Re: [motm] Next Module ETA???
2000-05-27 by J. Larry Hendry
The lag processor is still in the final stages of beta testing. I have to tell you that so far it is great. However, Paul (Mr. Perfection thank goodness)
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Re: [motm] Next Module ETA???
2000-05-27 by jwbarlow@aol.com
... I think Paul is out until Monday (and he mentioned non MOTM stuff dominating the next two weeks). As I understood it, he was merely awaiting the PCBs and
Next Module ETA???
2000-05-27 by Tentochi
Paul, Realistically, when do you think the next module (lag processor?) will ship? Thanks, Shemp
FW: [motm] [Semi-OT] MP3ing MOTM music
2000-05-27 by Tkacs, Ken
This is an interesting question. I myself have found that, if I create an MP3 from a CD, it sounds pretty decent. If I take one of my *own* tracks, I m not at
Re: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-27 by J. Larry Hendry
... Speaking from a guy who routinely works around voltages in the hundreds of thousands, I can say that sometimes more is not better. I would hate to try
Re: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-27 by J. Larry Hendry
OK, all you computer smart guys. I know you are all figuring out how to make the file smaller. Well, you go right ahead. However, I have a great idea for
Re: [motm] [Semi-OT] MP3ing MOTM music
2000-05-26 by Paul Wagorn (Worldbid)
Hi Christopher: I ve found that although encoding a track to mp3 doesn t do *too* much damage to it, a lot of detail (esp in the high end) is lost. This would
[motm] [Semi-OT] MP3ing MOTM music
2000-05-26 by Christopher Jeris
This question is especially for Bald Bastard and Puffboy, on account of I ve listened through most of their stuff on MP3.com. Makes great coding music. (I ve
RE: [motm] help!
2000-05-26 by David Bivins
Great story Old Crow, true words, but I thought the discussion I was smart-assing about was about how to get Paul s MOTM catalog PDF smaller in size, not about
Happy weekend
2000-05-26 by Paul Schreiber
Happy long weekend, everybody! Just re-calculated the backlog (not counting 101 and 820s). Down from 108 to 34. See, I do actually ship stuff! The MOTM-110
RE: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
Yeah, that s how they keep me hopping! Woo-hoo! ... From: The Old Crow [mailto:oldcrow@oldcrows.net] Sent: Friday, 26 May, 2000 3:12 PM To: motm@egroups.com
help!
2000-05-26 by David Bivins
Can someone tell me how to get off this web graphics standards discussion list? David.
RE: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by The Old Crow
... You get paid in volts? Cool! ;) Crow /**/
Re: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by hodad1@mindspring.com
Calibration without a scope is not that hard(though not as accurate as with a scope, I would assume)--assembly is more difficult because of the abundance of
RE: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
Whoops, in my last email, I said, voltage should double every octave. Obviously, that s *frequency* that doubles every octave, and the voltage should go up
RE: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
In my opinion, the MOTM-300 is not a difficult kit. It is a *time-consuming* one with the large amount of parts (relatively), and there is one particular
RE: [motm] Newbie question
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
Everything is relative. If you have assembled kits before, can solder neatly, follow instructions, and have a good ear, you can assemble the 300 and calibrate
Re: [motm] help!
2000-05-26 by The Old Crow
... Heh heh. There is an old story that goes around animation studio circles that describes how the lead animator would ask the team members what they least
Newbie question
2000-05-26 by andy@gooboworks.com
The different MOTM kits are marked with difficulty easy, medium, and difficult. In particular the 300 is labeled difficult. From those folk who have
Re: RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by ivancu@aol.com
In a message dated 05/26/2000 12:37:58 PM, nate@etanstudios.com writes:
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Nathan Hunsicker
Acrobat will read any files imbedded in the PDF. If distiller can distill it, Acrobat reader can read it (except color seperations) -Nate Any other questions
RE: [motm] help!
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
Easy! Start another interesting discussion that isn t OT to distract us bored posters! Moe
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
Can the average PC read it that way? Normally, it can t read an EPS, but maybe the Acrobat reader does the translation? I ve never tested that out. Take it
Re: [motm] How come UniSys is not rich? [OT!]
2000-05-26 by Paul Schreiber
BUT: If I pay for a legal copy of Photoshop 5.0 (which I did), then I m expempt! Adobe pays for the license. Paul S. ... From: Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Nathan Hunsicker
Vectors can be rasterized and exported to gif for web browse-ability, as for the catalog, saving as Encasulated Postscript (EPS) will compress very nicely into
RE: [motm] How come UniSys is not rich? [OT!]
2000-05-26 by Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
No, of course the guy who downloads a .GIF wouldn t pay. That would be silly. :) But in theory Paul S. (or whoever creates the images) would have to pay as
PNG?
2000-05-26 by Paul Schreiber
What the hell is PNG? Another format? Oulook brought it up. The hosting service I use charges me if I exceed 4GB/month of data dransfer. I have plenty of
RE: [motm] PNG?
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
Yep, another format. Touted as the next big thing to replace GIF, technically more versatile and without licensing fee issues, but slow to be adopted as a
RE: [motm] How come UniSys is not rich?
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
... Actually, I believe the end user doesn t pay, it s the software maker who includes the compression algorithms which must pay. Dave Bradley Principal
RE: [motm] PNG?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
PNG ( Ping ) is a new web graphic format that s going to save us all, but naturally, not much supports it yet. It will have alpha transparency that with blow
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
Here s your gif image, converted to png. It went from 173k to 51.5k! Dave Bradley Principal Software Engineer Engineering Animation, Inc. daveb@eai.com
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
That image rocks. Regarding vectors, I m not sure what file format you d use. What s a common vector format that every browser can read? Dave Bradley Principal
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Brousseau, Paul E (Paul)
The only problem is that the .GIF compression routine is copyright ed, so you re theoretically supposed to pay whenever you use the compression routine.
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
You can t really use vector graphics on the web until PNG gets more common. For now, this would just be to try to get the download-able catalog smaller. ...
Re: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Nathan Hunsicker
I know everyone would rather see the real deal but, how about a catalog with vector drawings instead of pictures? This way you could use the catalog for
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Nathan Hunsicker
Stuffit &Winzip don t make much of a dent in the file size. 1,759,763 bytes for PC Zip & 1,788,913 bytes for Mac Stuffit -Nate
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
They would certainly be smaller. I m a big fan of vector over raster. ... From: Nathan Hunsicker [mailto:nate@etanstudios.com] Sent: Friday, 26 May, 2000
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
Thanks for the info. I wasn t very hopeful, since Acrobat has already compressed them a bit, but it was worth checking. We had some unusually good luck
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
Boy, anything else? I actually started the process of doing the module faceplates over as high-quality, high contrast GIF files, rather than JPeG, which
Re: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by The Old Crow
... Transfer limit? Want some web space on oldcrows.net? I m down to only 66 gigabytes free... ;) Crow /**/
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Dave Bradley
Speaking of picture quality, almost all the module pics need to be upgraded. The graphics for the 410 and 440 make the others look sick and blurred. While I m
How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Paul Schreiber
The PDF version of the catalog *just hit download #3000!* Hey Ken! Need a smaller file size ASAP or I ll exceed my transfer limit when the EM ad hits! Paul S.
RE: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by Tkacs, Ken
I bought Acrobat 4, but it s no better at compression than 3 was. They need to make that product so that you don t pick a global compression scheme for the
Re: [motm] Oh Yeah, CEM 3379 VCSP
2000-05-26 by thudson@tomy.net
... I have several of these chips, and eventually I will get around to using them. So much on a single chip and very little support circuitry required. And
Re: [motm] How come I'm not rich?
2000-05-26 by John E Blacet
I ve been asking myself that question for years....; Had to settle for satisfied . If 5% of those 3000 buy *anything*, you are doing GREAT. Regards. ... John
Re: [motm] Oh Yeah, CEM 3379 VCSP
2000-05-26 by jwbarlow@aol.com
... This chip gave me the greatest satisfaction when I built a tiny little module with it -- mainly due to the significant failure rate I d been encountering
Electronic Musician
2000-05-25 by Paul Schreiber
Make a mental note to get the July issue (comes out around June 18th), and check page 188. Paul S.
Re: [motm] LED's
2000-05-25 by mr sikorsky
RED: Digikey # = 67-1155-ND Lumex number = SSI-LXH387ID GREEN: Digikey # = 67-1156-ND Lumex number = SSI-LXH387GD YELLOW: Digikey # = 67-1157-ND
Raymond Scott + Shannon Remix Competition
2000-05-25 by Tentochi
I have about 5 or 6 Raymond Scott CDs and am educating myself all of the time. The ultimate source for info is: http://www.raymondscott.com A new album was
Re: [motm] Panel Help and CEM Classic Series
2000-05-25 by Tony Allgood
Hi all, Just my thoughts on the Curtis stuff... ... Good VCF. See the Oberheim OB range for ideas on this. I like the 2-pole version on the OB-Sx and others.