{"id":55789,"date":"2025-04-26T13:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/?p=55789"},"modified":"2025-04-26T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:22:06","slug":"detritus-784","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/detritus-784","title":{"rendered":"Detritus 784"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man putting face in painting and smiling\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7iGJmowxOFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nFascinating how the eyes change, without changing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Also fascinating &#8211; Carney\u2019s Checkmate: <a href=\"https:\/\/deanblundell.substack.com\/p\/carneys-checkmate-how-canadas-quiet\">How Canada&#8217;s Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs<\/a><br \/>\nMeanwhile&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2025\/04\/21\/drum-machine-price-before-tariffs-399-after-tariffs-977\/\">Drum Machine Price Before Tariffs: $399, After Tariffs: $977<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 How an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/644385\/nuclear-power-plant-acoustics-lab\">unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab<\/a> <- love to record IRs there!\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 DinSync are showing their new <a href=\"https:\/\/sonicstate.com\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/cut-your-own-vinyl\/\">NC-V8 Acoustic Lathe<\/a> at SuperBooth &#8217;25 &#8211; it uses a &#8220;gantry&#8221; design that sits across an existing high torque turntable, apparently &#8220;many so-called &#8220;superOEM&#8221; turntables with high torque Hanpin designed motors already exist in the market today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 This <a href=\"https:\/\/zeyuet.github.io\/AudioX\/\">AudioX: Diffusion Transformer for Anything-to-Audio Generation<\/a> is interesting only because the examples &#038; demoes are so bad. One &#8211; genmerating music for a video, is kind of hilarious. Its pounding generic happy techno, as the onscreen text describes the protagonist witnessing his father &#8220;getting butchered&#8230; by the mob&#8221; lol. And the examples on audio in=painting with the start &#038; end of a retro sounding siren slowly rising &#038; then falling being infill painted with 2 or 3 completely different era tonally random sirens&#8230; One last bogus example &#8211; one of the nature videos with generated soundtrack had wind-on-mic noise! I had to stop there. Interest terminated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Royko.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Royko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"639\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Royko.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Royko-740x591.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Royko-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Horace Andy Zion Gates Mixed By The Scientist\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/--oWYdZMSqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u25b6 the genius<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 bleak stuff: America used to fire the world\u2019s imagination \u2013 but now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/apr\/17\/america-used-to-fire-the-worlds-imagination-but-now-the-cultural-conversation-is-being-silenced\">the cultural conversation is being silenced<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 NHK <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.nhk.or.jp\/school\/watch\/clip\/?das_id=D0005300840_00000\">measuring the speed of sound, using a cymbal &#038; people with flags!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 Interesting project to <a href=\"https:\/\/protopedia.net\/prototype\/6706\">See the sound!<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/handicraft.booth.pm\/items\/6815965\">more here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/96808503?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" title=\"BUCHLA documentary preview\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u25b6 I&#8217;d love to see the full doco&#8230; It had some Kickstarter funding but got shut down during Covid&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6 How brilliant &#8211; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthmad.com\/hs-editor\/\">web based patch editor for ASM Hydrasynth!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/drone_bait.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/drone_bait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55838\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3134.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3134.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_3134-651x740.jpeg 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/hindsight.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/hindsight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/hindsight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/hindsight-740x432.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/hindsight-768x448.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Where.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Where.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55840\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/evil-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/evil-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"794\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/evil-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/evil-1-740x734.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/evil-1-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sidechain.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sidechain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sidechain.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sidechain-740x664.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sidechain-768x690.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe-493x740.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe-740x1110.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/Vibe-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"983\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi-602x740.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi-740x909.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/sushi-768x944.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;Could you turn up the unagi please?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"902\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT-656x740.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT-740x834.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.musicofsound.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/TPuploads\/2025\/04\/NIT-768x866.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Twin sisters Bridgette and Paula Powers recount mayhem on Steve Irwin Way, Sunshine Coast | 7NEWS\" width=\"700\" 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