclaimed Metropole Orkest, conducted by Simon Dobson, for the release of <em>CIANI/ORKEST</em>, a landmark...

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This is very well done indeed. (Warning: may cause emotional response!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKcH...

Patrick Stewart | Star Trek: TNG Picard Tribute

YouTube video by Target Audience

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Following my recent discovery of the experience of quadraphonic sound, I am of course filled with ideas for how to achieve it in Bitwig. My brain will NOT shut up about this. Damn, I guess I'll have to try it...

Current mood :( RIP, Sir Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: TNG - The Inner Light - Ressikan Flute and Piano (Tin Whistle) - Live Cover) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqZL...

Star Trek: TNG - The Inner Light - Ressikan Flute and Piano (Tin Whistle) - Live Cover

YouTube video by The Nerdy Flutist

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HALLELUJAH! I finally found a way to use ffmpeg to convert the quadraphonic FLAC I bought (Suzanne Ciani 30-minute live performance) into a 5.1 AC3 file and play it on my surround system. I've never heard quad before. I'm crying.

This. A THOUSAND TIMES, THIS. Every single word of it. "Fine, I'll talk about Navier-Stokes" - Another Roof (YouTube) #FuckGenAI www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Mj...

Fine, I'll talk about Navier-Stokes

YouTube video by Another Roof

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This Kickstarter for a graphic novel about Douglas Adams looks pretty cool! I think I might get involved :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo... #DouglasAdams

SHARE & ENJOY. A definitively inaccurate Douglas Adams story

A definitively inaccurate graphic novel celebrating the life of the absurdly talented and much missed Hitchhikers creator Douglas Adams

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There are still actual humans out there, making art through talent and effort. Thank goodness! "How I Make A Calmed by Nature Video" www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqZT...

🦉🎨 How I Make A Calmed by Nature Video

YouTube video by Calmed By Nature

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A random fact about me: When I used to play in a soul band in Southampton, while soloing on the organ during The Theme From Peter Gunn, I would often throw in a quote from the Alton Towers Nemesis rollercoaster music.

First purchase on #BandcampFriday - I've been saving this one on my wish list since I heard it. Maddie is so talented. How does she navigate those complicated melodies and vocal rhythms? It's astonishing. Amber - Maddie Ashman maddieashman.bandcamp.com/track/amber

Amber, by Maddie Ashman

track by Maddie Ashman

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Haha! For the first time ever, I forgot it was #BandcampFriday. But I'll be back in a few hours with some recommendations and purchases :)

I love it when clouds cast shadows on themselves!

Thinking of my dad today, two years after we lost him. Here's what I wrote at the time, and it still says it all. Missing you still, Dad. x miketorr.com/writer/2024/...

Just notated my 2nd piano solo in Dorico. It's easier than Sibelius, though it has some quirks I need to get used to. I'm working towards a 2nd volume of piano music; I'm not sure when it will be published. The first one, by the way, is here: www.lulu.com/shop/mike-to... #piano #SheetMusic

Hardy Perennials

LISTEN to the pieces and download a free album here: https://insidesandoutsides.bandcamp.com/album/hardy-perennials WATCH performances here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbdU4B_k-rJxwblq5K5...

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I just thought it looked like that transformer on the electricity pole was conducting... as well as conducting.

Sunrise this morning. Sky colours like this tend to last for no more than two minutes, and you have to be quick! You get more time in the winter though, since the Sun is moving at a shallower angle so the conditions take longer to change.

I'm really excited to be using Obsidian now, I just love the simplicity of it, and the fact that the power is also there when you need it. A good example is that it supports "mermaid" diagrams. #obsidian #productivity See here for details: www.mermaideditor.io/diagrams

Tired of being force-fed slick corporate content and AI slop? Here's something from the deep web for you: a dynamically generated choice from a set of 1,143,839,622,748,050,000,000,000,000 Sonnet Anagrams, courtesy of the genius of one Mike Keith. You're welcome. www.cadaeic.net/octosonnets....

These two and Angine de Poitrine are my favourite discoveries this year so far. I can't count a lot of this material, and I'm an ex prog rocker! DOMi & JD BECK: Tiny Desk Concert www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPb...

DOMi & JD BECK: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

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My thanks to @marie-annefischer.bsky.social for sending this amazing video to me. Cello and loop station... simply wonderful. Cécile Lacharme - Orage | Live in Paris www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJ1...

Cécile Lacharme - Orage | Live in Paris

YouTube video by Blogothèque

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Does everyone have their record decks, VHS players, DVD players, CD players, cassette decks etc.? Here's a cosy rant with Rick... I am pleased to see the surge in CD sales! "Another Reason I F*cking Hate AI" - Rick Beato www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hph...

Another Reason I F*cking Hate AI

YouTube video by Rick Beato

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Just chilling out, making chilli, listening to Billie Holiday, and watching the straw being baled outside in the field. It's sunny, and feels like a good day. I hope everyone is having a good day too.

Many thanks to those who bought some of my music on Bandcamp Friday. You're stars! I've had some creative down time recently due to poor health, but I'm currently feeling a bit better after stopping one of my meds, so I'm hopeful that I'll be back making music soon. #BandcampFriday

Here's an absolutely gorgeous track from Candacraig. Apparently it will be on a forthcoming EP, so I'm eagerly awaiting that. But there are a couple of albums on their page already that I need to check out... #BandcampFriday #Music candacraig.bandcamp.com/track/summer...

Summerfolk, by Candacraig

track by Candacraig

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