Comments on: Dyskograf http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/dyskograf.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mark_Frauenfelder http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/dyskograf.html#comment-1565995 Mark_Frauenfelder Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189416#comment-1565995 It also reminds me of a fun music-making app called Loopesque It also reminds me of a fun music-making app called Loopesque

]]> By: haineux http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/dyskograf.html#comment-1563744 haineux Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189416#comment-1563744 Optigan! Here's what it sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvnS1mqX78 it uses a 12" (LP record) film disc, with 57 concentric tracks of optically-coded audio (very similar to 16mm movie film). The good part is that many of the pre-recorded disks sound delightful to modern ears, and the equipment is much easier to maintain than, say, a Mellotron. The bad news is that the players are pretty low fidelity, and players and media are hard to find. The community: http://optigan.com Optigan!

Here’s what it sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvnS1mqX78

it uses a 12″ (LP record) film disc, with 57 concentric tracks of optically-coded audio (very similar to 16mm movie film).

The good part is that many of the pre-recorded disks sound delightful to modern ears, and the equipment is much easier to maintain than, say, a Mellotron. The bad news is that the players are pretty low fidelity, and players and media are hard to find.

The community: http://optigan.com

]]> By: Angryjim http://boingboing.net/2012/10/23/dyskograf.html#comment-1563717 Angryjim Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=189416#comment-1563717 Reminds me of Quintron's drum buddy ( a light sensitive analogue machine that functions similarly)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtssL8WlJA Reminds me of Quintron’s drum buddy ( a light sensitive analogue machine that functions similarly)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvtssL8WlJA

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