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diff --git a/2020/info/35.md b/2020/info/35.md index 0effe3ca..68b8dd08 100644 --- a/2020/info/35.md +++ b/2020/info/35.md @@ -17,65 +17,61 @@ through Emacs text properties, font rendering, the .WAVE file format, and music theory. And hopefully at the end, we'll have something worth listening to. -There are extended notes, references, and links at [https://zck.me/emacsconf2020](https://zck.me/emacsconf2020). +There are extended notes, references, and links at +<https://zck.me/emacsconf2020>. -The source can be found at [https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/](https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/). -<!-- from the pad ---> - -- Actual start and end time (EST): Start 2020-11-29T16:29; Stop 2020-11-29T16:46 - - -# Questions (note that we don't have audio out from Zachary's computer in BigBlueButton, so any music demos will need to wait for a recorded video) - - -## Q9 : Any MIDI mapping possibilities? (Sorry Q8) +The source can be found at <https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/>. +<!-- from the pad ---> -## Q8: What were some of the challenges with writing a special-mode for Emacs? I'm interested in getting into this in the future, but I'm not really sure where to start. - -That'd be awesome, thanks! Will do - -I used define-derived-mode (<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Derived-Modes.html>) to make this mode. It's really useful! For more information, I recorded a talk about making major modes (<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk39mp8Vy4M>) a few years ago, at an EmacsNYC (<https://emacsnyc.org/>) meeting. - +- Actual start and end time (EST): Start 2020-11-29T16:29; Stop 2020-11-29T16:46 -## Q6: Do you think would be possible to add a set of recorded sounds in order to use those? +# Questions -Yes! Part of zmusic is tooling to make wave files, so it should be possible to slice-and-dice input data, and output valid wave files. +## Q9: What were some of the challenges with writing a special-mode for Emacs? I'm interested in getting into this in the future, but I'm not really sure where to start. +I used define-derived-mode +(<https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Derived-Modes.html>) +to make this mode. It's really useful! For more information, I +recorded a talk about making major modes +(<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk39mp8Vy4M>) a few years ago, at an +EmacsNYC (<https://emacsnyc.org/>) meeting. +- That'd be awesome, thanks! Will do. +## Q8: Any MIDI mapping possibilities? +Should be! Would just need to change the low-level. -## Q7: have you written any actual songs (in RRRM/WAVEing)? Can you play one ? +## Q7: Do you think would be possible to add a set of recorded sounds in order to use those? +Yes! Part of zmusic is tooling to make wave files, so it should be +possible to slice-and-dice input data, and output valid wave files. +## Q6: Have you written any actual songs (in RRRM/WAVEing)? Can you play one? +Nothing super or well put together as of now. ## Q5: Are there any open source musical instrument sample libraries that could be used? E.g. "play A 440 on Piano sample 1" to provide better quality notes than built-in tones - -Experimentation would be fun. However, the nice part about Emacs is that it doesn't have any external dependencies, you only need a way to play WAVes. - +Experimentation would be fun. However, the nice part about Emacs is +that it doesn't have any external dependencies, you only need a way to +play WAVes. ## Q4: What is your musical background? Do you play any instruments? - -Random instruments, started with recorder, played cello for a long time, now playing guitar. - +Random instruments, started with recorder, played cello for a long +time, now playing guitar. ## Q3: Any chance for an Emacs tracker/mod player? (plays several samples arranged in the same top-down fashion with effects applied to them for chiptune and keygen music) - +I don't really know what a tracker/mod player is. ## Q2: Will you play us another song? (RIP ears — who needs 'em, this is awesome! it is!) - UPDATE: can confirm, it was easy to play a song myself :-) Very nice! However git clone <https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic> didn't work, I wonder if I'm doing it wrong -- Had to browse to <https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/browse/zmusic.el> and copy/paste. -- It's mercurial! (I have Opinions about version control systems). Try \`hg clone\` instead, or copy/paste from the link directly. -- BAM! hg clone works fine - - Hooray! - - -## Q1: Why do you go top-to-bottom for time progression and left-to-right for low-to-high in stead of doing it pivoted? (e.g. higher is higher tone, left-to-right is time progression). This is awesome by the way!(+1) - -The initial app (the inspiration) worked this way. It is definitely something worth looking into. +- Had to browse to <https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/browse/zmusic.el> and copy/paste. +- It's mercurial! (I have Opinions about version control systems). Try + `hg clone` instead, or copy/paste from the link directly. +- BAM! hg clone works fine. + - Hooray! +## Q1: Why do you go top-to-bottom for time progression and left-to-right for low-to-high in stead of doing it pivoted? (e.g. higher is higher tone, left-to-right is time progression). This is awesome by the way! +The initial app (the inspiration) worked this way. It is definitely +something worth looking into. # Notes - -notes, references, and links at <https://zck.me/emacsconf2020> - +Notes, references, and links at <https://zck.me/emacsconf2020> |