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ductionist

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About ductionist

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    I love Fire Fight! I got the demo on a PC Gamer disc when I was a kid and played it forever. And couple of years ago when I built a retro PC, it was one of the first games I loaded…

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    Comment #47678659

    If you’re curious about synths, I’d actually say it’s better to start with an instrument that’s standalone (that is, doesn’t need a MIDI controller). The HiChord is a good choice. …

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    Comment #47676802

    Hah! I hope it's worth the expense. Check out the Condukt discord when you get it going, lots happening in there.

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    Totally, and I think the need for MIDI Guide - the fact that MIDI CC/NRPN is pretty much a free-for-all - is also why the spec has such staying power. It's so unopinionated that it…

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    Comment #47676207

    That's an interesting idea. We've had a couple of requests to expand the format to include a mapping function between the CC/NRPN values and the 'display' values, e.g. [0, 127] -> …

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    Comment #47676120

    This is my pet feature :) There are so many cool sequencers and controllers, all with their own idiosyncratic plaintext instrument definition formats. Making little exporters for e…

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    Comment #47676086

    Hey thanks. I love the MIDI standard for exactly this reason too. Blows my mind that you can hook a forty year old synth up to a computer or iPad without drivers.

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    Thanks! My daughter loved it too. I tried to design the sharing workflow so that kids could send their designs to friends with printers (that's why I stuffed all the state into the…

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    Show HN: I built a word art generator for 3D printers

    I built a free browser-based tool for generating 3D text with multi-colour outlines, designed for 3D printers that support multiple filaments. You type text, pick a font, add colou…

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    Comment #41573022

    Dev here - we already have a developer membership from our other (monetized) apps, so releasing this doesn't cost us any additional money.

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    Comment #41571670

    That’s right, scans don’t appear in Photos. You can delete pages or scans with the usual iPhone controls (swipe left to show the Delete button, etc.)

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    I have the same problem with my “blinds” - I started calling them “shades” instead (not the usual term, in my vernacular at least) and have had much better luck. YMMV!

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