Usually I get off to a late start, but this year we are already beginning to brainstorm for at Maker Faire 2011 (May 21-22nd, San Mateo Fairgrounds). The idea this year is to allow participants to experiment with the various sound synthesis algorithms described in the books: FM, modal, subtractive, granular, physical, etc. Participants will get [...]
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Thoughts for Maker Faire 2011
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Pre-order The SuperCollider Book!
My colleague and SuperCollider creator, James McCartney, tells me that the long wait for the SuperCollider book is almost over. The book will shortly be released on MIT Press, and may be if you can’t wait! For those not yet indoctrinated, SuperCollider is a special purpose programming language environment for real-time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition [...]
Sonic Sculpture
Being a fan of sound synthesis via (digital) physical modeling I am amazed by the Swiss artist Zimoun‘s physical kinetic sonic sculpture: Swissnex will be exhibiting Zimoun’s works in San Francisco January 22 to February 26th 2011. Contact me if you would like to go together.
A conversation about lockless protocols
I had a conversation with old friend, occasional colleague, future Audio Anecdotes contributor(?), Craig Hansen-Sturm recently about the application of lockless data structures to implement robust, low-latency audio systems. I can imagine why Craig, freshly hired by venerable sequencer maker Cakewalk, is interested in low-latency audio, but I was surprised to refer him to a list [...]
Jamming to my Jambox
Intrigued, and loving my Jawbone Icon bluetooth headset’s support for A2DP (allowing me to listen to podcasts and the like cordlessly), I took the plunge and purchased the Aliph’s latest product, the Jambox battery operated bluetooth speaker as a somewhat expensive indulgence. I was hoping to use the Jambox with my iPhone to listen to [...]
David Thiel Pinball Composer
Audio Anecdotes Contributor, Microsoft Research Mentor, Father of Q*Bert’s voice, and good friend David Thiel has, among other things, been composing music and sound effects for Stern Pinball since leaving MSR. Stern being the sole remaining pinball maker makes David’s gig composing interactive scores and sound effects for pinball machines rather unique. David recently created [...]
Full circle
I recently learned that Audio Anecdote’s publisher, AK Peters, has merged with CRC Press of the Taylor and Francis Group. Having started my academic career as a chemical engineer I am of course very well acquainted with the CRC and most famously the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (known simply as ‘the CRC’). Working with [...]
Staff at Maker Faire
We are honored to have industry luminaries representing Audio Anecdotes at Maker Faire 2010 this weekend. Please stop by and say hello to: * Both Days 5/22, 5/23: * Me, Ken Greenebaum. In addition to creating the Audio Anecdotes books, I am a Digital Video engineer who has worked for [Silicon Graphics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Graphics), [Microsoft](http://microsoft.com), taught at [...]
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Meet us at the 2009 Maker Faire!
Audio Anecdotes will have a table at the 2009 Maker Faire in the Bay Area the weekend of May 30th. Come visit us, meet Audio Anecdotes authors, interact with demos, and participate in new open-source projects.
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