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MIDI recording using an Android 6 device
Surprisingly I didn’t find any app to record the pieces I play via MIDI (not to mention playback). Though I found a fistful of suitable apps, they still show some drawbacks. Most do not provide native...
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MIDI recording using an Android device
Raspberry Pi 3 I used a Raspberry Pi 3 on top of one of my musical instruments to send program changes, record and playback MIDI as well as recording audio. A cardboard box did host the computer, its...
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Lineage OS (Android 7.1.1) for a Samsung Galaxy S3
I wanted to learn more about Android Nougat 7.1.1. I decided to install it on a Samsung Galaxy S3. The following is what I recall so far. Installing Team Win Recovery Project Download and install the...
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Using OsmAnd and Maps.me for a short vacation
For the latest trip I once again used Android apps that make use of Openstreetmap data for offline Navigation. This included three uses: car navigation (routing), hiking support (display a prerecorded...
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Neulich, als der Notenanzeiger versagte
Es gibt Momente, auf die man als Musiker gerne verzichten würde. Ich hatte gelegentlich mit Android-Mobiltelephonen Schwierigkeiten dergestalt, dass plötzlich die eingelegte Speichererweiterungskarte...
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Hardware relief after 7 years
I’m still running a rather barbed Mid 2011 Mac Mini powered by Mac Os X Lion 10.7.5 as my home machine. An upgrade is long overdue, but the later models did not provide any significant benefit. Other...
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Exchanging the vacuum cleaning engine
About six years ago I purchased an iRobot Roomba 780 vacuum cleaner. Since then, I have no clue how one can survive without such a gadget, despite the fact it was not a cheap investment at that time....
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Updating the firmware of a Korg Minilogue XD
Korg provides a firmware updater tool which does all the magic for you. It requires to turn the Minilogue XD into »Update mode«. Unfortunately, unlike advertised, neither the english nor the german...
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Migrating an Uberspace account
I am running a virtual machine at Uberspace.de for about eight years. Unfortunately its operating system will be deprecated at the end of this very year. As a consequence, users must configure a new...
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Zynthian – Network Configuration
The Zynthian provides several user interfaces: The most essential are the display, buttons and encoders of the unit, for direct access. Some of the tools additionally provide a native computer window,...
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