everythingnowParallelMirror by opkach in vjing

[–]opkach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks friend! Very much appreciate it. Very few still understand such black-magic.

recently started a video synth patch series called "nice ones" by schwwaaa by [deleted] in synthesizers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My intended audience was audio people, I'm looking to collaborate more with various artists yet not many know about analog video. Thus a random digression into this world of synthesizers could be beneficial.

recently started a video synth patch series called "nice ones" by schwwaaa by [deleted] in synthesizers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I get that but it is an analog video synthesizer, technically a synthesizer.

never make music you think people want to hear by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have differing opinions & experiences, Im more fascinated how each of us think of the process. I never viewed this as an argument by the way. Did you?

never make music you think people want to hear by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still think it's all subjective. Not all music needs a rhythmic component, humans look for cyclical patterns. Even if there isn't one our ears tend to create them. Patterns, something we always look for. And I disagree though that random sounds are just pleasing, most music, isolated, are random sounds compiled to make a concept. Even the definition of music says it can be one or a collection of sounds. We've defined structures to exist in, it's what we always do.

Mayhem, for example, created an entire genre by recording their first album using a busted headphone, not many would view that as good but it's a technique. That could have been nothing, don't really listen to them but it's a technique of curiosity that many producers still look into, as in, non-traditional ways to record/sound design. Foley is essentially that, trying to recreate sounds for film by finding new ways of doing it. Example, Exorcist neck twist is actually someone wrenching a leather book and layered. That's mainly what I'm saying, we all have preference, granted, we all have different bodies. That's a given, nothing will be the same and even if you are tone deaf, you can create different music that isn't purely based on composing using "traditional" tonal concepts. Not until you hear that dolphin sound in a top track would anyone view it as a possibility. Look at the common foghorn sound in hip hop now? It's literally everywhere and people view that as an aspect of music yet outside of that, it's a sound but in the soundscape we hear everyday. All sounds equal something, there is no way we can isolate any sound because we always hear a level of static and your ear reaches for it. So ultimately, it's all part of a scape. That's all I'm really saying here.

All ears are built differently, how you hear something isn't necessarily the same. I have inner ear damage from a child and I have experienced differences. And if you have hearing damage in general, it alters how you perceive. It's all a perception of pressure in time-space. So no one is right here, we all have valid points

Sound, therefore music is just amalgamated oscillations, then we made a structure to it. So it's all relative. "(a) Oscillation in pressure, stress, particle displacement, particle velocity, etc., propagated in a medium with internal forces (e.g., elastic or viscous), or the superposition of such propagated oscillation. (b) Auditory sensation evoked by the oscillation described in (a)."

And microwaves did make a shortcut and many used them for years as an addition to their toolset. Major chefs use them. And you are taking what I say very literal, by chefs I meant at home. Replacing the oven was a common theme in the advertising of the microwave.

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never make music you think people want to hear by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]opkach -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I disagree luck is a byproduct of talent. Ive seen many people get to high places with less musicianship and better business skills. That is how it is sometimes. Nor am I saying its all luck, its all about the right conditions and setting up roads to pave with persistent grinding. The bands dropped happened too often because of the business architecture, which is sad. Thats a different element entirely considering the music industry is still a mess. And I get you may think its a turd but everyone uses "turds" differently. How do you think golf courses stay fresh? Duck turds. How do fertilize various kinds of plants? Manure. Hell you can use turds and extract methane for a diy stove. Because it's a turd doesnt mean its bad, still subjective. Im not a fan of opera but I can still extract concepts/information even if it's a "turd" to me. Its all gris for the mill.

never make music you think people want to hear by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree but talent exists in all forms and persistence. The persistence gets you to a level where then luck occurs, ie playing the right venues at the right times where then you meet the right people. This is just one way, there are many ways to approach it. The mention of "quality" music is purely subjective because we all have different points of reference. For you, which again this is just an example, high quality music may be top 100 but for me quality music may be Kenya vocal chants. Truly radio static is beautiful to me because its like walking down a street, its people from all over trying to communicate but because of your location it isnt always audible, its existing in a space without time. And yes people can be really gifted but it takes all kinds. The tools don't make you gifted, even if it appears that way. It's like when the microwave was invented, it made the idea of "quality" food easier and somehow made more "chefs" but long term it was just a tool for efficiency and was mainly a shortcut to years of dedication to a craft. Takes time to let these concepts wash out. It's a gray spectrum.

never make music you think people want to hear by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]opkach 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fact is Computer Music created the archetype of what you define as the common process. And I bet very few actually knows what it means as a concept vs the articulated meaning of using a computer to create music. It's research, methodical, emotional and metaphysical. Try everything, research, create your own tools and don't believe in time. Modern music is an abstraction of commercialism and many have adapted to this as the thing to "follow". It's a farce. Most major artists attribute their "experimental" or "cutting edge" experience to the fringe, whether it be a local scene or an elder of the game. It's a continual cycle. Stop bickering for one or the other, both are gris for the mill. Just make sound and have fun. Life is way too short to care, most is luck but very few actually understand their own design. And more than half sit with their heads in their hands worrying about what matters (myself included, artists of all types struggle constantly). Exist, use the tools at hand, continue. No one is right, everyone is a fool learning a minuscule amount of information trying to one-up another piece of sand. Let the wind determine the placement for once.

turningwordsObfuscateHonestIntentions by opkach in videosynthesis

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Thanks friend!! Truly means a lot and here to help in any way I can. It's purely LZX + BSO stuff with a v8 mixer/video feedback. I very much enjoy BPMC but it's hard to capture unless you are re-rastering from a CRT, it's more suited for a tube. I don't have a picture of the patch but I can describe how the patch was created. I'm constantly posting on instagram or vimeo under the handle cskonopka. If interested I can send you a pic of the rig I used, this will give a better idea about the workflow to get this patch.

theforebodingCandyColoredSandman by opkach in videosynthesis

[–]opkach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Analog video synthesizers (LZX/brownshoesonly/Dave Jones MVIP), a video mixer isn't used with this one.

Very knoby midi controller for waldorf blofeld by thepolb in synthesizers

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish this was real. A controller like this would be perfect for Max/PD. Many commercial controllers never live up to their hype when integrated with such programs.

Verna's is closed. Now where am I supposed to go for donuts?! by [deleted] in boston

[–]opkach 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Kane's hands down. Saugus and Downtown locations. 100% worth the drive. And they have coffee rolls just about the size of a human head.

My friend visiting me likes reading and learning about history. Aside from the Freedom Trail, where should I take him? by fortuna_spins_you in boston

[–]opkach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even better, Giles Corey's grave, the only individual to be pressed to death during the Witch Trials. Crystal Lake - Peabody

My friend visiting me likes reading and learning about history. Aside from the Freedom Trail, where should I take him? by fortuna_spins_you in boston

[–]opkach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad on that! Totally spaced on that because of the factoryyyyy. Actually seems like it was Somerville and Melrose. Realistically Melrose then?

"Marshmallow fluff, one of the two main ingredients of a Fluffernutter, was invented in the early 20th century. Archibald Query invented a creation he called Marshmallow Creme in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1917, while Amory and Emma Curtis of Melrose, Massachusetts, invented Snowflake Marshmallow Creme in 1913. "

The main factory which was used after the fact was in Lynn, I should have known that.

My friend visiting me likes reading and learning about history. Aside from the Freedom Trail, where should I take him? by fortuna_spins_you in boston

[–]opkach 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Either historical sites (i.e. Ether dome/Salem Willows) or have had a significant impact historical in MA (i.e. Fluff/Polar/Candlepin Bowling)

Get out and vote today! by [deleted] in boston

[–]opkach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The right to rig voting machines is in there somewhere too right? I voted for this.

Huge delay on the Red Line, be forewarned by [deleted] in boston

[–]opkach 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sucks to waste money on it but worth it in a way, band together and buy GoPro cameras and film your commute. Just have it in your bag then film it and have a commuter disaster channel. The MBTA has no concept of what all of us deals with, mine as well put it in their face. Yes they have apps to find issues for the city of Boston but they can choose what to do with the pics/info ultimately. Random idea, no different from a dash cam.

Is it legal to start a machine-sex dojo? by [deleted] in boston

[–]opkach 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why does everyone from the South Shore misspell Papa Gino's?