ChappIO

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[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 3 points 1 year ago

No it was a repeated upload of literal white noise images. Not even posts, just files uploaded.

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably around 300 USD a month

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

With the new forum feature of discord this might not be a bad idea.

Let me know if you’ll follow through. I’d probably join.

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not really. I could host this in a more robust place but the costs would be prohibitive.

Of course, you could let everyone know where you’re going. I might follow too. There’s some talk in this post about a discord server.

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 1 points 1 year ago

I am aware that images aren't loading properly right now. This is because the pictures engine crashed again and I wasn't able to recover it this time.

 

Hi there,

I have decided to take down waveform.social. There are too many nefarious actors trying to break it and I don't have the time or energy to keep fighting them off.

For your information: Over the pas month I have had to:

  1. Add various DDOS prevention measures to block unwanted (repeated) signups.
  2. Delete a bunch of literal white noise uploads that filled my 4TB picture storage... Twice.
  3. Repair Lemmy (or rather pictures) after it crashed because of full storage.

I will keep waveform.social active until Friday next week so you can pull data from here, though I expect most of it has been federated to other servers anyway.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ChappIO@waveform.social to c/synthesizers@waveform.social
 

I am offloading a bunch of music gear. If you're in Europe and are interested in any of it, get in touch:

https://www.marktplaats.nl/u/thomas-biesaart/16654962/

  • Drumbrute Impact: € 180
  • MPC Live 2 + Decksaver + SSD: € 750
  • Custom case for 2 electron digi boxes + power supply and cabling: €250

If you feel like sales shouldn't happen on this community, also let me know and I will probably delete my post. We're still looking to find a general consensus.

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a very long powered usb-c extension chord, a ton of audio cables and power running to a setup behind my desk.

Audio: All the audio cables go into a (normalled) patch bay. My most common gear I have normalled to my audio interface but if I want to replace it with something else as the number of inputs on the audio interface are limited.

Power: For power I have a big power splitter with multiple sections that have their own power switch allowing me to fully disconnect things.

USB: For USB I have a usb hub at the end of the usb c extender. It's a powered hub as well to support connecting more things.

Ableton: I made presets for most of my instruments using tracks and the external instrument device. My electron gear runs through Overbridge (to save on audio interface ports as well as being able to save and recall presets from Ableton).

I think that's about it, did I miss anything? I will probably share some pictures in next week's thread since I hope it will be ~~done~~ presentable then.

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I bought a bunch of cabling which I am expecting to be delivered next week. So I hope to set up my gear in such a way I can walk around any play whatever I want to play. All connected to Ableton.

This week I felt pretty under the weather so no real activities there.

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Reactive Audio Lights? (waveform.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ChappIO@waveform.social to c/synthesizers@waveform.social
 

I make music for therapeutic reasons. I've found that immersive visualisations and lights help with this a lot. I've already bought a couple of rack-mount spectrum analysers and they are awesome.

Do you know of other devices that provide a similar visual experience? I know there are a bunch of cheap bouncing led bars on ali express and the likes but there is a problem: They work based on microphones. I need to be able to plug them in because I use headphones most of the time.

I know it is kind of niche but any pointers would be appreciated.

 

I am thinking about adding some functionality to this instance (audio and video upload) which probably requires me to make changes to the themes.

To limit the amount of work I have to do, would you please let me know what theme you are using?

  1. Visit your settings to check: https://waveform.social/settings
  2. Fill out the poll: https://fast-poll.com/poll/903a1e38
 

So Lemmy (the software that runs this website) allows admins to define taglines. When people visit the website a random one shows up.

Any funny suggestions that work with the theme of this instance?

 

Hi there,

This site has a focus on music. Not being able to share audio clips makes no sense. Of course you can use a third party tool to share audio clips but I think the barrier is too big.

Here’s what I want to do: I want to create a micro application that allows people to upload audio or video clips to be able to embed them into their posts. The design goals are:

  • low barrier of entry
  • good viewing experience
  • useful on mobile

Now I can easily do the technical stuff (upload and store files, embedding, deployment) but I’ve always had a hard time with graphical design for small apps with very few features.

Would any of you have the skills and time to contribute a design?

[–] ChappIO@waveform.social -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My current philosophy with this community is to let it live and self-regulate. I only want to poke at it when things (start to) feel off.

So if threads federates properly and people make use of this functionality then I see no problem with that. So far I haven’t blocked any federation. The only blocks in place are technical ones to figure off some spam bots.

This way of thinking won’t scale properly, but my goals aren’t to create the next big social media platform. The goal is as stated in the tagline of this instance: a home for musically minded people. Anything that harms that goal will be dealt with, anything that supports that goal will be welcomed with open arms.

So only if it becomes a problem and people complain about this problem will I enforce a technical limitation.

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Getting MPC (soundcloud.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ChappIO@waveform.social to c/synthesizers@waveform.social
 

I’m receiving an MPC Live II in the mail today. Any tips or resources on getting started?

EDIT: Just made a first attempt at a tune: https://soundcloud.com/thomasbiesaart/learning-wav/s-QW3gkTQgRJM

 

I don't generally make this upbeat music but hey, gotta try new things.

 

I got started on an app for this community. I’ve got a basic integration and spent most time on project setup.

My plan is to post an update every week with what I did and what I expect to do next week.

Next Week

I will be working on the comments viewer and maybe making an attempt at a login function.

I also expect to set up a beta program for iOS so you can help me test if you want to. (Android will follow later).

 

I am looking to get better at native app development so why not make an app to provide access to this community? 😁

Comment here if you want to join the beta testing group. I will post updates from time to time.

 

cross-posted from: https://waveform.social/post/165

I've been helping out eclipxe with the development of a M4L device that adds a song mode to Ableton Push (inside the session view).

I just test a beta version and it is looking great! Can't wait for it to be released so you can enjoy it for yourself.

 

Hi there,

I am currently working on getting things up and running so we can create a place to share our passion for music.

Feel free to ask any questions or leave any suggestions you might have.

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