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rootinest tootinest computinest cowboy in the wild west. retro tech enjoyer

Today I released my second #MIDI album (of a planned trilogy) and I would love for you to listen to it!

Like my previous album, it was made with the trial version of FL Studio, a cheap MIDI keyboard and a hearty helping of human ingenuity.

It's free! But you could also buy it on #bandcamp.

https://zoviazzg.bandcamp.com/album/repast

Do you like FM Synthesis? Me too! So I rearranged the whole album for #OPL3. Here is a youtube playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7siH2JcbJEaz0ih2LbJdA7huUiJBnWY_&si=e1YFO9sERHjKHxof


Now, for some bad news..

I'm sad to report that my CRT posting is on indefinite hiatus after today, due to technical problems. I've been troubleshooting for a week and am at my wits' end. My method to connect to my CRT has stopped working, on two PCs, due to, I assume, a Windows update and/or Nvidia driver update.

My transcoder no longer gets detected properly and my CRU .bins now put the PC into a black screen death loop until I unplug the CRT. I've tried everything I can that doesn't include just wiping a PC and starting over, which is the next step. If a clean Windows install isn't enough, then I'll have to try Linux.

I'm not particularly up to the task at the moment, mentally, emotionally or physically, so I'm just going to take a long break before returning to it.

I'll still be here, and maybe I'll find something else to post, but I may have photographed my last CRT.

I've loved sharing my special interest with you! You're all wonderful, and have warmed my cold heart.

Love and solidarity, comrades.

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