New York Trip Photos

- The Trip There
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- The Trip Back

Let's Control A_SID Via Arduino

The A_SID emulates a Commodore 64 sound chip (the famous SID) using an ATMEGA microcontroller. Vblank did a workshop on the A_SID during this year's Blip Festival.

I've made a simple MIDI --> Serial --> A_SID setup. It works like this:

1. Max/MSP Patch - route your MIDI data to this patch
2. Arduino Code - download and then upload to your Arduino board
3. Arduino Hardware - connect 5V, GND and TX to the correct points on the A_SID circuit (essentially replacing the existing serial connection header if there is one).

Get these materials here. Still working to smooth out some of the details, so no point in really using it now. Quick demo of Ableton Live control below.

Field Recording: 20091223-0423-OVER_THE_PACIFIC

Descriptor: 20091223-0423-OVER_THE_PACIFIC

Location: Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean
Date: 23/12/2009 (approx)
Time: 04:23 (approx)
Duration: 1:00

URL: http://milkcrate.com.au/fieldrec/20091223-0423-PACIFIC_OCEAN-aeroplane_signals.mp3


Flying from Los Angeles to Melbourne, it was what felt like the middle of the night - everyone was sleeping. I was awoken by these tones within the general noise of the aircraft.

A_SID MIDI Interpretation Layer Is On It's Way

I have started making a simple MIDI interpreter for the A_SID board that we put together during vblank's excellent hardware workshop during Blip Festival. It's almost there. I just have to work out some timing issues.

CONDOM (Covox and Random) Live @ Blip Festival Special Party

Menkman Shirt

My favourite item I acquired in the USA.

The J Arthur Keenes Band with Enso and Rosa Menkman Live @ Blip Festival 2009

Blip Festival 2009 - Day 3 - My $0.02

Here are my three favourite events from Blip Festival 2009 Day 3, in the order of their appearance on the night:


Presentations by David Viens with XC3N / No Carrier
David Viens presented an informative lecture about his Chipsounds plugin. He was an excellent speaker. I especially liked the discussion on LFSR analysis. XC3N then did a quick demo of the plugin.
I found No Carrier's presentation very inspiring. Clear, straight to the point and informative. What more could one want when it comes to a presentation about NES-based visualisation.



The J Arthur Keenes Band
Awesome singer / song writer with a great onstage persona.




Trash 80
Trash 80's set at the Blip Festival afterparty was well worth walking for 12 blocks in the sub-zero temperatures in snow. I've been wanting to see him play / DJ for a long period of time, of course.

Starscream with Jean Y. Kim Live @ Blipfest 2009

Blip Festival 2009 - Day 2 - My $0.02

Here are my three favourite events from Blip Festival 2009 Day 2, in the order of their appearance on the night:


A_SID Workshop
Fun workshop with a cool outcome - to build a hardware-based SID emulation chip.







Starscream
A great concept set, executed wonderfully with humour and a beautiful groove.





Hally / CONDOM (Covox and Random)
Hally will save us. Here was the proof.

An amazing experience. CONDOM put on an immersive live performance "In a sense, it is a definition of itself. "