▶ lol

▶ re Waves new attempt to force all to a subscription SaaS strategy:
fcuk around, find out

▶ In 2017, a group of developers hilariously competed for who could create worst volume control interface in the world. A twitter thread of the results

▶ Intriguing tiny multi-dimensional MIDI controller: 8mu

▶ yeah nah… bit late for April 1

▶ Thomas Newman inteview
(interesting what he says at 29.00 about attending the final mix/dub of a film he has scored, and how difficult and unpleasant it is. Working as a sound designer on films I always wondered why it was more common for the music editor to attend the mix and not the composer. I discovered exactly why myself on my last film score and thankfully had a great music editor, but I can only describe it as feeling like you have woken up during a major operation and all your internal organs are sitting out in the open for all to see, and to possibly be re-combined in ways you did not intend. Fun. Not! “Newman: moments of true horror… will I survive? etc”)

▶ trying a new Mastering plugin: Masterplan

▶ Craig Smith: Preserving the USC Optical Sound Effects Library incluing the original ADR/wild recording of the Wilhelm

▶ it is ‘sad and beautiful’ to read all the thoughts & tributes for Ryuichi Sakamoto, but it’s also been culturally fascinating to read tributes from within Japan. One of my Japanese friends explained a uniquely Japanese law: “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.” A certain degree of conformity is required, which explains the leagues of salarymen and some of the respect shown to Sakamoto, apart from his music.

Asahi Shinbum: COMMENTARY: Sakamoto defied accepted norms, spoke out fiercely on social issues

Japan Today: Tributes pour in for Japanese musician Sakamoto

Mainichi: Famed Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto mourned across the world

▶ Nokia 8800 ringtones [in honor of Ryuichi Sakamoto]