Call me Synthnerd
@nerdysynthdude.bsky.social
Self-taught electronics boffin, synthesizer wrangler at Skald Modular, ex-writer, ex-medievalist, sometime photographer. When I'm not making things go boop in the night, I'm trying to be some moss on a tree or mulch or something. & Neurospicy.
I'd love to ride my autism bike, but the seat appears to be a child's windmill.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I'd love to ride my autism bike, but the seat appears to be a child's windmill.
This looks like a good little wavetable synth, but would it have killed Waldorf to make envelope parameters at least shift+twiddle on four knobs? Really?
New Waldorf Protein - 8 Voice Wavetable Poly : Desktop synth with 4-layers
Desktop synth with 4-layers
New Waldorf Protein - 8 Voice Wavetable Poly : Desktop synth with 4-layers
sonicstate.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This looks like a good little wavetable synth, but would it have killed Waldorf to make envelope parameters at least shift+twiddle on four knobs? Really?
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One of the funniest trailers for the #AdventureX was Trans Theft Horso. Especially thanks to @benjamilian.bsky.social 's excellent rhyming. The melody is so catchy, the songs of the game will follow you around for days. Thanks.
🦨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mG...
🦨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mG...
Trans Theft Horso gameplay trailer
YouTube video by Ben Swithen
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
One of the funniest trailers for the #AdventureX was Trans Theft Horso. Especially thanks to @benjamilian.bsky.social 's excellent rhyming. The melody is so catchy, the songs of the game will follow you around for days. Thanks.
🦨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mG...
🦨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mG...
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Brought out the Circuit Rhythm sampler to both fight GAS and make a full remix for a friend youtu.be/YAbGS0hz9e4 #electronicmusic #remix #circuitrhythm
How I Made a Full Remix Using Only The Novation Circuit Rhythm
YouTube video by Bay Mud
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Brought out the Circuit Rhythm sampler to both fight GAS and make a full remix for a friend youtu.be/YAbGS0hz9e4 #electronicmusic #remix #circuitrhythm
Yes I did spend my Saturday evening deriving a formula for calculating resistor ratios to give specific maximum boost and cut range for an EQ I'm working on. I've earned a beer I think.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yes I did spend my Saturday evening deriving a formula for calculating resistor ratios to give specific maximum boost and cut range for an EQ I'm working on. I've earned a beer I think.
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Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Giving my old Phonic PMC-12 mixer a once over. Got this in the early 90s and it's bulky and heavy compared to new gear, but it's a breeze to get into for repairs and still works. Several old mixers have attracted some kind of fashionable reputation, but not these.
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Giving my old Phonic PMC-12 mixer a once over. Got this in the early 90s and it's bulky and heavy compared to new gear, but it's a breeze to get into for repairs and still works. Several old mixers have attracted some kind of fashionable reputation, but not these.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Pottering along with some old 486 repairs. New RTC and some trace fixes this time. I'm not too familiar with computer repair so this is an education.
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Pottering along with some old 486 repairs. New RTC and some trace fixes this time. I'm not too familiar with computer repair so this is an education.
14 years of excellent service but now beyond economic repair, not least because Firewire is about 85 years out of date. Time for a change. Which annoyingly means finding a shit load of money. Sigh.
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
14 years of excellent service but now beyond economic repair, not least because Firewire is about 85 years out of date. Time for a change. Which annoyingly means finding a shit load of money. Sigh.
"I already recapped it"
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
rm -rf ~/
rm -rf ~/
"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"I already recapped it"
Having all these different mushrooms on my garden makes me way more excited than literally anything else in my life rn tbh.
October 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Having all these different mushrooms on my garden makes me way more excited than literally anything else in my life rn tbh.
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Registration reminder:
SYNTHposium
Saturday 11 October 2025
LEEDS, UK
09:00 - 22:00 (UK)
Food and refreshments will be provided for ticket holders
Bar open from 5pm
Registration:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Full details:
synthresearch.org/symposium
SYNTHposium
Saturday 11 October 2025
LEEDS, UK
09:00 - 22:00 (UK)
Food and refreshments will be provided for ticket holders
Bar open from 5pm
Registration:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Full details:
synthresearch.org/symposium
www.ticketsource.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Registration reminder:
SYNTHposium
Saturday 11 October 2025
LEEDS, UK
09:00 - 22:00 (UK)
Food and refreshments will be provided for ticket holders
Bar open from 5pm
Registration:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Full details:
synthresearch.org/symposium
SYNTHposium
Saturday 11 October 2025
LEEDS, UK
09:00 - 22:00 (UK)
Food and refreshments will be provided for ticket holders
Bar open from 5pm
Registration:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Full details:
synthresearch.org/symposium
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Registration is now open for the Synthesizer Research Network "SYNTHposium", to be held in the School of MUSIC, University of LEEDS, UK on Saturday 11th October 2025.
Registration is FREE, but compulsory:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Further information:
synthresearch.org/symposium
Registration is FREE, but compulsory:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Further information:
synthresearch.org/symposium
www.ticketsource.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Registration is now open for the Synthesizer Research Network "SYNTHposium", to be held in the School of MUSIC, University of LEEDS, UK on Saturday 11th October 2025.
Registration is FREE, but compulsory:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Further information:
synthresearch.org/symposium
Registration is FREE, but compulsory:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-xm...
Further information:
synthresearch.org/symposium
After wasting an entire evening I have come to the conclusion that Linux is for terrible people only.
August 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
After wasting an entire evening I have come to the conclusion that Linux is for terrible people only.
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Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani, Daphne Oram and Wenday Carlos - diy card dioramas from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
fun summer projects for people who want to stay cool!
fun summer projects for people who want to stay cool!
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Delia Derbyshire, Suzanne Ciani, Daphne Oram and Wenday Carlos - diy card dioramas from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com
fun summer projects for people who want to stay cool!
fun summer projects for people who want to stay cool!
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A lot of confusion on 'what has actually happened' in Kent with book bans. So we've put this 🧵 together
But whatever 'has or hasn't yet happened' – the council *has* instructed libraries to ban Trans+ books from the children's section.
That is both deplorable and vastly significant 👇
But whatever 'has or hasn't yet happened' – the council *has* instructed libraries to ban Trans+ books from the children's section.
That is both deplorable and vastly significant 👇
📕 Kent County Council has announce it will remove all transgender-related books from the children's sections of its libraries.
There has been lots of confusion about what this practically means - let’s take a look 🧵👇
There has been lots of confusion about what this practically means - let’s take a look 🧵👇
July 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A lot of confusion on 'what has actually happened' in Kent with book bans. So we've put this 🧵 together
But whatever 'has or hasn't yet happened' – the council *has* instructed libraries to ban Trans+ books from the children's section.
That is both deplorable and vastly significant 👇
But whatever 'has or hasn't yet happened' – the council *has* instructed libraries to ban Trans+ books from the children's section.
That is both deplorable and vastly significant 👇
Am having one of those weeks when technology feels like an absolute racket and I want to go back to just having a landline and books.
July 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Am having one of those weeks when technology feels like an absolute racket and I want to go back to just having a landline and books.
TL;DR: Reform are knobheads.
If y'all thought book bans could never happen here, I've got bad news for y'all.
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent council bans transgender books in children’s library section
KCC says the move came after a
www.bbc.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
TL;DR: Reform are knobheads.
New notes design suggestions:
£5 - dog turd bag left on pavement
£10 - the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
£20 - a map of Wakey Wines
£50 - Jim'll Paint It
£5 - dog turd bag left on pavement
£10 - the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
£20 - a map of Wakey Wines
£50 - Jim'll Paint It
New notes design suggestions:
£5 - plastic bag in the breeze
£10 - boarded up shop front
£20 - burned out Transit van
£50 - disappointing Christmas World
£5 - plastic bag in the breeze
£10 - boarded up shop front
£20 - burned out Transit van
£50 - disappointing Christmas World
New notes design suggestions:
£5 - a city pigeon
£10 - a seagull stealing chips at the beach
£20 - grey squirrel eating a dropped sandwich in a park
£50 - urban fox knocking over a dustbin
£5 - a city pigeon
£10 - a seagull stealing chips at the beach
£20 - grey squirrel eating a dropped sandwich in a park
£50 - urban fox knocking over a dustbin
July 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New notes design suggestions:
£5 - dog turd bag left on pavement
£10 - the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
£20 - a map of Wakey Wines
£50 - Jim'll Paint It
£5 - dog turd bag left on pavement
£10 - the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
£20 - a map of Wakey Wines
£50 - Jim'll Paint It
For anyone interested, this is what the inside of a mk. 2 ARP Odyssey looks like.
I don't post much, I know, but I'm currently fighting this thing and needed to share.
I don't post much, I know, but I'm currently fighting this thing and needed to share.
June 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For anyone interested, this is what the inside of a mk. 2 ARP Odyssey looks like.
I don't post much, I know, but I'm currently fighting this thing and needed to share.
I don't post much, I know, but I'm currently fighting this thing and needed to share.
So I sat cross legged on the floor to program my D-50 and apparently that was a bad idea and I must live on the floor now for all time.
June 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So I sat cross legged on the floor to program my D-50 and apparently that was a bad idea and I must live on the floor now for all time.
My first full synth build in about 1997. Amazingly, it still works.
May 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My first full synth build in about 1997. Amazingly, it still works.