Borris5d ago

Lately, there has been some talk of the Franklin Language Master 6000 SE, a talking dictionary released around 1991, which holds some nostalgia for some of us blind and visually impaired folks.

In February of 2025, not long after I acquired one again, during a thing we called #Movuary, I sequenced a silly little song using noises and phrases generated by the LM6000SE, along with a couple of drum tracks, on my then relatively new Ableton Move. I ended up only using three tracks for this project, because it was so busy, I couldn't think of what to do with a fourth track. I called it 'Ya Got Me', which is a phrase from Keyboard Wizard, and coincidentally one of the few things it speaks without pausing at the end of each word, most likely because it was hard-coded as a single string of phonemes or something. The only other thing I know of like that is the start of the demo, when it says "Welcome to the special edition. Let me show you what I can do."

To this day, this is still one of my favorite things I've ever done on Move. It's just unnecessarily happy, unlike me.

Sorry for the transcoding. My instance seems to think that the FLAC version is unprocessable, so I had to convert it to mp3 first. YUCK! Of course, Mastodon transcodes that again, and the artifacts are quite noticeable with the pulse waves,
So I will also include a link to the flac.

http://www.borris.me/audio/movuary2025/11-Ya_Got_Me.flac

Izzie G ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐ŸŽš๏ธโ™พ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฏ๐ŸŒ•Mar 21
The second rlease for today is the stuff I did for #movuary . This is called Pocket Sessions, and for those who aren't in the loop, The challenge was to post a track made with Ableton Move, either something produced that very day, or something you been working on. I hope you enjoy. Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/album/7Bq9BEORizSMhhTnOsqjzz?si=qY2krwgHQMKnIcB3oJAQ8A
Pocket Sessions - Album by Izzie G | Spotify

Izzie G ยท album ยท 2026 ยท 28 songs

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Show threadIzzie G ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐ŸŽš๏ธโ™พ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฏ๐ŸŒ•Mar 9
@FreakyFwoof Yes I did. :) #Movuary really inspired me to keep going. And really brought out each piece of kit's intuitiveness in glaring contrast.
Show threadAndre LouisMar 9
@izziegofficial So did you come up with #marschine? I like the idea following on directly from #Movuary.
Ricky EngerMar 2
after all the #movuary posts, I have questions about whether it makes sense for me to #MoveIntoMusic, or something. I have a birthday coming up and this seems intriguing. Here's my situation. I've played an instrument before but my skills are quite basic and I have almost no experience making multi-track things. Not looking to set the world on fire, just want a fun creative outlet. I'm playing with Ableton Note right now, and it's fun save for how difficult it is to play what I want using the on-screen pads. Questions: I have very little space, i.e. could I play this thing on my lap?
I don't have an external midi controller (see also lack of space) but given my current skill level, would the onboard pads likely be enough?
I'm fine with a learning curve, but am curious how much I could realistically do almost immediately.
Is something like this overkill for someone starting from my level? If so, what's a more sensible and accessible alternative?
What glaring thing have I not considered but should have?
Show threadAndre LouisMar 1
I rolled both last year and this year's #Movuary into FreakyFwoof Tracks because why not?
Izzie G ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐ŸŽš๏ธโ™พ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฏ๐ŸŒ•Mar 1
#movuary was a lot of fun, who's up for #marschine ? Lol, unless that's already a hashtag I'm not aware of...
Show threadBorrisMar 1

#Movuary 28: Gone

Well, that's Movuary done for another year. I managed to end it before the end of the month by making most of four sets in a single day, but that's how it goes.

This one could have done so much more, but I decided to keep it very simple.

HQ download:
http://www.borris.me/audio/movuary2026/28%20-%20Gone.flac

Izzie G ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐ŸŽ›๏ธ๐ŸŽš๏ธโ™พ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฏ๐ŸŒ•Feb 28
#movuary 28 The After Party. I'm gonna miss doing these. This was fun. I hope you guys enjoy this last one for the year.
Show threadBorrisFeb 28

#Movuary 27: 1987

This is a thing that started out as an 8 bar loop in June of 2025 for a recording I made about my own personal brand of synesthesia.

The sounds are not particularly 1987. They are all stock move sounds except for the drums, which came from a Magix Entertainment sample DVD released in 2001, but the style sort of is. I imagine this as something someone from 2067 might right having just read a book about 1987, never having actually experienced it themselves.

HQ download:
27 - 1987.flac