iainctduncan

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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   S7 was designed for serious computer music, and comes out of CCRMA at Stanford. While I like Python (I did it professionally for 10+ years!) generally speaking in computer music embedding Python is a non-starter because of the GIL - it does
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   Another interesting pro of S7 is that it compiles to webassembly! Chistos Vagias has made a neat demo of that to allow you to try it in the browser. https://actondev.github.io/s7-playground/
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   This is on purpose so that embedding is simple. And embedding is really really simple. I use it extensively, and have only had to look at s7.h and the docs file.
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   I use S7 in my open source Scheme-for-Max project. I have built a Max/MSP external enabling one to script and live code Max/MSP (a computer music platform) in Scheme. I love it, I checked out many options before settling on S7 an
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   Total clickbait title. I now never want to read anything from that author again.
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   Oh wow, this led me to the author's book on reverse engineering to assembly, and it is fierce. Damn!
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   But I remember playing. It was hard.
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   Oh I totally misremembered, I thought it was infocom!
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   by iainctduncan 6y ago

   This made me chuckle because I work in consulting for private equity funds doing diligence on companies they're going to buy, and to them, encrypted backups are one of the most important things out there! They go in the category of &qu
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Yup, I use Pianoteq too, it's amazing!
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    I wouldn't say it would prove you wrong, but the StudioLogic SL88 Grand with the sound coming from Pianoteq is stunning for the money. Obviously it's not going to feel exactly like a real piano, but it is absolutely similar enough
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    hmm, have you figured out what the jitter is from? is that from Python maybe?
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Thanks! I wouldn't say you need to know the right person really, but you do need to be the right fit - which is a pretty odd fit. I think it would be a bad job for example for someone who was not ok with the work uncertainty as it&#x
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    see above thread
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    I totally stumbled on to it - I was very lucky, and do my best to never forget that. I work as a consultant for a company that does deep technical due diligence on mid-stage tech firms getting acquired, mostly by private equity firms. I wor
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    ba doom cha!
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    This is so true. I now get paid over twice what I got as a coder because what I do involves a combination of code knowledge, writing, and interviewing people. My skills in the last two make me a star there, and I am way more appreciated tha
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    First of all, thanks for posting this. That takes bravery and you've started a really interesting thread. I have a couple of suggestions as someone who is self taught in various fields, and the world of programming and music have some
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    This is a very insightful comment. I can attest this happens in other fields too, like music. If you compare yourself to how fast the unusual people progress, you'll be depressed. But in talking about this with some music profs who hav
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    btfsc ftw! ;-)
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Nice. :-) Having done somewhat similar stuff before, I'm curious if you were able to measure what the latency result of using linux and python was vs doing it with an MCU like a teensy or arduino and using C? I can see advantages to bo
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    My impression so far is that Epic is playing a long game. And playing it perfectly. God I hope so.
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Oh me too! Springer had an amazing book on PIC16F84 programming that was my self taught low level coding education. Pre-Arduino, the PICs were the bomb, you could order free samples, download the compiler free, and build a programmer for li
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Not normally a poster, but figured this might help peeps. In my 20's to early 30's I went through pretty bad insomnia. I tried treating it with substances (atavan, etc.), and when I realized it was only getting worse (much worse)
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    by iainctduncan 6y ago

    Thanks for doing this. Really interesting, and I just bought a copy. :-)