• L’ansia dei papponci autunnali

    Il dottor Venturini Autieri, con la solita pazienza degna di uno scienziato che analizza il comportamento delle formiche, si appresta a spiegare a Papponcio – sempre che quest’ultimo sia in vena di ascoltare – perché di recente si sente spesso in preda a una fastidiosa agitazione. Non è solo una questione psicologica, come potrebbe pensare…

  • Using my blog so that it helps me

    I certainly like a good excuse to talk, express my ideas, have an audience. Everybody does, even when they don’t realise it. It’s why places like bars exist. But writing on this blog may seem an end in itself, if it doesn’t lead to product placements, ad revenues, sales, etc. I recently find inspirations from…

  • Macro lens detail dilemma

    I need to photograph something small (around 15mm) and I want to capture as much detail as possible. I have two cameras: Camera Sony with 24 megapixels, and Camera Canon with 12 megapixels. Both sensors are 24x36mm. I need to choose between purchasing a 1:1 macro lens for the Sony or the Canon. The problem…

  • Logic Pro’s Scripter vs Max for Live: Which is Better for Collaborating with ChatGPT?

    When it comes to collaborating with ChatGPT on custom MIDI tools or effects, two powerful environments stand out: Logic Pro’s Scripter and Max for Live (M4L) in Ableton Live. But how do they compare when it comes to building custom devices? Logic Pro’s Scripter: Focused on MIDI, But Limited to Its Own Track Logic Pro’s…

  • A soundtrack for a romantic sci-fi movie that does not yet exist

    For “Memories of a Space Odyssey” I tried and used only Arturia Analog Lab V sounds. What came out seems to me reminiscent, for tone but not quality, of a new Blade Runner movie. It is available on Pond5 for licensing.

  • Abetone, a few pictures from a few steps in the woods

    In July I grabbed a little bit of refreshment on Mt. Abetone, which I love. All the pictures in the following gallery were taken with this combo: Here is the link: https://adobe.ly/3rVc782

  • Blender, Python and GPT-4 (Bing)

    I need a script that creates 99 bubbles randomly scattered in space, yet clustered within a radius of about 0.5m, each with a radius randomly chosen between 5mm and 3cm. Then I want a thin tube (it can be a 1mm-radius cylinder) to connect each of these bubbles with three other bubbles. Me to Bing

  • AI and stock photography

    As a stock photographer and CGI image creator, I rely on AI chats to enhance my work and boost my productivity. AI chats are not only a source of inspiration for me, but also a valuable tool to optimize my workflow and increase my visibility. Here are some of the ways I use AI chats…

  • AI chooses the title for my track

    Suggest a title for a Simple and short carefree melody, that repeats itself with small variations, made of plucky sounds, synths and claps. I composed it! me to ChatGPT Joyful Echoes ChatGPT to me The Elektron Digitone helped me a lot. It is now available on Pond5: https://www.pond5.com/item/241564582

  • Accordi e acqua ritmata

    Ho usato due soli ingredienti per Water drips, water flows! Il condimento è stato fornito da qualche plugin nativa di Logic Pro.

  • Logic Pro: correctly routing MIDI from DigiTone

    I thought it was easy and straightforward but I was wrong: just easy. Sending the MIDI data from the four tracks of the Digitone to Logic, to play simultaneously four MIDI virtual instruments, requires a touch of environment. You create a Monitor, associate it to a track, and then route from it to four instruments,…

  • I entertain myself with music creation and photography and I find it amusing that many terms and concepts and pieces of equipment are completely interchangeably. By the way, while writing what I just wrote, I couldn’t help but noticing that “I like music” usually means “I like listening to music” whereas “I like photography” often…