In fact it is a link: http://managinghumans.com/. I do not want to say more about it. I just think that anyone who make stuff for humans should read it.
cheers
Arve
19
Feb 09
Bulkyness or elegance?
I have bought me my very first mp3-player, and it is an iPod. Now I am one of them. One of those with a white headset, except I really dislike walking and listening to music at the same time. It is like driving and eating, both things are fun, but it is best to stop, eat and drive again. Enough! Now to the bulkyness and elegance.
I have seen the Lemur (Jazzmutant multitouch screen) up close and personal, and I think it is bulky. It definitely has a bulky price tag, I don’t need a big screen with multitouch, I want several small ones, and there comes the elegance of the iPod Touch. It is super thin, super light and super affordable, and the battery last more than long enough for a soundcheck and a concert.
If you have an iPod touch or an iPhone, then buy one of the OSC-apps in the appstore. I have downloaded two, and a third one is on its way. The first one I tested was the TouchOSC, and it made me happy. However I am excited about the text definable interface in MRMR, and will definitely spend some time exploring it.
This is my first post about this, but it will not be the last. Keep an eye on this, and I think we will have something beautiful for your hands and ears.
cheers
Arve
16
Jan 09
Max in Live – Edit buttons
First I wrote a lengthy post about why this Max in Live thing is so amazing that I can’t wait. Then I realized that there will be approximately 16 million other blog posts about the very same thing, so I deleted, and made a summary:
I have waited and waited for a better integration of traditional recording and editing tools in Max. In particular I have longed for a waveform edit tool such as the object tool in Samplitude. Max in Live is more than I could dream about as it opens up a world of new possibilities. Read about it at www.cycling74.com.
Cheers
Arve
13
Jan 09
Vision
I have been at Ted’s again, and I saw Scott McCloud talking about comics. I really think you should do that as well: If you find vision, comics, timeline, time & space interesting, that is. If not, don’t bother, unless you have to give a presentation every now and then. His use of images is amazing. Here is the link.
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Arve
26
Dec 08
I love Applescript. I adore the Automator.
If you do love Applescript and adore the Automator, then skip ahead down the internet. If not, please read:
After switching to Apple a year ago, my computer life has become easier as expected. Every mac user on this planet would say off course, every Windows user might say something like ok, but (…). But it is not the ease of OS X that astonishes me the most. It is that the ease of the OS has translated into some of the programming tools. I still have Windows running under VMware for programming electronics and for using Samplitude, but OS X will be my main platform for programming productivity tools, as long as the client accept an Apple among the Windows.
Two Apple tools that can save your day:
Applescript is a time saver. End of story. Another story about applescript that has to be told and retold is the semantic syntax….. If all computer languages was semantic, then programming would be something that everyone could do without having to spend a lot of time learning how to think cryptic to do something easy.
Automator is a familiar concept for anyone used to MaxMSP Jitter, Pd, Bidule, Quartz Composer and so on. Make a program in a few minutes, distribute as standalone and your computer has become a little more easy to use (maybe…). Plug and play a program.
Cheers
Arve
11
Dec 08
Multitouch
Found this video, and multitouch for 50$ seems like a good deal!
Multitouch Prototype 2 from Randy Jones on Vimeo.
25
Nov 08
I do repost because:
I want to keep things in order, and my web host had an unfortunate server collapse and my backup was to old and some posts went astray. Google had them tucked away: So here they are. Reposted and shiny.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Kind regards
Arve
25
Nov 08
Mitch Mitchell
Mitch Mitchell is dead. It makes me sad. The world has lost another giant. Here is a link I found in a Mitch Mitchell group on facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related
25
Nov 08
Tear out the old stuff, build something new. That fits.
I am a fan of car audio. When at home with family or other people you can’t go AC/DC on, the car stereo is a saver: You just have to wait until the next drive.
I don’t have a car at the moment, but I went to see some other cars with stereos in them at the Emma (European Mobile Media Association) exhibition in Tønsberg last Saturday. A friend of mine, Frode, was one of the exhibitors (Bassbrothers), and he was kind enough to give me a tour. Check out Bassbrothers’ website for more info about car audio.
I learned a couple of things:
1: These guys are not afraid of building, tearing apart, make a new interior that is supreme compared to what came as default.
2: Building things in plastic is not a problem, it is a necessity.
3: Definition (frequency and space (ie panning)) in good car audio is superior to a lot of high end studio monitors I have put my ears in front of.
4: A dashboard, or any other part not suitable for a stereo, goes out. A new one is built, and take my word for it: A Toyota doesn’t have to be.. toyota.
What impresses me the most, is the new parts that these guys put togheter. It is amazing. Rapid prototyping seems to be a time waster. They just make stuff, and do so without fancy tooling.
I am going to learn from the car audio people.
cheers
Arve