From b49d5383ffb9ad3ae75c0963d16a29587a5c2a98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sacha Chua Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 00:34:46 -0500 Subject: Tweak pad formatting --- 2020/info/35.md | 27 +++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) (limited to '2020/info/35.md') diff --git a/2020/info/35.md b/2020/info/35.md index 8496ac8b..729709ae 100644 --- a/2020/info/35.md +++ b/2020/info/35.md @@ -30,17 +30,14 @@ The source can be found at [https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/](https://hg.sr.ht/~zck ## 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 -### That'd be awesome, thanks! Will do - - -### I used define-derived-mode () to make this mode. It's really useful! For more information, I recorded a talk about making major modes () a few years ago, at an EmacsNYC () meeting. +I used define-derived-mode () to make this mode. It's really useful! For more information, I recorded a talk about making major modes () a few years ago, at an EmacsNYC () meeting. ## Q6: 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. +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. ## Q7: have you written any actual songs (in RRRM/WAVEing)? Can you play one ? @@ -48,14 +45,12 @@ The source can be found at [https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/](https://hg.sr.ht/~zck ## 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) @@ -63,11 +58,9 @@ The source can be found at [https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/](https://hg.sr.ht/~zck ## 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! -### UPDATE: can confirm, it was easy to play a song myself :-) Very nice! - - -### However git clone didn't work, I wonder if I'm doing it wrong +However git clone didn't work, I wonder if I'm doing it wrong - Had to browse to and copy/paste. @@ -80,12 +73,10 @@ The source can be found at [https://hg.sr.ht/~zck/zmusic/](https://hg.sr.ht/~zck ## 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. +The initial app (the inspiration) worked this way. It is definitely something worth looking into. # Notes - -## notes, references, and links at +notes, references, and links at -- cgit v1.2.3