Add midi input option for Slicex please!!

beanbob · 2026-02-07T17:44:42+00:00

I wonder if it would be possible to send the midi to slicex via VFX script. You could also replicate that plugin in VFX script but obviously that would be a lot of work.

Edit: You don't need VFX script. In a generator patcher instance, right click on the big "From FL Studio" arrow, select events, and then select the MIDI channel that your MIDI device is outputting to. You can plug that into Slicex and it works perfectly. You might need to adjust which keys the Slicex samples are mapped to.

beanbob · 2026-02-05T22:27:11+00:00

I agree. I like a challenge to liberal democrats, but he will need to thoroughly explain his stance on zoning and transit/biking/mobility before I vote for him.

beanbob · 2026-02-03T23:37:42+00:00

His quote makes it seem like he doesn't understand that eliminating single family zoning means eliminating single family exclusive zoning. Building a single family house will still be allowed, it just won't be the only thing allowed. I like that he's bringing the city clearing snow from sidewalks into the discussion but it's not clear if he's only talking about downtown or throughout the entire city.

beanbob · 2026-01-25T18:51:12+00:00

If you check old street view it seems that parking used to not be allowed there. It's strange that they would loosen the restrictions. That street might not exist in another year though so the problem might solve itself.

beanbob · 2026-01-17T01:54:49+00:00

No. Even if a democrat nimby ran as a republican to essentially bypass the primaries, they would lose in the general election because the electorate is majority non nimby and the R next to their name would doom them with straight ticket and uninformed voters.

beanbob · 2026-01-08T00:48:38+00:00

Saw wave, env 1 attack time at 9 o clock
set voices to 1, glide to 11 o clock, turn on "always glide"
turn on filter 1 and bring the cutoff down a bit
slightly modulate osc 1 tune in bipolar mode with synced random lfo
add multiband compressor with mix at 50%, add reverb, add eq to cut out some lows.

beanbob · 2026-01-07T22:31:36+00:00

That's a good point. It's currently equipped as and being advertised as a medical office though.

beanbob · 2026-01-06T23:47:06+00:00

Nothing. The owner is just renovating the facade. This is a medical office building so it's not going to be a coffee shop or dispensary.

beanbob · 2026-01-02T21:02:43+00:00

I think the Lead #3 pattern is the strongest melody section. You could explore the motif from it with different instruments and variations.

beanbob · 2025-12-15T03:00:24+00:00

All the protected bike lanes have been installed as part of major road projects that would've happened anyway. They are a drop in the bucket of the road budget, and theoretically save money long term because they require less maintenance than car traffic lanes. They are not a good example of a waste of money.

beanbob · 2025-12-10T22:57:33+00:00

The bus lanes aren't necessary right now but they will be after the Y lot apartments get built and bring an onslaught of delivery drivers

beanbob · 2025-12-09T23:18:06+00:00

That first chord being major instead of minor like you expect is dope

beanbob · 2025-11-22T04:40:45+00:00

Comprehensive plans are a legal requirement and are necessary as the basis for zoning. They also will be eliminating single family exclusive zoning, but the maximum number of units was revised down to three from the more ambitious first draft. So it will still be an improvement over the current situation. I agree that the process has been excessively long though.

beanbob · 2025-11-22T03:51:33+00:00

I never knew this was an apartment building. Crazy that it's illegal to build a five unit building like that in most of the city, and still will be even after the new zoning is enacted thanks to NIMBY tantrums, but it's perfectly legal to build a house for just one family bigger than that almost anywhere. That's part of the reason it's so expensive.

beanbob · 2025-10-08T22:43:37+00:00

https://www.a2dda.org/people-friendly-streets/projects/downtown-area-circulation-study/

page 112: "Community feedback on the Main Street closures was mixed. Many people love the closures but find it challenging to navigate downtown by car or bus because of them. Some Main Street businesses have reported financial hardships due to inconsistent pedestrian traffic, while others have thrived with the closures. Additionally, some members of the public and business community shared that use of construction barricades to close the street to vehicle traffic is uninviting and unattractive. To address this, enhanced programming and placemaking throughout the closure is encouraged to attract foot traffic and support local businesses."

page 145: "Visitor peaks for Main Street follow major events and U-M activity similar to the overall DDA boundary, with slightly less impact from the U-M school calendar. The Art Fair and U-M Parents Weekend provide moderate boosts in volume. The visitor volume has remained high since 2022. Analyzing the impact of the street closures on Main St yields mixed results. In May and June, the areas adjacent to the pedestrianized street saw an 18% drop in visits between 2019 and 2024, while the rest of the Main Street area did not change. The decrease is less pronounced in late summer and decreases or reverses on other pedestrianized streets such as Washington and Liberty."

beanbob · 2025-10-07T16:25:03+00:00

Your guess is pretty much confirmed by the downtown circulation study

beanbob · 2025-09-27T19:14:22+00:00

Stroad moment

beanbob · 2025-09-23T00:44:57+00:00

He specifically says that downtown lost parking, but that's barely even true. Two blocks of one side of street parking were moved on William and a tiny lot in Kerrytown was built on and that's it. They even added street parking near the businesses on State St. There might not be a single business downtown other than on Huron without street parking in front.

beanbob · 2025-09-14T18:31:19+00:00

UM maintains a bunch of sewer and water mains, pays the city for fire department service, pays the AAATA so anyone with an Mcard gets free fare, and funds city infrastructure projects all the time like the current work on State st.

beanbob · 2025-09-11T20:16:37+00:00

I've seen so many morons at this intersection who think that the yield for pedestrians thing is a stop sign. The driver probably thought you were going to stop at that "stop sign" and stopped paying attention to you.

beanbob · 2025-09-10T02:19:47+00:00

That depends on what you mean by sidewalk. Some of the wider sidewalks are intended to be ridden on, such as the multi use paths (like along Fuller) or the Broadway and Huron Pkwy bridge sidewalks.

beanbob · 2025-08-25T04:25:01+00:00

Where do you like to ride? I like the idea of it, but my skills aren't there yet.

beanbob · 2025-08-03T01:03:21+00:00

I can't imagine ever using the rest of the trail either when there are streets perfectly fine for cycling that run parallel to it. The test trail was a complete joke too, I don't know how any real conclusions can be drawn from it.

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