iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 01/10/2026

I’ve got all this coming up and more. I’ve been writing so much music! I can’t wait for everyone to hear these games. 🥹

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 24/09/2026

36 core M5 Ultra, 60 core GPU, 256 gb ram, 8TB storage, 2 datadogs

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 16/09/2026

Boy lunch is parfait and cocktails

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 13/09/2026

As a composer for videogames, a golf game nerd, and a Konami game fan, this is the coolest shit ever. Game music CDs are the best.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 13/09/2026

Yep but I’m pretty sure. I’m the only person on earth that wanted this. Got it there yesterday.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 11/09/2026

I got the 冷たい one and I’m so mad 😡 BTW I’m back! Tadaima 👋

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 04/09/2026

She may be new on the job but she has impeccable taste in synths

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 02/09/2026

Acquired: Taito’s Gun Lock and Namco’s Nebulas Ray, two beloved shmups. 🕹️ I am terrible at both but so glad to have now. 90s shmups are my happy place

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 24/08/2026

Reunited with an old friend, one of my favorite synthesizers of all time, the Yamaha SY77 I picked this up from the guy in LA and it looks fantastic for something 37 years old. Of course it sounds like so many songs that I’ve loved forever. I’m looking forward to using it in my work.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 18/08/2026

A joy only a synth nerd could love: menus and UI from 2003 on this amazing instrument. Always wanted a Roland V-Synth. Very excited to finally have one.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 13/08/2026

Holy grail acquired: Konami’s Open Golf Championship / Golfing Greats 2 System GX arcade PCB. I’m so happy 🥹⛳️

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 09/08/2026

For music gear it was absolutely stacked!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 09/08/2026

American Hard-Off 🥹🥹🥹 I’m so happy I could cry 😭

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 07/08/2026

I am happy to introduce you to the newest member of my family, Cordelia the Corgi. Cordi is the sweetest puppy you'll meet. She loves her big bro CoCo Ichi & is excited about everything. While nothing would ever replace my beloved Yuki, Cordi is from the same breeder and has the same sweet nature.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 27/07/2026

Here's your Studio Dog update for this week. I think this guy likes synthesizers as much as I do!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 21/07/2026

My piano book is back in stock at the OMOCAT store for those of you that asked. And that’s a lot of ppl!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 16/07/2026

New synth day! Roland V-Stage 76 as I’ve almost always used stage boards as my main as more of a performer-type composer. Insanely amazing key action, the first of its type!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 09/07/2026

Can you tell that I hate reverb plugins?

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

Hell yeah! Four hours later and we’re back in business. Here is next to his beloved little brother, the EX5R. The brand new black screen looks amazing, the battery works perfectly, I cleaned out all the buttons and their functionality is way better too! Yay!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

Some of the brutal shit I had to do: move diodes so that the aftermarket screen would work in the space, pull out resistors and replace them with other ones, scrape out 20+ year-old foam and replace, and many other things

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

Second thing is a big one: it’s been so long that screens are no longer made. Mine had faded so this new guy will go in, tho it’s some detailed work.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

First thing: replacing the old perma battery with this little case where I can easily replace the battery later. Also LOL Daiso battery.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

Pristine! If you want synth innards details, here you go.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 30/06/2026

Anyone that knows me knows that I love to use old synthesizers in my work. But maintenance is part of the territory, and so today my beloved Yamaha TG77 goes in for surgery. It’s from 1990 but I still use it nearly every week!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 23/06/2026

After years of hunting for a good clean, working one, I finally found one of my most wanted old synths, the Yamaha TQ5. This masterpiece of late 80s design (from the famed Frog Design) is a 4op FM synth that sounds so nostalgic. I made this little demo you hear in the video with it! It's so cool! 🥹

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 21/06/2026

I can already tell you right now: This game is 100% worth the purchase on the quality of the music alone. Super inspired writing, beautiful melodic sense, exceptional execution. I am instantly a fan of Morotani and Nakamachi.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 04/06/2026

Happy International Corgi Day to my little friend, CoCo Ichibanya, as well as all the other corgis out there!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 26/05/2026

Timelapse of amazing villas in the Kobe mountains we have for relaxing after BitSummit, played at 2x because they are huge. Stick around for the surprise ending 😆 Also note the thermal rooms and the on-tap onsen!

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 25/05/2026

I saw so many dog meetups.

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Dale North @dalenorthmusic.com · 25/05/2026

During BitSummit I stayed in a house on the Kamo River and just enjoyed nature and people watched and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. Here are a few nice moments I’d like to share in this thread:

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