1 Reply by sandneil

(235 replies, posted in General Discussion)

ant1 wrote:

i am ashamed to say i am unemployed and live with my parenst
i didnt finish university and since then my life has been blighted with mental health issues that stoped me getting a job (so far!)

i like using the computer and surfing the internet. i also spend A LOT of time on irc chatting to my friends of the esper net, they are the greatest people. and i look after my guinea pigs which is nice

that's basically all i do apart from music. tomorrow i'm going to reinstall linux and take one of my guinea pigs to the vet

this is a good thread!

update:

i moved out four years ago now. worked my way into a cushy office job doing something pretty boring and they're paying me to do a mathematics degree. the mental health issues are ongoing but i got off meds and am pretty much "stable" now. to the point i can hold down a job at least.

i still like using my computer, still have friends on espernet.

all my guinea pigs died, RIP. i switched to windows, linux is just too much effort for every day use.

i got pretty into rock/mountain climbing and bouldering and have been doing that a bunch, less so recently with work and study. also learned to play chess pretty badly and solve cryptic crosswords. trying to learn to play the harmonica now. it's pretty chiptune

still a good thread. gosh this place is so quiet these days though

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2 Reply by sandneil

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el p: who doesn't

oscillating: including chiptune??? 18 is ridiculously old for a dog aww

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3 Reply by sandneil

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nice what kind of dog dog do you have

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4 Reply by sandneil

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why do you think they hate tambourines specifically??

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5 Reply by sandneil

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sorry for posting this topic btw, mods you can close it if you want because its not very good

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6 Topic by sandneil

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do your animals like chiptune?

i have a labrador but i dont think he likes it much. my guinea pig didnt like it either but then he died

i think chiptune has too many high frequencies for animals to enjoy

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7 Reply by sandneil

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herr_prof wrote:

A bunch of grime artists started out on this, and this was made with it!
https://jimguthrie.bandcamp.com/album/s … ace-babies

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8 Reply by sandneil

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this is a really nice album, the composition is very unique compared to most chiptunes. i was listening last night and it was great

well worth waiting a year for wink

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9 Reply by sandneil

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glad he's doing something he enjoys anyway. he always seemed very community-minded

does anyone know what bitmuch/marcia is up to

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10 Reply by sandneil

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does anyone have the picture of the horse with the DMG in its mouth and there's this text that says "IT'S OFFICIAL"?

i loved that

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11 Reply by sandneil

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Natty

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12 Reply by sandneil

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e.s.c. wrote:

that guy is fucking awful. can't believe he only served 4 months when some people get 10+ years for marijuana possession (usually people of color). hate this broken system so much at this point. normally something like this wouldn't be allowed, but i think we can make an exception in this case

agree on all counts

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13 Reply by sandneil

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and 3 module formats

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14 Reply by sandneil

(38 replies, posted in Collaborations)

unexpectedbowtie wrote:
sandneil wrote:

this is really cool, the tapes look really cool, and i also think your business model is cool

i remember a few businesses in the uk that would sell amiga software on disk if one provided both the software and the disk. it was a win-win because most people don't produce enough amiga disks for personal usage for it to be worth buying the kit to make the disks themselves. here the only difference is that you are taking a royalty rather than a flat fee, but that is arguably even more of a win for musicians as you assume some of risk that the music doesn't sell

i also think some of the tapes look awesome and if i had a way to listen to tape music and/or a fanbase i would be all over it

Thanks a lot! Have you got a link to your music? Would love to check it out.

here is some
counterflirting
in the peregrine nest
going it alone

FWIW, I've actually sold a lot more of my releases when I've put them out on tape as opposed to digital only. People like to have something physical for their hard earned cash, especially when it's a limited run. It's really awesome to get orders in from folks in the US and Japan, who wouldn't have bought the download only copy otherwise.

that's interesting! i guess material culture is alive and well. i haven't bought a ebook in ages despite being an avid reader with a working kindle, and my granny collects paperweights (of all things), so why not tapes

how is this venture going for you, btw, i didn't notice it was a year old already when i initially waded in to the debate!

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15 Reply by sandneil

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also,  unexpectedbowtie, you absolutely kick ass at staying calm when people are ripping into you on a forum

thats nice

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16 Reply by sandneil

(38 replies, posted in Collaborations)

this is really cool, the tapes look really cool, and i also think your business model is cool

i remember a few businesses in the uk that would sell amiga software on disk if one provided both the software and the disk. it was a win-win because most people don't produce enough amiga disks for personal usage for it to be worth buying the kit to make the disks themselves. here the only difference is that you are taking a royalty rather than a flat fee, but that is arguably even more of a win for musicians as you assume some of risk that the music doesn't sell

i also think some of the tapes look awesome and if i had a way to listen to tape music and/or a fanbase i would be all over it

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