So a monitor I've been using recently has an annoying coil whine issue. The exact sound it makes seems to depend on the image, so I thought "hm, maybe I can do something about it..."
And it turns out I can!
So a monitor I've been using recently has an annoying coil whine issue. The exact sound it makes seems to depend on the image, so I thought "hm, maybe I can do something about it..."
And it turns out I can!
Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.
In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.
At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.
It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.
The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.
"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.
Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?
#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk
Der Longread zum Wochenende: #NIS2 - Zwischen Anspruch und Umsetzung. Die NIS2 ist für die #Informationssicherheit ein gutes #Instrument in die richtige Richtung. Die handwerkliche Schwäche liegt in der konkreten Umsetzung durch den deutschen #gesetzgeber.
„Eine gute Geige ähnelt der menschlichen Stimme“
#Musik #Geige #Instrument #Handwerk #Podcast
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