I'm supporting @opensourceseeds in their crowdfunding campaign to develop an #OpenSource rye variety.
Why do we need open source seeds?
Over the last few decades seed variety has decreased dramatically due to commercial pressure and most are owned by only a handful of companies.
In many countries (including the EU) small farmers are unable to sell or even pass on heritage seeds without obtaining prohibitively expensive paperwork.
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@opensourceseeds @plants So far they have collected over 26k € out of a 30k € initial goal. Their campaign runs out in 2 days, so it is crucial that they at least make the missing 4k.
Head to https://www.startnext.com/en/roggen to find out more about the project and to become part of the open source seed revolution!
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It took a little while, but as promised here's a quickly thrown together demo video for my Raspberry Pi Pico MIDI to trigger converter.
I am using my Roland JP-8000's arpeggiator (connected to the Pico via DIN MIDI) to trigger the 5 drum sounds on the Tama drum module.
On the 7-segment display you can see which note is currently triggered, and at what velocity.
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https://diode.zone/w/cyAd7YCRGTdp8uV8QL5Keu
#electronics #MusicMaker #MIDI #synths #MusicProduction #PiPico #MicroPython
Hi fediverse! Boosts appreciated on this one.
I’m part of a co-op building a platform for artists to sell art without getting exploited. I’ve been working on it for a while but there’s a lot of work to do and I could use some help. A ton of the main features are in place, but there’s still some big gaps and a lot of polish left before it can launch.
The platform is fully open source and developed in the open. It’s built on Phoenix/Elixir and Tailwindcss. Our co-op is already incorporated and established and it’s open to members that want to actually commit but you don’t need to be a member to contribute or help.
Does this sound interesting? I’d love some help! I’m also happy to answer questions. And no, you don’t need to know Elixir already. It’s pretty easy to learn for the things you’d be using it for. Even some design help would be welcome. Feel free to reply here or DM me!
After a long break I had a go at some #MicroPython coding tonight to bash together a MIDI to 5x trigger converter for my ancient Tama analogue drum module (which was supposed to be used with hexagonal SImmons-style e-drums).
While the code is simple yet ropey it does get the job done - even responding to velocity data on the four channels that use external DACs.
I recorded a quick demo vid too, but that'll have to wait until tomorrow.
I published my first ever track on #soundcloud (CC Licensed) a bit over a week ago. And since I still don't think it's completely rubbish, here's the link: https://soundcloud.com/reponen/crystals
The recording has a few cracks here and there and it's a bit monotone but all in all I like the sound. See the soundcloud description for the hardware in use.
#synth #music #musicproduction
Boosts welcome! I'm trying to use a rpi as a usb midi host. Has anyone experience with this? I've tried using blokas "patch os" and midi routing with modep. Unfortunately I had noticable delays (irregular hihat pattern)... I also tried routing directly with jack. And using a rpi 4 instead of a rpi 3. My goal is to control (and power) different hw synths with a squarp pyramid (also usb midi).
I'm a 3/4 Finnish 1/4 German nerd living in Finland. I love #nature, #winter, #sauna and #science. I hate bigotry and social injustice. I write passable #code for a living and in my free time I dabble with electronic #MusicProduction using #hardware devices.