On Mon, 2 Apr 2018 22:20:19 -0400 "D. Michael McIntyre" <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 04/02/2018 05:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks--at least I know my messages are getting to the list. > >I'm very much less active than I used to be, but I still monitor the >lists, and I still look out for messages nobody else is answering. I >looked back through my inbox, and see no other messages from you. They >may be in the list archives, but I didn't get them. > >While I'm writing, I may as well let people know what I've been up to >lately. > >I was a MIDI and notation guy for many years, but then I bought a set of >drums. I mostly play drums and guitars now, and I mostly work with >audio. I was never a strong reader on guitar, and I didn't spend a lot >of time with drum notation either. > >My drum recording setup is complicated, and managing the hardware on >Linux is a complete nightmare. After 15 years of using Linux >exclusively, I finally switched to Windows for audio and video >production. Windows is survivable if you just use it for dedicated work >like this, and don't install any crap on it. > >Beyond all this, I went in with my son to buy a vintage truck. The work >we wanted to do required a welder and a cutting torch. Once I had >those, I knew it was time to set up the forge I had kept on my bucket >list for 20 years. Once I had the forge, I wanted a milling machine to >make easier work of making cross-guards for knives. Once I had a mill, >I wanted a lathe too. I also got a vinyl cutter so I could make masks >for etching lettering and ornamental designs into knife blades. > >I was having problems with condensation on my equipment, so I did some >research and came up with a solution to the problem. The guy posted his >finished project with just a vague outline of how it worked. I gave >myself a crash course in Arduino, and put together the Dewbane >Condensation Management system. It uses sensors, relays, and heaters to >keep my equipment heated above the dew point, so my expensive investment >is protected from condensation damage. There has been a little bit of >interest in the hobby machinist community, and I may sell a few of these >commercially. > >So that, in a nutshell, is why I don't have time to develop Rosegarden >anymore. I am very grateful to Ted Felix for picking up and carrying >the torch. > Always good to hear from you Michael. I see you swapped one treadmill for another :) :) To paraphrase: You can take the man away from the technology, but you can never take the technology away from the man! -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
