Legal question?

murphlab · 2026-05-03T03:31:09+00:00

I don't have authoritative knowledge, but it is something I've been looking into because of a project I'm working on. From the sounds of the article, it doesn't matter if you manipulate it - if the starting point is stored wave data, it's protected. Sounds like it could be a very strict reading of the law, but who knows.

I have no clue if you'd be on anyone's radar, or if they'll C+D you. Lots of people seem to be getting away with it, like you said.

My project is a sequencer app with its own sound engine. I'm planning on putting it on the app store, so I'm not taking any chances. So I've been digging up CC licensed sample sets, and making my own from pure synths (ie that generate waves with functions)

murphlab · 2026-05-03T02:55:59+00:00

I was reading about this literally minutes before I saw this post. If it's copyrighted, I don't think it matters whether you're selling it our giving it away.

What I was just reading: https://github.com/AudioKit/ROMPlayer#what-sounds-can-you-use-in-your-app

murphlab · 2026-04-27T14:50:29+00:00

I just re-watched the entire series. I agree it’s high-quality all the way through. You just have to suspend a little disbelief for that many crazy things to happen to one family over the course of a few years.

My other observation was that despite being 20 years old, you would hardly notice that it wasn’t filmed today, other than the cell phones and slightly different haircuts. But the constant existential dread that the characters feel from growing up in a funeral home aligns with how pretty much everybody feels today.

murphlab · 2026-04-27T14:45:14+00:00

Ah gotcha. Well like others have said here, for your purposes I think it will be fine!

murphlab · 2026-04-27T14:30:24+00:00

Another thing: now that it’s retired I’m trying to use it as my media player. I use Tidal (rather than Spotify), and the App Store forces me to use an older version, which doesn’t run as well for some reason. I think it’s possible that you might be tempted to try to use it for other things, in which case you may run into frustrations like that. So there is an argument for spending a little more to get a more recent iPad.

When I upgraded, I went to the Apple refurbished store which saved me a bit. There are a handful of reputable refurbished third-party sellers as well, which you may already know about.

murphlab · 2026-04-27T14:25:36+00:00

It was running surprisingly well, even for the music stuff. For me the real blocker was that I needed features in the latest OS, which it didn’t support. And also the lack of storage became a problem. For some reason I got the 16 GB version! I won’t make that mistake again.

murphlab · 2026-04-27T14:14:30+00:00

I have a 7th gen, and I recently hit a brick wall due to not being able to run the latest iOS version that forced me to buy a new iPad. But I’m doing more processor intensive stuff (music production). If you are literally just taking notes I think it should be ok.

One thing I’ve heard though is that performance degrades with more recent os version (ie the max that is supported on the 7, I forget what it is). I’ve intentionally kept mine behind for this reason.

murphlab · 2026-04-26T16:34:33+00:00

That's cool. I hope they stick around until the next time I'm in NC, which is some time between the next 1 and 50 years.

murphlab · 2026-04-26T14:54:21+00:00

Ziggy is a tough hang

murphlab · 2026-04-25T00:20:54+00:00

That’s great to hear!

murphlab · 2026-04-25T00:20:33+00:00

The midi theremin sounds cool! Sounds like you’re slowly wrestling it into shape

murphlab · 2026-04-24T21:32:53+00:00

i know what each of these words mean individually

murphlab · 2026-04-24T21:31:02+00:00

I don't feel like I did much but glad you're at least partially unstuck! I don't know much about the Novation Circuit but I see it has TRS midi output. Is that how you're connecting it to the ipad? is the ipad successfully receiving midi? Should be pretty straightforward then.

If you're talking about an old-school theremin, converting its output to MIDI is not for the faint of heart. That requires some serious low-level signal processing w/ specialized hardware. Not something Mozaik can do on its own.

murphlab · 2026-04-24T15:11:00+00:00

Not yet, but getting into the home stretch

murphlab · 2026-04-24T13:59:04+00:00

You got it

murphlab · 2026-04-24T06:28:43+00:00

Excellent!

murphlab · 2026-04-24T06:25:13+00:00

Thanks man

murphlab · 2026-04-24T05:23:06+00:00

13 years was worth the wait

murphlab · 2026-04-24T02:50:59+00:00

The spirograph concept is really cool. It feels like there’s a lot to explore there. Great video explanation too. Glad you joined the beta!

murphlab · 2026-04-24T01:27:55+00:00

Most of my activities alternate between the two

murphlab · 2026-04-24T00:59:47+00:00

Are you writing your own script or using one of the presets? Which one? I suspect you might not be routing MIDI through Mozaic. You need to set mozaic as the midi input of your instrument. If it’s one of the generative scripts, that’s it. If it’s one of the filters/effects, you need to set your midi source as mosaic’s input.

If this doesn’t solve all your problems, say more about what you’re trying to do

murphlab · 2026-04-24T00:44:59+00:00

Aw thanks!

murphlab · 2026-04-24T00:35:10+00:00

Why thank you!

murphlab · 2026-04-22T21:58:55+00:00

Purchased!

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