To be honest, I never really got on well with Groovemaker, so it’s going from my 3G.
Author: ashleyelsdon
Storyteller - Poet - Explorer
SomaFM: Underground 80s
I started listening to this station just the other day, and it is wonderful, and terrible, all at the same time. It feeds my obsession with the 80’s sound, and delivers up songs that I hadn’t heard before, ones I’d long forgotten, and some that I wish I could forget too.
What a great little station. Long may it last.
App revisit: Looptastic Electro
I really love Looptastic Producer, and this is an earlier version of the app with no ability to add in samples or loops in any way. Which makes it kind of limited really, but it’s been fun to play with again, although I won’t be keeping it on my 3G.
The British Design Exhibition at the V&A
I heard about this a few weeks ago and was attracted to it because of the stuff connected to Factory Records, but actually there was loads more there. In fact there’s almost too much in this exhibition, and not enough, it that makes any sense at all.
It almost leaves you wanting lots more in every category. I loved the mini, but then wanted to see a load more vintage and classic cars, and the Jag was great I have to admit. The games stuff and the ZX Spectrum just fueled my craving for a Speccy and a ZX81.
I can see myself visiting this exhibition again in a few weeks as there’s too much to take in with one visit. But it’s well worth a look as is the V&A as a whole.
App revisit: Voice Band
This is a really amazing concept. The idea that you can make a whole track just by singing different instruments. But it isn’t that easy to control.
More Processing on the iPad
After being a little disappointed by the first Processing app for iOS I found this one, called PR0C0DIN6, which seems to have a lot more possibilities, and the editor is much simpler to use. So I’ll let you know soon how this one works out.
If you want to check it out on the app store it costs £2.99, which I didn’t think is too bad as it’s a universal app.
App revisit: Songatron
Here’s another app that’s leaving my 3G. It’s fun, but not much more. Although I bet it wasn’t easy to make. Still, I can’t see a real use for it in terms of my music making.
Even more Arduino
At least something is going as planned.
App revisit: Oscilloscoop
Another app that’s gone from my 3G. Oscilloscoop is great fun to play around with and very cool visual concept, but didn’t really progress on from there. I think it had potential, but it didn’t develop. Never mind.
A Dickens walk around London on a wet and windy day
It was almost the worst possible weather for this kind of event, but even so, it was really worth going to. The guy who was leading the walk is involved with the Spitalfields Life blog, which is a great read if you don’t know it.
I have to say that the walk did bring Dickens to life in his native Shadwell and Limehouse, and despite the poor weather I did enjoy the walk. I might even do another one at some point in the future, although I might wait for better weather next time.
It also made me realise just how much of London I don’t know at all.
I am Ashley Elsdon 