Walkabout at the Synthesized event, Cambridge

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I wasn't able to do the usual musical Sunday video this week, I was at the Synthesized event at the Centre for Computing History in Cambridge.
Tony the organiser had caught everyone for interviews which will be on the museum's own channel here:
(link when available)
So I just picked a quiet moment for a walkabout to show the variety of musical technology on display.

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  • @hackmodular
    @hackmodular23 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the shoutout!

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    23 күн бұрын

    Thanks for checking out the video Mitch! I wish I'd been capable of catching and interviewing everyone but Tony has done that so I hoped a quick walkabout would do. I was genuinely into your Vernam cipher concept and wanted to link to your videos but I found later that everything I'd seen about it was on Patreon. Will you be publishing something about it publicly soon?

  • @hackmodular

    @hackmodular

    23 күн бұрын

    ​@@midi_in thats the plan! I've got a big backlog as things are quite mad with the move right now

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    23 күн бұрын

    @@hackmodular yeah, I hope that goes really well.

  • @willswitchcraft
    @willswitchcraft6 күн бұрын

    awesome to see this.............what a trip into the past......................thanks for sharing

  • @therealjpster
    @therealjpster21 күн бұрын

    Thank you for being a wonderful table neighbour. I hope we meet again at the next one.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    21 күн бұрын

    same to you, I really love the good atmosphere at the event.

  • @RodCrawford
    @RodCrawford22 күн бұрын

    Thanks so much for this video. Nice to see the Yamaha MSX there. In 1985 I worked for Max Neuhaus on the team building an acoustic paintbox for a network of MSX's (in Forth) for an acoustic art installation in Carnac., France. I subsequently bought the exact MSX config shown in the video and happily used it for many years.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    22 күн бұрын

    I'm glad that brought back memories. I've had an eBay alert for one of those Yamahas set up for quite a while but haven't managed to acquire one yet. It's always good to have a chance to play with them at shows like this. Making music with a network of them sounds amazing.

  • @arthurcrime
    @arthurcrime24 күн бұрын

    I was a little worried when there was nothing on Sunday. This was an interesting walkabout. It bought back quite a few memories. I had an apple 2 for a time, I am glad that you showed an interest in early cubase. It is also amazing that you showed the Sid. Thank you for an interesting video.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    In a strange way it's encouraging that Sunday's absence was noticed. Apple II's are less common here and so it's always fascinating to see them. I recently acquired a nice, working G3 iMac and Cubase was one of the programs that I've installed. I'd assumed that I'd be able to route the output to some kind of audio generation but it seems that it's necessary to have a hardware MIDI interface so that's where my own exploration has stalled. It was good to have a quick tour of the program from Matt on Sunday.

  • @musicalmiscellany
    @musicalmiscellany24 күн бұрын

    I wondered why there was no Sunday vid. 😆 You are certainly right about the computer and the synthesizer growing up side by side. That was such a cool collection of 80s tech in one room. The FGTH Juno was a cool sight. I laughed when you said there needed to be an Amiga to maintain the balance of the universe. 🤣 It looks like you had a lot of fun.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    It's nice that you missed the Sunday video. In the past when I've been busy for the weekend, I"ve recorded something in advance and scheduled the release. But I spent Thursday and Friday preparing my exhibit and had so much going on in my head that I couldn't spend the time or get my head into the right place for the Sunday Jam. It certainly was a lot of fun. Very good atmosphere and a great mix of exhibits.

  • @billcosgrave6232
    @billcosgrave623224 күн бұрын

    Love it. I wish I could have been there. FYI, I am actually a ham radio/synthesizer nerd and I am always amazed at the similarities between the two. Understanding one doesn't require a huge leap of faith to understand the other: just a change of perspective! Cheers!

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    I'm impressed, analogue electronics seem like witchcraft to me. You'd have found plenty there to enjoy.

  • @synaesmedia
    @synaesmedia23 күн бұрын

    Definitely looking forward to seeing your clone of the Music 5000. That was my first "real synth" in the late 80s. And I still miss the AMPLE language.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    23 күн бұрын

    Now that I've said it in a video I've got to go for it! I've been assured it's a nice build, so I hope it will be. I'm a huge fan of Forth and so I was attracted by the similarity.

  • @GlassTTY
    @GlassTTY21 күн бұрын

    Nice vid, it was great to see you again.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    21 күн бұрын

    you too! you always bring something really interesting

  • @ser-sf6qd
    @ser-sf6qd23 күн бұрын

    Oh, i would be like a kid in a candy shop. It is really a bummer that i live in a mid-sized polish city - hard to find these kinds of places/people

  • @kevinmack9786
    @kevinmack978624 күн бұрын

    Wonderful 🙂🤘 Our one source of energy The ultimate discovery Electric blue for me Never more to be free (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) ☮️kevin

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    I wouldn't have recognised the lyrics but I remember the song when I hear it. Classic 80s synth pop.

  • @kevinmack9786
    @kevinmack978620 күн бұрын

    Ringo Starr birthday celebration July 7th at noon peace& love anywhere you are ☮️&💖 ☮️kevin

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers24 күн бұрын

    It was a great event, wasn't it?

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    It was! And really good to meet Rex Hard in real life!

  • @WhatHoSnorkers

    @WhatHoSnorkers

    24 күн бұрын

    @@midi_in The Greatest Spanish Isometric Indiana Jones knockoff of them all! :)

  • @billcosgrave6232
    @billcosgrave623224 күн бұрын

    ...I can just kick myself for having sold my Apple II plus forty years ago.

  • @midi_in

    @midi_in

    24 күн бұрын

    it's quite unusual to see them here so that was a treat. John's was in beautiful shape.

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