From 76dd60a386506efaefa8a53386a1ac5e9a78323f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jonathan Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 01:18:12 +1030 Subject: [PATCH] publish new blog entry --- src/blog/2023-03-24.md | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/blog/blog_next🚧.md | 34 ----------------------- 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/blog/2023-03-24.md delete mode 100644 src/blog/blog_next🚧.md diff --git a/src/blog/2023-03-24.md b/src/blog/2023-03-24.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..06ebf5e --- /dev/null +++ b/src/blog/2023-03-24.md @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +--- +title: 2023-03-24 +--- + +### some things i've been thinking about lately + +#### my art and this blog +i've only been ""doing"" ""art"" for the last two-ish years, and i decided early in to focus on my own satisfaction and learning over chasing social media numbers. i have shared my work semi-privately in small artist communities (discord servers mostly) and i do recommend doing that if you're starting out to get feedback and motivation. this said, i've avoided an instagram or a twitter for showcasing my stuff, just because i don't want to be one of those artists that is forced to vertical videos of sketch timelapses with that "did you know how much it means to us artists if you share our work" audio over the top (i do 100% understand why people do this and don't really judge them though; if you want to make a career out of art it really seems that shit like this is the only viable option. i also super love watching peoples progress in timelapse for my own learning). + +all this said, i think this blog might make for an excellent place to share my stuff, given that it doesn't have the social media stench attached to it. the real stinker is finding a good portfolio layout and maybe pulling in a lightbox plugin, but i'd be happy to throw some of my stuff up here. maybe when i get good enough i'll make a dedicated instagram. + +
+i made a sona the other day! i like them a lot! i don't know where to put them! here you go! + + +i'll probably also make a masterpage or a regular post with artists that i'm jiving with. my current little taste test is peter6409, who has that very artstation object concept artist vibe that i really like: +peter6409.artstation.com/ // twitter.com/peter6409 + +[![](https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/032/001/595/large/e-wo-kaku-peter-a7baa55d-13bc-4cx-8bbe-1b9ba5125a5b.jpg?1605193221)](https://peter6409.artstation.com/projects/OogR8v)
+[art by peter6409 on artstation](https://peter6409.artstation.com/projects/OogR8v) + +finally, i'd like talk about how i manage inspirations and references across the internet (spoiler: it's messy). i'm currently having to reorganise about a hundred tabs that i left open on my laptop from twitter and tumblr posts that i want to use; hopefully this can improve. + +#### love hultén synths +[lovehulten.com](https://www.lovehulten.com/) + +a friend sent me a link for love hultén, a person who makes some crazy looking 80's inspired (i think) electronics that are actually functional! see: this machine that transmits electrical signals from cacti and runs them through a synth to create music + +[![](https://www.lovehulten.com/uploads/3/0/4/8/30489724/kak1tesst_orig.jpg)](https://www.lovehulten.com/desertsongs.html)
+[desert songs by love hultén](https://www.lovehulten.com/desertsongs.html) + +there are all kinds of things on this site, including some videogame consoles and furniture in their particular flavour, but mostly just a crapload of synths + +#### smsl c200 +i'm heavily of the opinion that audiophiles are deranged and could spend their money elsewhere, but i do recognise the benefit of some of the more entry level audio gear: more power to run higher impedence headphones or unpowered amps, support for balanced (if that's your thing), lower noise floor, a nice big dial on the front for when a game decides to run at 0 db and blow your eardrums out. + +
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+neither of these images are mine, and theyre both being hosted elsewhere. hopefully they don't get taken down + +i've had a couple of desktop dacs and amps since i started taking pc stuff seriously: the infamous [schiit](https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus) [stack](https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-plus), and some nice jds labs gear [(dac)](https://jdslabs.com/product/ol-dac/), [(amp)](https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-amp/). i've had complaints about both of these setups: + +1. they all use wall warts, which are large, making them difficult to slot onto power strips. the weight also causes them to randomly fall out. theyre also chinese imports and the shells are very weak; i've broken all but one of them and only actually remember physically holding one when it broke. +2. the import prices to australia for these things is absurd. both kits are budget friendly options in the states, costing around 200 usd. buying them in australia will cost you closer to 500 aud, which is still close to twice the price, even after currency conversion. +3. my modi mysteriously died one day. in a way this is a benefit of a stack rather than an all in one, as i could just replace it with the aforementioned jds labs ol dac, but my magni wall wart fell out of its power strip a couple of weeks later and managed to land pins down, jamming them all the way into the body of the power brick. + +this all led me to the hot new thing in audio, which is to embrace the weird, less well documented world of chinese first party equipment. the smsl c200 is yet to disappoint: power management is inside the unit, removing the risk of falling power bricks or weird power strip incompoatibilities. the build quality is better than any of the previously mentioned items (the jds labs atom is particularly weird on this point, being very flimsy feeling injection moulded plastic). the case is anodised aluminium with really solid inputs and a super pretty stepped knob. finally, the whole thing is 300 aud, shipped. it took about a month to come from aliexpress, but american import would be slower and addicted to audio in aus isn't super quick either. +[![](https://www.smsl-audio.com/upload/portal/undefined/XQ2C20032.jpg)](https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/799.html)
+[look at the cute little bluetooth antenna on this creature](https://www.smsl-audio.com/portal/product/detail/id/799.html) + +long story short, i really recommend this piece of gear. an all around better unit for a much lower cost. + +#### these delightful little modular cardboard containers +[jerswoodshop.com/cardboard-hardware-boxes/](http://jerswoodshop.com/cardboard-hardware-boxes/) + + + +i randomly got recommended a video of these little boxes by jer schmidt. they're made out of normal corrugated cardboard, which makes them a thrifty option, and the very particular design decisions make them super sturdy. let the record state that i don't really have enough tidbits to make proper use of a drawer of them, but the design is so well thought out that they've been bouncing around my head all month. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/blog/blog_next🚧.md b/src/blog/blog_next🚧.md deleted file mode 100644 index f99e86a..0000000 --- a/src/blog/blog_next🚧.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: blog_next -# eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true -# permalink: false -draft: true ---- - -### some things i've been thinking about lately - -#### my art and this blog -i've only been ""doing"" ""art"" for the last two-ish years, and i decided early in to focus on my own satisfaction and learning over chasing social media numbers. i have shared my work semi-privately in small artist communities (discord servers mostly) and i do recommend doing that if you're starting out to get feedback and motivation. this said, i've avoided an instagram or a twitter for showcasing my stuff, just because i don't want to be one of those artists that is forced to vertical videos of sketch timelapses with that "did you know how much it means to us artists if you share our work" audio over the top (i do 100% understand why people do this and don't really judge them though; if you want to make a career out of art it really seems that shit like this is the only viable option. i also super love watching peoples progress in timelapse for my own learning). - -all this said, i think this blog might make for an excellent place to share my stuff, given that it doesn't have the social media stench attached to it. the real stinker is finding a good portfolio layout and maybe pulling in a lightbox plugin, but i'd be happy to throw some of my stuff up here. maybe when i get good enough i'll make a dedicated instagram. - -i'll probably make a masterpage or a regular post with artists that i'm jiving with. my current little taste test is peter6409, who has that very artstation object concept artist vibe that i really like: -peter6409.artstation.com/ // twitter.com/peter6409 - -i'll probably talk about how i manage inspirations and references across the internet (spoiler: it's messy). i'm currently having to reorganise about a hundred tabs that i left open on my laptop from twitter and tumblr posts that i want to use; hopefully this can improve. - -#### lovehulten synths -- insane synths https://www.lovehulten.com/ - -#### smsl c200 -i'm heavily of the opinion that audiophiles are deranged and could spend their money elsewhere, but i do recognise the benefit of some of the more entry level audio gear: more power to run higher impedence headphones or unpowered amps, support for balanced (if that's your thing), lower noise floor, a nice big dial on the front for when a game decides to run at 0 db and blow your eardrums out. - -i've had a couple of desktop dacs and amps since i started taking pc stuff seriously: the infamous [schiit](https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus) [stack](https://www.schiit.com/products/modi-plus), and some nice jds labs gear [(dac)](https://jdslabs.com/product/ol-dac/), [(amp)](https://jdslabs.com/product/atom-amp/). i've had complaints about both of these setups, namely that australian import prices are absurd, the wall warts to use them are cumbersome, and a mysterious failure in my modi. - -#### these delightful little modular cardboard containers -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyQEPzpkLk - - i have an immense need for these delightful little cardboard containers, even though i dont really have anythign to put in them - - -- https://www.11ty.dev/docs/quicktips/not-found/ -