fstateaudio

fstateaudio, 12 days ago to fediverse

Noise Therapy: Session 079

Playing with the NANDulator prototype + software fx in Bespoke Synth. Very bleepy-bloopy.

#noise #experimental #NoiseTherapy #peertube

https://diode.zone/w/8AHd52jKi9qUw3S9y9wxXR

fstateaudio, 14 days ago to Dog

Photos from today's walk, including several shots of Grendel enjoying the last bits of snow left on the ground.

#dog #DogsOfMastodon

Photo of a mostly-black dog with half-floppy ears rolling in the dwindling remains of a snow bank.
Photo of a mostly-black dog rolling in the dwindling remains of a snow bank.
Photo of a mostly-black dog rolling in the dwindling remains of a snow bank.

fstateaudio, 1 month ago to random

gonedog

#GllitchArt #PhotoManipulation #glitch #MastoArt #abstract

fstateaudio, 1 month ago to random

Noise Therapy: Session 077

Keeping it pretty simple this time, kind of a Lunetta-inspired patch. Patch d/l link in video description.

#noise #experimental #NoiseTherapy #VCVRack #soundscape

https://diode.zone/w/m5M4m6LBnBQuPduFToZ2rN

fstateaudio, 1 month ago to Electronics

I needed an audio probe kind of thing to test other stuff with, so I built this. Nothing really new here, it's essentially just a tweaked datasheet example using common basic concepts, and variations of this circuit can be found all over the place. I figured I'd post this anyway, in case someone else might find it useful.

A page with some notes and stuff can be found here:

https://www.fstateaudio.com/?page_id=1643

#electronics #DIY #schematic #circuit

etherdiver, 2 months ago to random

I've only dabbled in Hawkwind over the years (I think I've listened to one album all the way thru, and a dozen tracks here and there) so it'd be a lie to call them an influence but I just listened to this song called "It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous" and I'll be damned if we aren't fellow travelers ... Wordy/clever song titles, long, spacey instrumentals full of weird sounds... How much more [Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme] could it be?

https://youtu.be/DwUSIfY_aws

eniko, 2 months ago to random

if you ever wanna experience how fragile your existence is and how your happiness is just a teensy little bug that can be crushed at will, try immigration

fstateaudio, 2 months ago to ElectronicMusic

It's another #BandcampFriday and tbh times are tough, so support is hugely appreciated. This is the latest full-length from my project Fugue State, which @yoniden described as "A beautiful collection of dark cosmic synthesizer music."

And if you're feeling the squeeze too, please feel free to check out my #Faircamp link in the next post, where everything is pay-what-you-can.

#ElectronicMusic #FediMusic #BonkWave #ambient #electronica #SpaceMusic

https://fuguestate.bandcamp.com/album/coming-through

atomicpoet, 2 months ago to random

Released in 2003, Ghost Master is a life simulation as well as a real-time strategy (RTS) game. Put another way, when you combine The Sims with Command & Conquer, then add a spooky twist – you have Ghost Master!

This game is my definition of a hidden gem. While it may not have been a commercial success at the time of release, there’s no doubt that this is one of the most inventive PC games I’ve ever played. It’s also incredibly fun.

Your job is to drive a bunch of repugnant mortals out of your house. As they’re doing their daily activities – eating, sleeping, pooping – you bind your different ghosts to different areas of your house. When those mortals get close to a ghost, you use a wide array of powers to strike terror in them.

The controls take some time to get used to, but there’s a tutorial and it’s quite fun. You start off with a limited amount of points, which also limits your abilities. But as you scare more mortals, you increase your points, which also increases the amount of power yours ghosts are capable of dishing out.

There’s a wide variety of ghosts. There’s some that are bound to electrical appliances, others bound to plants, even some that are bound to toilets. And as you go about haunting your mortals, certain benign ghosts come under your control, and you can start wreaking major havoc.

I had an absolute blast playing Ghost Master, and I wish more games were made like it. There’s a puzzle element to this game as you figure out how each ghost interacts with their environments. Once you figure it all out, the mayhem is a joy.

In terms of graphics, they were spectacular for 2003. It’s nice to zoom through different floors, get a close-up of each mortal and their activities, and view the houses from different perspectives. I love this early 2000s aesthetic in video games – there’s a lot of charm in it.

The sound design is a wonderful. Hearing the ghosts do their haunting is entertaining as hell. And the soundtrack reminds me of something out of a Tim Burton film.

To run this game, you need a Pentium III 450Mhz CPU, 128MB of RAM, 16MB of VRAM, and 750MB of space. Ghost Master runs like a charm on my Windows 10 PC, so it’s will probably run well on most modern PCs as well. While this game runs natively on Windows and Mac, it also runs on Linux via Proton – although it somewhat struggles with cutscenes. For this reason, it’s not supported for Steam Deck, though I did get it working.

Ghost Master is a PC exclusive. It has never been released for mobile or console platforms.

This game has no micro-transactions nor DLC.

Sick Puppies Studio made Ghost Master. While they previously made Pipe Dreams 3D, Ghost Master was the last game they made. Because this was not a commercial success, Sick Puppies closed their doors after Ghost Master was considered a flop.

On Steam, Ghost Master has an 89% positive rating. Meanwhile, verified owners on GOG.com give it a 3.9/5. Most people love the concept and feel that this is one of the most unique simulation and strategy games ever made. However, other folks express feel this is too “puzzly” for the their liking.

I think the puzzle aspect of the game is worth embracing, and gives this a substantially different flavour from your basic RTS. What makes Ghost Master so unique is the discovery. It keeps me coming back.

On Steam, Ghost Master sells for C$5.49. While on GOG.com, Ghost Master sells for C$8.19, though it has a current -84% discount, thus on sale for C$1.29. The GOG.com version is the better deal since you get the soundtrack, artworks, avatars, a screensaver, and HD wallpapers.

Without question, I recommend Ghost Master. Even when it’s not on sale, it’s inexpensive. It also delivers you hours upon hours of thrills. And who doesn’t love those early 2000s polygonal graphics with the spooky music?

But more than that, there has never been another game like Ghost Master. It is completely unique. A sequel was never made, and one is not currently planned. I guarantee that you will never experience anything like Ghost Master.

Ghost Master screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)
Ghost Master screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)
Ghost Master screenshot (RTX 3080 Ti)

ajsadauskas, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to climate

If you care about the planet, please make sure you sit down before you start reading this post about ExxonMobil.

So.

The CEO of ExxonMobil just said this in an interview: "We’ve waited too long to open the aperture on the solution sets in terms of what we need, as a society, to start reducing emissions."

https://fortune.com/2024/02/27/exxon-ceo-darren-woods-interview-pay-the-price-for-net-zero/

Who's the most influential voice on climate change? Who's to blame for inaction on climate change?

According to the CEO of ExxonMobil, it's environmental activists.

No, really:

"Frankly, society, and the activist—the dominant voice in this discussion—has tried to exclude the industry that has the most capacity and the highest potential for helping with some of the technologies."

Oh, and the CEO of ExxonMobil also apparently thinks consumers are to blame for climate inaction:

"Today we have opportunities to make fuels with lower carbon, but people aren’t willing to spend the money to do that."

Gets better.

He thinks unnamed 'people who generate emissions' should pay for it. (Rather than, say, major transnational oil companies.)

"People who are generating the emissions need to be aware of [it] and pay the price. That’s ultimately how you solve the problem."

https://fortune.com/2024/02/27/exxon-ceo-darren-woods-interview-pay-the-price-for-net-zero/

Worth including a quick reminder here that Exxon-Mobil made a US$36 billion profit in 2023: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-beats-estimates-ends-2023-with-36-billion-profit-2024-02-02/#:~:text=HOUSTON%2C%20Feb%202%20(Reuters),higher%20oil%20and%20gas%20production.

Not gross revenue.

Profit.

So, remind me again. Who knew about climate change before most of the public?

"Exxon was aware of climate change, as early as 1977, 11 years before it became a public issue... This knowledge did not prevent the company (now ExxonMobil and the world’s largest oil and gas company) from spending decades refusing to publicly acknowledge climate change and even promoting climate misinformation."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/

And just who, exactly, stood in the way reducing emissions all these years?

"ExxonMobil executives privately sought to undermine climate science even after the oil and gas giant publicly acknowledged the link between fossil fuel emissions and climate change, according to previously unreported documents...

"The new revelations are based on previously unreported documents subpoenaed by New York’s attorney general as part of an investigation into the company announced in 2015. They add to a slew of documents that record a decades-long misinformation campaign waged by Exxon, which are cited in a growing number of state and municipal lawsuits against big oil."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/14/exxonmobil-documents-wall-street-journal-climate-science

#oil #BigOil @fuck_cars #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #ClimateChange #environment #ExxonMobil #Exxon #business #economy #politics #capitalism #ClimateCrisis

autism101, 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

Some autistic people experience meltdowns or shutdowns.

When I get overstimulated I tend to shutdown.

If you experience either of these, or both, which is more prevalent for you?

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

image: @introvertdoodles
info: Kate Gaster

jessica, 2 months ago to random

No real great updates today

Spent most of last night in the ER waiting to be seen for seizures, left because I never was seen and didn’t want to risk missing morning meds.

Speaking on meds, insurance denied one of the few remaining medicinal options for treating my Bipolar 1

Happy Friday

amadeus, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to Software

On a scale of 1 to 4, how satisfied are you with the #software available for #linux in your particular area of interest? For me it would be somewhere between 2 and 3. #linuxaudio #apps #plugins

fstateaudio, 3 months ago to music

Apparently #BandcampFriday is still going, which makes this an even better-than-usual day to support artists there. If you like electronic music, perhaps you'd like to support the latest full-length release from my project Fugue State, Coming Through.

#music #ElectronicMusic #ambient #techno #electronica #FediMusic #MastoMusic

https://fuguestate.bandcamp.com/album/coming-through

fstateaudio, 3 months ago to Dog

Photo of Grendel by @mara, captured at peak shlorp.

#dog #DogsOfMastodon

while1malloc0, 3 months ago to fediverse

Anyone know of a fedi or at least free-ish alternative to SoundCloud? I like posting my stuff for archival and for whatever folks might enjoy listening to my brand of self indulgent improv, but I just have no desire to engage with that site anymore. What are the cool Indieweb kids using these days?

#fediverse #indieweb #music #synth

fstateaudio, 3 months ago to diy

One of the benefits of our recent move into a bigger space is that I've been able to set up a workbench for electronics again. My first project has been revitalizing this LM386-based amp that was one of my first builds some years ago. It's based mostly on Beavis Audio's Noisy Cricket, with a few small tweaks.

http://beavisaudio.com/projects/noisycricket/

I'm gonna change the buffer on the input to something with a little boost, because I've noticed it could use it.

#DIY #electronics #guitar #amp #LM386Amp

fstateaudio, 4 months ago to diy

Yay! New water heater installed and working. Had a bit of a scare as it didn't come on when first hooked up, and it turned out to be a bad fuse. Not sure if it was due to a factory mishap or what, but luckily the closest hardware store had a replacement, and it came on after putting the new one in and didn't blow again.

#DIY #HomeRepair

fstateaudio, 4 months ago to HashtagGames

Watch the Lightning

#RelaxASong
#HashTagGames

fstateaudio, 4 months ago to music

Fugue State - Deep In (EP)

Companion EP to the album Coming Through, featuring excellent remixes by @controlfreak and @defaultmediatransmitter , and featuring cover art by @yoniden (who also did the album art)!

Also includes my own remix of This Time For Sure, and alternate (shorter) versions of Deep In and Misbehaving, which you may have heard if you listen to @radiofreefedi

#music #remix #ElectronicMusic #BonkWave #techno #ambient

https://faircamp.fstateaudio.com/deep-in/

Traiken, 4 months ago to random

So now that it's daylight where I am, here's some more about my new album, Broken Angels.

https://traiken.bandcamp.com/album/broken-angels

It's not a concept album, but I had a sense of what tone I wanted to achieve, what the sound should be, and it started with the phrase "hot metal" as a kind of fake genre.

fstateaudio, 4 months ago to music

Getting ready to release the Deep In EP, and I can't wait for you all to hear these awesome remixes by @controlfreak and @defaultmediatransmitter ! Both are so good, and in very different ways.

#music #remix #MastoRemix #radioFreeFedi #ElectronicMusic

fstateaudio, 4 months ago to random

Over the past week and a half, our water heater has gone out, then the brakes in our vehicle, and then the well pump that supplies the park we're in with water. Only the first two are my problem to have to fix, but still a pretty rough stretch.

On the plus side, we've recently moved into a bigger space, which is nice. Also, the new MIDI controller got here just before all that went down, I just haven't had as much time as I'd have liked to play with it. Impressions coming soon.

fstateaudio, 5 months ago to ElectronicMusic

Eschew preconceptions of genre and prepare to bonk!

Honored to be part of this excellent 2-part compilation of #FediMusic lovingly put together by @yoniden !

https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/album/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-002-disc-a

https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/album/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-002-disc-b

#BonkWave #ElectronicMusic