A well a bird bird flew off with my complaint thread

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    there was a nice selection of holiday stuff in the old archive. i still use the old patio set, and there was a fountain, 2 seater bar with stools.

    ...and there was also, The Creeper!
  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    crikey. amazon changed their free shipping minimums to 35$. couldn't they wait for after the holidays?
    ordered Who S7 and the snowman special. should come in time for Thanksgiving. i want something to look forward to in case no relatives want to drive me to Tday dinner.

    fried enough brain cells with the sony s/w. playing with wings for a bit. no end of fun playing with the cube. :)

    in the beginning, there was 'THE CUBE', the all spark. not the same as the tesseract. tee hee

    hmm, Transformers marathon this weekend
    iz funny in the 3rd movie when he's job hunting, he's mumbling under his breath,
    'saved the world' 'twice', when no one wants to hire him. :lol:

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    there was a nice selection of holiday stuff in the old archive. i still use the old patio set, and there was a fountain, 2 seater bar with stools.

    ...and there was also, The Creeper!

    jeepers creepers

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana


    ...yeah, they remind me of messing around with one of these:


    Oooo...lookie all those patch cords! :) Is that a Moog?

    Dana

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,330
    edited December 1969

    crikey. amazon changed their free shipping minimums to 35$. couldn't they wait for after the holidays?
    ordered Who S7 and the snowman special. should come in time for Thanksgiving. i want something to look forward to in case no relatives want to drive me to Tday dinner.

    fried enough brain cells with the sony s/w. playing with wings for a bit. no end of fun playing with the cube. :)

    in the beginning, there was 'THE CUBE', the all spark. not the same as the tesseract. tee hee

    hmm, Transformers marathon this weekend
    iz funny in the 3rd movie when he's job hunting, he's mumbling under his breath,
    'saved the world' 'twice', when no one wants to hire him. :lol:

    We have Amazon Prime so we get free shipping on everything that is Prime. We do most of our shopping through Amazon so it pays for itself.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited November 2013

    DanaTA said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana


    ...yeah, they remind me of messing around with one of these:


    Oooo...lookie all those patch cords! :) Is that a Moog?

    Dana
    ..ARP 2600. Used to work with one of these way back in my college days. Yeah, totally "Switched On Bach" era tech before the early polysynths showed up. Those were very limited to the presets provided though (which usually just mimicked other instruments) and one had no control over the individual "voices".

    With the 2600 one had to lay down multiple tracks just like Carlos did. The other interesting part of this is humidity and temperature differences altered the sounds. I could set up a patch sequence, note it down on a patch diagramme sheet with all the slider/dial settings, then come the next day, apply the same settings and patches and it would sound slightly different than day before. In that sense, the 2600 (analogue tone generation system using oscillators and filters) still had a sense of being a true musical instrument in its own right compared to the sampled digital instruments we have today.

    I think I still have my folder of patch diagrammes in a file somewhere.

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    ready for weekEnd!!!

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    Oh, an Arp! We had one in the band I had back in the late 70s. But not a patch cord type, it was analog. I forget the exact model, it might have been the Arp String Ensemble, but it was strings and horns. It wasn't bad. The guy also had a Yamaha solo that had a really nice portamento. Later on I picked up a Roland Juno 60. I still have that. It's also analog, but it has a lot of presets and the ability to do a lot of custom settings. No portamento, though. But it does have a pitch bender and an arpeggio mode, which lets you change the speed. And you can save "patches" to a cassette tape. It came with a backup tape, but someone lost it on me, and also wiped out one of the presets. I will not let anyone borrow it again. You just can't trust people to take care with your equipment.

    Dana

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    Oh, an Arp! We had one in the band I had back in the late 70s. But not a patch cord type, it was analog. I forget the exact model, it might have been the Arp String Ensemble, but it was strings and horns. It wasn't bad. The guy also had a Yamaha solo that had a really nice portamento. Later on I picked up a Roland Juno 60. I still have that. It's also analog, but it has a lot of presets and the ability to do a lot of custom settings. No portamento, though. But it does have a pitch bender and an arpeggio mode, which lets you change the speed. And you can save "patches" to a cassette tape. It came with a backup tape, but someone lost it on me, and also wiped out one of the presets. I will not let anyone borrow it again. You just can't trust people to take care with your equipment.

    Dana


    ...I know the feeling.


    The new toy I want is something like 7,500$ just for the keyboard, pedalboard and touch screen setup. then there's the software (another 2,400$ for the base software and various sample packs I need) as well as cost of memory upgrades to the beast (24GB) and OS upgrade.

  • starionwolfstarionwolf Posts: 3,670
    edited November 2013

    complaint: I wish there was a way for me to organize my groups in my group list on DeviantArt. I want the 3D related groups to be next to each other. Yes, I am showing my age. lol

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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Morning. Haz gloomy cloudy dark warm but sunless morning here so far :)

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    ...ugh, 48° and raining here. Pretty much the same for the weekend into the middle of next week.

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,330
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...ugh, 48° and raining here. Pretty much the same for the weekend into the middle of next week.

    It's 48F and cloudy here.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    ...I miss Summer (the season not the actress).

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana


    ...yeah, they remind me of messing around with one of these:


    Whoa nice antique tech. If you know about Arps you probably know what a Gogomobile is - the Aussie version was the Dart :lol: The Aussie version of the Arp is probably the Fairlight :)

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited November 2013

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...I miss Summer (the season not the actress).

    Hopefully it will call in here before getting back to your place :)

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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Frank0314 said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...ugh, 48° and raining here. Pretty much the same for the weekend into the middle of next week.

    It's 48F and cloudy here.

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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana

    If you can use layers in Photoshop you can use nodes in other software, each node is like a layer transforming what is underneath it :)

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    i already bought the sony s/w. they don't give a walk-through tutt. there's like, 'how do i', but no 'why would you want to' reasons :lol:
    d/l'ed the trial version at day job, thinking it would have teachy stuff. it does come with a demo file, i like part of it.

    lexx music still comes into my head, i liked the music they played when Lexx or the moths were on the move.

    Here you go

    http://www.youtube.com/user/SCVLondon?feature=watch

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,567
    edited December 1969

    Interview went good. Waiting for them to call me back.

  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    We had a high of 59 F today, and it's 50 right now. Tomorrow is expected to be more of the same.

    Dana

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,330
    edited December 1969

    Interview went good. Waiting for them to call me back.

    That's good

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited November 2013

    ...having grown up in the States, never saw the Goggomobil Dart. Below is what we usually called a "GoGoMobile" when I was growing up (BMW Isetta 800 and Heinkel Kabine - built by the same firm that made the Luftwaffle bombers in WWII). They both ended up banned in the US for obvious reasons.

    The Dart looks like a sweet little ride. Now I really need to learn modelling so I can make one for Leela and Tracey to drive around the English countryside in. They'd love it

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,264
    edited December 1969

    ps1borg said:
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana

    If you can use layers in Photoshop you can use nodes in other software, each node is like a layer transforming what is underneath it :)

    I use layers, but not anything really fancy. The node thingies look more like programming flowchart, but with spaghetti connections! :lol:

    Dana

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    Interview went good. Waiting for them to call me back.

    ..excellent.

    Just applied for a job with the State. Hope this one works out as it almost exactly matches my resume skill set. When it came to the skills questionnaire had the highest level of experience and all multiple selection boxes checked. Hopefully they don't think I'm too overqualified. At this point, I don't care if it seems a step or two "down" from what I previously did (even though it pays more and I get a "Cadillac" benefits package from day one), pulling down a pacheque is preferable to not pulling down a paycheque.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited December 1969

    ps1borg said:
    DanaTA said:
    ps1borg said:
    Been mixing concrete, phew sweaty :lol:

    Those node thingies look so complex to me. I guess I have a lot of work ahead of me to figure out all that stuff. I've seen similar stuff in screen caps of DS, so it looks like it's unavoidable.

    Dana

    If you can use layers in Photoshop you can use nodes in other software, each node is like a layer transforming what is underneath it :)
    ...that's what I like abut Carrara's Texture room no nodes or webs of plugs to deal with.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    the bus schedule was just a suggestion today, waited 50 minutes, a couple inches of sign pole as shelter.

    heating up klah soup for my bubby. :)

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,260
    edited November 2013

    the bus schedule was just a suggestion today, waited 50 minutes, a couple inches of sign pole as shelter.

    ...I hate it when that happens. You make sure to get to the stop in plenty of time, and the silly thing never shows up. That's been a chronic issue here as of late on the route I used to ride every morning. Ended up having to wait for the next run which made a sardine tin seem roomy as it had its regular load plus everyone who got stiffed waiting for the earlier run.
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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...having grown up in the States, never saw the Goggomobil Dart. Below is what we usually called a "GoGoMobile" when I was growing up (BMW Isetta 800 and Heinkel Kabine - built by the same firm that made the Luftwaffle bombers in WWII). They both ended up banned in the US for obvious reasons.

    The Dart looks like a sweet little ride. Now I really need to learn modelling so I can make one for Leela and Tracey to drive around the English countryside in. They'd love it


    my eyes can't make sense of it, likes it though.


    i still have my heart set on a Fiat someday.

  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,567
    edited December 1969

    I want to go to bed but I do not feel that sleepy.

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