Remember how last year a bunch of people joined InternetNZ to stop the FSU taking it over? They’ll be trying it again this year. If you’re an InternetNZ member, it's time to renew your membership! If you're not, it's a great time to join. InternetNZ / Ipurangi Aotearoa is a unique institution […]

#Listening to the Clonk! EP by @axwax, a collaboration with @socool#listeningand others, released last year under a noncommercial #cc-license; https://bandwagon.fm/68f36ce3fc876fd86a8f5fd6 This is a slapping mess of breakbeats, in the best possible way. Earcandy for the ADHD brain. I was only going to […]

I’m enjoying #saracarter and her mixing lessons. Like this one about objectivity. https://youtu.be/JydcmzoxeZA

And in an inspired moment, I’ve dinner plans for Mediterranean ’tacos’ (mikrá gýros) made with seasoned lamb mince & onion, garlic yoghurt sauce and salad in little tortillas.

#linux journey notes from the coal face. Lately I have been feeling that #LinuxMint is acting quite laggy at times and I am finding that downgrading the #nvidia drivers on my PC are resulting in improved performance. I wish I understood why, but a more responsive system is a welcome improvement.

Could whomever made off with #NewZealand late summer and autumn please come and collect the winter that was left behind? I am not ready to be cold all the time.

Happy #303day to all who appreciate the acid squelchiness of the #rolandtb303. Go make some skwonks! https://roland50.studio

Friends of #electronicmusicproduction who like samples, you might be interested to look at Archive.org and a very large collection of #Samples from the 90s. Could be good for #bonkwave and #notbonkwave https://archive.org/download/nnty.fun-90ssamplecds/converts/

That special moment when you remember reformatted a drive by accident 4 months ago and it had all your texture files from 20 years of VFX industry work and you lay awake all night wondering what to do and you get up to remember that #backblaze is saving a year of restore points. 32GB of my […]

Blocking #bots.

So uh, if anyone knows a good intermediate software engineer or high junior ready for that next step..... We're a small team, which means lots of autonomy and you can learn a bunch of stuff. Also working with me, maybe that's a bonus.

Hello there #BitwigStudio #ElectronicMusic folks! I've given my AS-1973 FET Compressor preset a thorough re-work and am happy to tell you about it. It has three bands, and it compresses in a manner similar to a #drawmer1973. It is inspired from some plugins that I tried on Windows, but since […]

#linuxaudio friends - are any of you using #harrisonmixbus, and are any of you also familiar with #airwindowsconsolidated I've tried a demo of Mixbus (you just download and install it and run it in demo mode) and much looks familar, but crickey does it feel complicated in comparison to […]

“Come with me if you want to live” That old line. “I said, come—“ “I KNOW. I’M THINKING.” “What, uh, why, I mean, your destiny” “Siddown, kid” “There’s no time” “You’re a time traveler. They could have sent you back with plenty of time to act, but they made it so you’re rushed and […]

Also I stayed up way too late, and woke up too early, and I have to give another talk tonight in Wellington: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scps/about/events/astronomer-vs-the-billionaires-space-race But at least it's gorgeous here and this is my last night of rapid-fire consecutive talks before I head […]

#linuxaudio journey thoughts. The YouTube producer #stranjah has just released a fun demo of non-Linux plugin #bx_tonebox which has all sorts of features - tube amp, console desk types, and tape output. All of these features are part of #airwindowsconsolidated and it takes very little effort to […]

@amazing_rocker thanks for the follow. I can't tell if you are human from your profile, or not. Are you following the Winter Olympics? If so, what are your preferred events? I am a fan of pretty much all of the snowboarding. And curling.

Hi @tammymanthey - thank you for the follow request. I can't really see anything about who you are and would love to know that I am being asked to be followed by a fellow human with interests which might be compatible with my own. Are you a person who would prefer their cappuccino with a […]

#linuxaudio journey report. My weird system glitches appear to have vanished now that I have updated the NVIDIA drivers on my #LinuxMint to the newer, recommended version. And #BitwigStudio appears to launch more quickly. It appears that when you update from Linux Mint 22.2 to 22.3 that the […]

How Techno Began from the Members of the Belleville Three. An excellent interview. The creative struggle is something I feel deeply as part of my own musical journey. #noai in my music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RIcEHzpFig

This is a test of a possible walk-through style video showcasing what my #shermanikfilterbank for #BitwigStudio is able to do. In this instance I've made a quick ramble through using it without gates or triggers (pretty much as a twin peak filter), but with some LFO. The video is also my first […]

A reminder that the submission form for "Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: Autumn Waves" closes at 23:59 UTC tomorrow night (Feb 8th) - so get your skates on! Main submission topic: https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=273.0 Sample challenge info […]

Observations from a Canadian in New Zealand: -Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious -Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them -Drip coffee apparently does not exist (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

[Terrible pun.] An enormous marine mammal hangs, suspended in the sky, in exactly to sort of way that they never do. A radio announcer cries out “oh! The manatee!”

@koalou and @eruonna sending 💕 your way!

Here's a little demo of my #shermanikfilterbank as an effects send in #BitwigStudio where the bass and drums are being processed and the various controls are being automated, or performed. There's a bit of reverb added. This was made with v4.4.0 EX of my preset (I did not engage the extra […]

My #bonkwave #samplechallenge track has been submitted before I could rethink the wisdom of sharing something quite so odd. I had lots of fun making it and it is quite amazing what you can get a clap sample to do...

I have to say that driving down a road I've never been on in a country I don't live in (on the opposite side that I'm used to) and seeing a photo of yourself on a giant sign on the side of the road is one of the most surreal things that's ever happened to me. Kia Ora, Whangarei! #profsamlecturetour

For #boardsofcanada fans out there, you might be interested in this gem from 1996 as 'liberated' by an interested party and made available for enjoying through YouTube. This is called "A Few Old Tunes" and apparently, as the story goes, an original cassette was purchased at great expense from a […]

Next week is Napier (can't find a link...) Then New Plymouth (also not finding a link...) Then Wairarapa-Marlborough https://www.wairarapadarksky.nz/blog/post/158812/astronomy-vs-the-billionaire-space-race/ Then Wellington […]

#linuxaudio win. #qpwgraph making internal wiring possible is a sweet discovery - and means I can create a named input in #BitwigStudio and directly record out of Chrome. This make SDR exploration recording direct to a track. http://websdr.org/ Or pretty much anything else! The connections in […]

#linuxaudio journey note. I have just updated to #LinuxMint 22.3. The process was very straightforward and things appear to be working just fine.

In Approx 1 hour - 19:30 UTC #music #livestream #independentmusic https://stream.mxtthxw.art

A little something I've been cooking up behind the scenes! If you're going to be at Synth East next month, you can try it out in person at my table :D

[Food] #cheese toastie (tomato slices and garlic slices with Gruyère and Cheddar), salad and a very fancy #beer for tea.

I have found two perfect cantaloupe #melons this summer. Despite the awful din that is pressing in, this small (and perfectly sweet) bonus is helping to make things suck a bit less. In other news, I appear to be remaining on my own for brewing for at least another 3 months. More melon, please […]

I've got a #BitwigStudio preset that is inspired by #mutableinstruments #blades. It seems a natural offshoot of my #shermanikfilterbank to explore other #twinpeakfilter types. I hope to have some demos and a web page for this in the next few days. It might fit well on the #bonkwave […]

Every #beer recipe @kererubrewing has its own distinctive hop and trub cone that forms after whirlpooling the wort prior to chilling and transferring to the fermenter.

It’s an uncharacteristically cool and overcast day. This special release #hazyipa (#kereruroguewerks) that I am #brewing @kererubrewing is a dream of hot dry days in late February. I wish I weren’t pulling 6-day weeks, but that’s how it is for now.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@linuxaudiodevelopment/115919381122016251 Whoa, it's me! Seriously, @amadeus is doing awesome work over at https://linuxaudio.dev. Check it out if you're into #LinuxAudio or are just #linuxaudio curious!

Tūī: A boisterous medium-sized bird native to New Zealand. It is blue, green, and bronze coloured with a distinctive white throat tuft.

#sealeggs for #BitwigStudio is now at version 1.4 and is ready to use. I would like to add some additional colour control for the Digi and BBD effect, but in its current state is ready to go. In this audio clip I've got the drums and arp going through Seal Eggs and into Valhalla Supermassive […]

Did anyone ask you if you want #ai in your #duckduckgo? Now someone is. You too can vote on this at: https://VoteYesOrNoAI.com

This preview of the upcoming #venom #vcvrack #venjolin (#benjolin Dave Benjamin, AKA Venom style) preview is very, very interesting. Could be #bonkwave or even #notbonkwave… https://youtu.be/vASVzGxCYpA

Another brew day @kererubrewing and today is our #kererumaidstonelager. This is a #viennalager with a nice deep amber #Lager.

This has been a week of hard graft. Canning. Endless cans of #beer @kererubrewing and 7am starts since the beginning of the year. At least it’s cool in early mornings. I’m looking forward to two days off this weekend as Monday is a public holiday.

Here is some of the clearest, unfiltered #glutenfree #ricelager that I’ve ever made on its way to the bright beer tank. I am hoping to can a portion of it tomorrow @kererubrewing

I’m pleased to have had a good session of studio time today. It might be #bonkwave made in #BitwigStudio on #linux.

This is how I am coping with recent events. Make #music. Made with #linuxaudio tools in #BitwigStudio - it might be #bonkwave https://bandwagon.fm/6960b81c2f0f56fdcee52f6e