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Mis-Adventures In Film

The return to shooting film

15th Sep

2021

The return of shooting film

Droning On

Potted UAV musings

2nd Jun

2021

Potted UAV musings

Site Rebuild 2020

Jamstack - The next iteration

15th Nov

2020

Not much else to do this year, so why not rebuild ...

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 10 - Reflection & Jam

14th Nov

2020

Reflection and jam

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 8 - Step Sequencer

7th Nov

2020

Simple 8 step sequencer

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 9 - Voltage Quantizer

7th Nov

2020

Voltage quantizer

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 6 - LFO

30th Oct

2020

Dual waveform, low frequency oscillator

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 7 - Mixer and multiple

30th Oct

2020

Mixer and buffered multiple

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 4 - VCF

29th Oct

2020

MS20 style voltage controlled filter

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 5 - VCA

29th Oct

2020

Dual voltage controlled amplifier

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 2 - MIDI To CV

26th Oct

2020

MIDI to CV convertor

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 3 - Envelope Generator

26th Oct

2020

Attack/Release envelope generator

Modular Synthesizer Project

Part 1 - VCO

25th Oct

2020

Voltage controlled oscillator

Modular Synthesizer Project

Introduction

17th Oct

2020

Building a modular synth

Multi-track Video

How to clone yourself

8th Apr

2020

Being a multi-instrumentalist, and playing with yo ...

Virtual Session

Pub Closed - What to do?

25th Mar

2020

What to do when Covid-19 closes the pubs, and you ...

Coding Shortcuts

Arrow functions, map/filter/sort

17th Mar

2020

Various shortcuts to make code more efficient

IoT Project Retrospective

Part 2, Hardware

29th Feb

2020

Hardware elements of IoT project

IoT Project Retrospective

Part 1, Software

24th Feb

2020

Write up of evolving IoT project

Runners Mojo

22nd Feb

2020

I think mine has up'd and gone.

Blog Tag Cloud

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Royal Oak Point wrecks

31st Jul

2022

Decaying wrecks at Royal Oak point on the Isle of ...

Hoo Marina Wrecks

16th May

2021

Rainy walk along Saxon Shores between Upnor and Ho ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 8 and 9

7th Nov

2020

Final 2x modules; 8 step sequencer, and quantiser ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 6 & 7 - LFO, Mixer & Multiples

30th Oct

2020

Mixture of utility modules; LFO, Mixer and buffere ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 5 - VCA

29th Oct

2020

LM13700 based dual voltage controlled amplifier h ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 4 - VCF

29th Oct

2020

Voltage Controlled Filter module based around LM13 ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 2 & 3 - MIDI to CV , and Envelope Generator

26th Oct

2020

Overview of the MIDI to CV convertor and Envelope ...

Modular Synth Project, Part 1 - VCO

25th Oct

2020

First part in the series, this one covering the CE ...

Modular Synth Project, Intro

17th Oct

2020

Quick taster video of a series of modular synth co ...

Garden Wildlife

13th Apr

2020

Isolation based nature filming!

Ballydesmond Polkas

8th Apr

2020

Taking a break from virtual sessions for a couple ...

Garden in Spring

6th Apr

2020

Bit of a "feel good" vid, shot on a lovely warm Su ...

Humours of Cappa / Tobin's Favourite

29th Mar

2020

A little experiment (with a few duff notes!), with ...

Loch Ness Marathon 2019

9th Oct

2019

Spectacular scenery, glorious autumn colours, net- ...

Race to the Stones 2019

15th Jul

2019

100Km ultramarathon that follows the route of the ...

Teetotallers Reel

6th Jun

2019

A bit of mandolin-guitar dueling of this classic r ...

Paris Marathon 2019

17th Apr

2019

Paris Marathon 2019

Amsterdam Marathon, 2018

26th Oct

2018

Accidentally left movies on Flat colour so a bit w ...