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Modifying a Behringer FCB1010 controller
I was looking for a pedal block controller for the Korg Kronos, but to no avail. I finally bought a Behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller s/h (second hand, not sample & hold :), a device...
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Bringing CyanogenMod to a Motorola Defy+
My brother complained about the insufficient performance of his Motorola Defy+. Fortunately a community firmware (CyanogenMod) exists, though it is not that easy to install. I found several tutorials...
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Phonic Helix Board 24 Universal PHHB24U replaced by a MOTU UltraLite
Since I reduced the amount of synths drastically, the Phonic Helix Board 24 Universal PHHB24U became sheer overhead. I sold and replaced it by a MOTU UltraLite to save space on my desk.
View ArticleRebuilding the tracker cache on the N900
From time to time the metadata tracker of the N900 (yes, I’m still using this excellent piece of hardware with its well crafted software) gets some hickup. This happens for instance when copying new...
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Last Macro Catch June 2014
The pupa in the topmost picture and the following flowers have been shot using a Samsung NX30 and the 60mm macro lens (EX-M60SB). Additionally the flowers have been shot using a LED light ring...
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Neulich, als ich eine Datei von meinem Android-Gerät auf den Mac übertragen...
Wie ich vor knapp zwei Jahren schon schrieb, beherrscht Android seit Version 3 am USB-Kabel keinen Massenspeichermodus mehr, sondern nutzt das Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Da Mac OS X von Haus aus...
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Testausritt mit Osmand und BRouter die Zweite
Nach dem Testlauf mit Osmand auf dem Tablet habe ich heute Osmand zur Radnavigation auf dem Telefon ausprobiert. Das Routing in Osmand hat BRouter übernommen, den es auch im Web zum Ausprobieren gibt....
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Can OsmAnd do bike routing from Achern to Strasbourg?
Still we enjoy the storks, but in a couple of days, in August, they will be heading towards Africa. They can do so since they have natively built-in navigation capabilities. What a pity, they will...
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MOTU UltraLite shortcomings
The MOTU UltraLite does an almost perfect job. It provides a sturdy chassis, and the overall feel is robust. I configured it once, and I usually do not touch it except for its master volume knob. The...
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New drugs arrived
Yesterday this nice package arrived. It’s the revision B+ of the Raspberry Pi, providing improved audio quality and a microSD card slot instead of the formerly used SD card slot. Additionally I bought...
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Raspberry Model B, Wolfson audio card, wooden case
That’s a Raspberry Pi (former Model B, not the more recent B plus) with a Wolfson audio card attached in a wooden case from guitarreria.com. After my first attempt with the built-in audio card of a B...
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Korg announced the Kronos 2
There have been some rumors, since the Kronos X 88 has not been available for purchase for quite some while now. Meanwhile Korg announced the Kronos 2, so the most obvious new features are now known....
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Manual white balance of the Samsung NX30
Under daylight conditions, the Samsung NX30 does a pretty good job concerning auto white balancing. It has difficulties to cope with energy saving bulbs at the ceiling, though. Fortunately it provides...
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Automobiltechnik, die mich nicht begeistert
Kürzlich hatte ich für eine Fahrstrecke von rund 700 km über Stadtmobil einen VW Golf gebucht. Dabei sind mit zwei Dinge unangenehm in Erinnerung geblieben. Telefon Mein Telefon wollte ich mitnichten...
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Holla, here’s Jolla
Needless to say that I didn’t manage to do anything I intended to do this very eve… :)
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First Jolla steps
Meanwhile I got a bit more used to Jolla’s user interface, and I’m quite curious how well it will serve me. Of course I immediately started to configure the handset to my uses. Subsequently I shed...
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Rose Druckmacher AL180
Ich habe immer Autoventile an meinen Rädern genutzt. Da es in der Umgebung genügend Tankstellen gibt, kann man zu Beginn einer Tour (oder auch unterwegs) kurz halten, den Luftdruck nachfüllen, gleich...
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Der langsame Abschied vom NX-Kamerasystem
Wenn man sich für eine hochwertigere Kamera zulegt, entscheidet man sich gleichzeitig für ein bestimmtes “Ökosystem” – zumindest wenn man mit Wechselobjektiven arbeiten möchte. Ich wunderte mich...
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Raspberry Pi 3 networking issues
I run a Raspberry for some special purpose application, mainly to record and playback audio and MIDI and remotely controlling some musical instrument. Former hardware revisions provided too little...
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Wenn das Samsung Galaxy S3 mal “spinnt”…
Ich verwende nach wie vor ein S3. Es zeigten sich einige Auffälligkeiten: Das Gerät lief ohne ersichtlichen Grund extrem heiß, die Akkulaufzeit nahm dementsprechend rapide ab. Es startete ohne...
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