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Progress is being made

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:56:41 -0800

I apologize for the lack of postings lately. I've been even busier that usual lately. However, I've been making solid progress, have taken notes and will be telling all, over the Christmas holidays. Topics will include: A whole set of Wikipedi...

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Welcome

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:21:43 -0700

Ever wonder about how music works? How harmonics interact with the ear and brain to produce harmony? Ever longed to learn an expressive instrument, quickly? This site, with the help of a growing community, is a cool place for information about ...

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Colouring

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:54 -0700

Color is a special feature of my design. Color provides a huge amount of key information in the design above. The drawing is dated, but still shows the basic idea. I now put a color dot on the white and black keys to simplify finding the right k...

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The jammer support system thingys

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:46:44 -0700

I am a systems analyst by day (BTW, it's a curse - I can't look at anything without analysing the blink'n thing in great detail); jammers like the AXiS and Thummer are wonderful challenges for my brain. Here I'm trying to make a blessing out of ...

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Additional Photos - jammer

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:39:57 -0700

Here is how an Axis-49 is mated with it's netbook. They are velcroed together, bottom to bottom, with velcro strips at the end. I also got a less risky, shorter "right-angle USB cable from Firewire USA. The velcro strip near the middle is to hol...

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Son of Thummer: a jammer is born

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:47:32 -0700

Success is sweet. (updated thrice: my Jammer is now colored) It''s been a looooonng road to trudge, but finally, at last, I have assembled a full-fledged jammer, the musical instrument of my dreams, and the closest approximation of the fabled Th...

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A winning combination

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:22:40 -0700

A simple combination that makes the world's smallest, lightest, full-function synthesizer. An Axis-49 and a netbook - an Acer Aspire One (about $350 canadian) to be precise, running Windows XP Home SP3. It is running a pre-compiled executable Ma...

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A DIY musical Transformer

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:35:20 -0700

With my Axis-49 I need to: Translate (remap) an Axis-49 note “harmonic axis” value to a “folded-scale” (Wicki-Hayden) layout See what is coming in from the Axis Know how hard I had hit the key Double-check the note value – e.g. did I really hit...

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Learning to play the Axis, stage 1b, ability still 0

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:54:49 -0700

The Axis-49 has been in my clutches for about 6 weeks now. My progress (nothing to show that you wouldn't laugh at) appears slow, but is in line with my expectations. Progress in learning music always seems glacial, because we compare ourselves ...

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Learning to play the Axis. Stage 1, ability 0

nobody@vox.com(MusicScienceGuy) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:49:29 -0700

It has been 2 or so weeks since I got my Axis, and I've been moderately busy with it. I spent the time in several profitable ways: Setting up my 3 computers (desktop, laptop, and work computer) to work with the Axis. Writing a tiny Max/MSP pr...

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