Author: Marco

  • Chasing DFAM’s “stepless” feel across other synths

    Chasing DFAM’s “stepless” feel across other synths

    We explored how to approximate Moog DFAM’s analog, continuously variable sequencer on other hardware and how these devices interoperate. DFAM baseline Arturia MiniBrute 2S Arturia MatrixBrute Sequential Pro 3 Buchla vs Eurorack compatibility Tiptop/Buchla 200t that feels DFAM-like Takeaways

  • Tidying up

    Tidying up

    It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day.

  • Diario stanco di un uomo desideroso di Paxlovid

    Diario stanco di un uomo desideroso di Paxlovid

    Questa è la breve storia stressante, conclusasi a lieto fine, di un uomo che dalle parti di Cenaia sapeva di essere stato a contatto col virus del COVID. Aggiornato a Maggio 2025

  • Ableton Live 12.1 effects with sidechain option

    Ableton Live 12.1 effects with sidechain option

    Ableton Live 12.1 (Standard) audio effects that let you feed them with audio from another track (“Sidechain” input) Device What the sidechain does Where to turn it on Compressor Classic ducking or keyed compression; optional side-chain EQ Click the little triangle on the left of the device, then hit “Sidechain” inside the panel. (Ableton) Glue…

  • Dub Techno

    Dub Techno

    “Dub Techno” got its name from merging two foundational styles: Jamaican dub (known for its spacious effects, heavy reverb, echo, and stripped-down arrangements) and techno (originating from Detroit’s electronic dance music scene). Producers in early ’90s Berlin—especially Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald of Basic Channel—were among the first to blend the minimal 4/4 pulse…

  • L’ansia dei papponci autunnali

    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

    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

    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?

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

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    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

    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

    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. I had with me:

  • Blender, Python and GPT-4 (Bing)

    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