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@ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy

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#Brewer and #Freelance #VisualEffects #electronicMusic #Artist and #FrenchHorn also some #AmateurRadio ZL4CDM. #Ally #HopePunk #AmbientSpace #BonkWave #Swirthy […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ cloudisland.nz/@ambientspace, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

[Naked legs in a tub.] @xssfox I agree!

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

@virtualbri that’s proper quality is wot that is.

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Pat @pat.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

I love Adam Shand's 'Realistic Wellington Calendar' and have used it as the basis for the rule set for Can You Beat Wellington (@CanYouBeat ). But what it was really missing was a clock hand to tell you where we currently are in the year. So, in honor of being […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Adam Shand's Realistic Wellington Weather Calendar. It is a circle, with segments representing the 6 seasons of Wellington: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring 1, Shitsville and, Spring 2. I've added a clock hand that points to where we are currently in the year and it is now pointing towards 'Shitsville'.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

[Naked legs in a tub.] That was a week. A warm soak with a generous application of magnesium sulfate for the soaking water and rye whiskey (mixed 1:2 with cold water) plus a dash of walnut bitters with a touch of maple syrup for the soakee means I’ll unwind […] [Original post on cloudisland.nz]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Buona notte Fediverse.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@Unixbigot the zaps dispelled all sense of disbelief. The coronal discharge images were really cool. Mostly, I just rebelled in soldering a contraption together that a) worked, and b) allowed me to hide in a dark basement for hours at a stretch under Providence Rhode Island with spiders, spirits […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@Unixbigot I built a #KirlianCamera in the late 20th century. It made fun looking images, but sadly no auras were snapped. 10kV was a bitey twinge on the ground lead alligator clipped to the back of my hand.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@Unixbigot 9-day weeks have my sense of modulo-7 all wonked up and I don’t know what day it is anymore either.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Friends, somehow I’ve created a business (small packaging brewery) which is at its most demanding of me in October for the past 5 years. It is a month of 9-day weeks and halfway along the fatigue is starting to mount. Present me is grateful that past me planned a bit better this year and now I […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

#eqNZ wobble

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Rich, chocolate spice and indulgent complexity. I think this beer will taste amazing now and incredible with some age.

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

It’s a humid and rainy day and our new batch of Shepherd’s Ale is tasting amazing. At 2.5% it could almost be an anytime of day beverage.

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

On a day when I exhausted and not wanting the intrusion of current events; there are nuggets of calm introspection to share with anyone who might benefit from something soothing. There’s a longer syndicated series of the detailed build, but this is glorious. #WoodenBoat #Boatstadon […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@alisynthesis yes! That would be super cool. There’s lots of lighting possibilities too. Maybe an album cover?

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@alisynthesis put some dim, red lights in the box and a spy hole at the other end and call it a "View of the Creepy World!"

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@alisynthesis are you sure that is not part of your upcoming #Halloween decorations?

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@ercanbrack Vital, or Osirus/OSTirus are my go to non #Bitwig synths that I look to on #Linux. Both are free.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

I'm using the free version. vital.audio/#getvital

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

So, did you know that #Vital is available for #Linux? An interesting exercise to build the horn patch in #BitwigStudio, but why not make it in Vital and run it as a monophonic voice and get a Tuba, French Horn and 3 Trumpets all going at it? I think this is much closer to what I've been […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

@futurebird I can’t recall there being and time when this would have applied. I loved radio drama and would request various titles around holidays. If I wanted to buy something, then I found ways to hustle and do odd jobs to reach my goals. I mowed lawns, split and stacked actual tons of […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

This patch needs some work. There’s too much high end activity and it sounds a bit less brassy and more clown horn to my ears. We’ll see if I can bring it to a happier state.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

My #BitwigStudio #Brass explorations continue. There is a fascinating #Vital #Wavetable demo for brass synths that I had been messing with a long while ago, and now that I am better equipped I can make it go in Bitwig using modulators. I need to step away from this for a bit as I in a bit of a […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@CCirco shared a track on the #BonkBoard where they used the #UheDiva which to my naive eye looks like a #MiniMoog. This led me to finding a YT tutorial on making a Mini Moog in the #BitwigStudio grid. And now I have a version that is becoming the #ASMinogue #PolyGrid preset. I am really liking […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

#JaronLopez is providing me with a very nice, ongoing grounding in music theory and production. If I wasn’t running a brewery I’d be leaning into making music. youtu.be/yQ3YQHi2uBk

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

[Health, sensitivity to chillies.] On the other hand, I’ve discovered some very simple exercises that seem to be helping rebuilding my core strength and hip rotators & flexors in particular. I stand on one leg, perform a knee raise with the other, and slowly move my thigh so that my knee […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

[Health, sensitivity to chillies.] I am lying on the couch with cramps and irritated lower GI after a foolish experiment with seeing if I could tolerate mild salsa and nachos (with finely shredded cos lettuce). Two nights in a row. Friends, I feel not good. I have shifted to bland foods, but […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social 💚

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7sleepersmusic @7sleepersmusic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

#CurrentlyListening to VERY cool history of #NewZealand's artsy new wave popsters #SplitEnz. First episode includes lots of early demo tapes. Fuck these cats were talented. Dive in! #Music #NewWave #ClassicRock #RadioNewZealand #RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/enzology

Enzology podcast

The story of New Zealand's most iconic band - Split Enz.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

And it sounds like this.

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

So I popped on over to #Linux and brought my #SwamHorns samples into #BitwigStudio and their improved #Sampler to see if I could coax a reasonable result. I am relatively new to using samplers (or at least building my own) and I am pretty freaking chuffed […] [Original post on cloudisland.nz]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

#IamSeeingDots posted a very fun recorded performance for #WeirdsvilleAlternativeOnlineFestiveal 2026. Live music with #noAI. You can check it out on their YT channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyMY_tV8xLg

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

While fully synthetic, there is a bunch more colour and character that is present in the Swam Horns. Making this test has revealed that I can simplify my device chains and instead of using a MIDI controller for expression that it also works pretty well to simply use an ADSR for modulating the […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

For comparison, here is the same passage as built entirely with #SWAMHorns and I've used stock #BitwigStudio devices for Compression, Reverb, Chorus and Filtering.

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I've been continue to dabble with the #UltraAudio #UltraSynth. This time I am created a more limited set of samples to load (4 velocities per octave) and the results sound decent and would likely work as a "processed" horn sound in #Linux. I have also learned heaps about expressive dynamics in […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@Unixbigot I somewhat regularly attempt to communicate with past me in the moments before falling asleep. It only needs to work once.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The #UltraAudio synth gets cooler and more amazing as I dig into it. I am excited that it is for #Linux ($) now (as well as the two OSes) and haven given some help to determine if I can get French Horns sounding decent (Swam Horn performance in Windows exported across as multi-samples to then […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@foxylustygrover.bsky.social 💚

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

#MadhuvantiPal has captured my attention with her amazing #RudraVeena playing. I am awestruck at this truly cosmic instrument and how it transports me to other realms when Madhuvanti plays. youtu.be/UgOObtgL-UY

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@Unixbigot 😻

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

@strypey I hear the words "lightly wrecked" and "no longer fit for purpose".

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@potterybyosa I also really like your choice to have the tapered, drawn end of the pulled handle to the top as it makes it seem much more balanced and visually lighter.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

@potterybyosa is that feldspar and some celadon for the green? Those are really pretty and I like the exotic lines of the jug.

Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

One of the very few reasons I have for booting up into Windows 11 is so that I can use the #AudioModelling #Swam #FrenchHorn #VST. I love how these sound. There really is no way to get this into #Linux. Sigh. However, it's worth it to go there when needed. @flockofnazguls - I loved your Bardo […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

#KelvinHelmholtzInstability as viewed in brewery waste. #NotBonkWave

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

[It’s Complicated: AI, my mother, cancer, injuries past.] I wish my mother had dispensed this wisdom before I discovered what her treadle Singer sewing machine could do to 4 year-old me’s thumb. I can’t remember that event, but it failed to make me properly wary of machines. I do respect them […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

#LinuxAudio folx! There is a #Linux public beta for #Ultra (a hybrid wavetable sampler) which I am excited to explore for it's possibilities of getting the French Horn into #BitwigStudio on Linux. The demo is free, but is time-limited to 30 minute sessions. ultra.audio The Clarinet […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

I am experiencing #CognitiveDissonance when I see Reddit (yes, I know...) shouting how high-end video cards are 5-10x more than the ones I would consider from a different online retailer in NZ (and are in stock). Thankfully I am not requiring a new GPU right now, but I would never consider […]

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Chris Mills @ambientspace.cloudisland.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

#LinuxAudio #BitwigStudio folk. Are any of you using a #Novation #Launchpad successfully in your workflow?

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026