I want someone to make me a light synthesizer

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Basically, a bit like the 'Neon' thing in the XBox360 or even like the one the Playstation had.

It needs to react to sound/music.

I have no particular commercial use for it other than my own personal entertainment.

I'll expect a few contenders to be knocked up by next weekend.

Indiepath

Go talk to Jeff I'm sure he'll pass on a few hints.

Grey Alien

I'll ask Jean Michel Jarre if he's gone any old ones kicking around.

teamonkey

Neon/PC is due out any day now...

Perturbatio

get winamp and some custom plugins.

puki

Good idea "Perturbatio". I'll take a look for plugins.

However, I will not be happy if I don't find anything I like. So I suggest you start working on one for when I get back.

CS_TBL

I think you must large first before requesting such software, thou "puki" :P

Kanati

*poof* yer a light synthesizer.

John Blackledge

Puki - it's a well known fact that I'm the oldest, brain-damaged hippy around here.

So I could be forgiven for asking for this ("He's a very clean old man isn't he." -Hard Day's Night).

But _you_ should be ashamed.

Doggie

#10

How old are ya cuz I went down the tubes somewhere around May of 1971 and I keep thinking any day now it might ease up a bit. Drink lots of orange juice and still listen to Black Sabbath.

Oh and Puki, just have a look at the table lamp. That is synthetic light.

puki

#11

Sniff.

I bet someone would make me one if I said I'll pay you $1,700 (USD) or £1,000 (UKS).

Kanati

#12

I'd make you three of them for that price. :)

Kanati

#13

Just went and looked at the neon video on llamasoft's site. It's pretty. It's fast... But I don't see a whole lot of music visualization there. There was only a few brief moments where I thought it looked like it was actually reacting to the music itself. Thumbs down mister Minter... Thumbs down.

teamonkey

#14

@Kanati
You've seen it on the 360 though, right?

Kanati

#15

negative

teamonkey

#16

Ah. Well it does beat detection well enough on that. :)

Neon's designed to be controlled manually with up to four controllers. When the controllers are inactive for a bit it goes into 'autopilot' mode which is where the beat detection stuff comes in to play.

John Blackledge

#17

Orange juice - yuk! It's too late for that.
And I'm still listening to YES.

What happened to you in 1971?
Or is that the point.... 'if you can remember, you were'nt there' ?

(1. Actually, someone, possibly Puki, did compile a list of Blitzers' ages..... anyone know where that thread went?)
(2. It's amazing how many brain-damaged teens and twenties in the 60s and 70s went on to become programmers.
What worries me is.... what's your excuse, new guys?)

puki

#18

I thought "Wedoe" did that list - I keep the lists of all of your addresses.

I'd assume the thread is now deleted - coz I can't see it in "Wedoe's" thingy-bob.

Anyway, back on topic.

I'm still waiting for someone to make my light synth thing.

big10p

#19

Just turn your living room light on/off, in time to the music, Puki.

Grey Alien

#20

I started the age thread and Wedoe tirelessly compiled it all. It even had D.O.B on it and star signs etc. That's when I concluded that a large number of forum members were 30ish, had 8bit computers then Amigas then PCs and were trying to re-capture those heady days by using Blitz again. And many people concurred with this. It describes me too.

puki

#21

Last updated 25/4/2005

Updated once again !
44 anyone ??

Moved to this post for my convenience:

Age - Name (In order of appearance)
-----------------------------------

13 - Agamer, Lattyware
14 - po
15 - Bot Builder, Rich05
16 - Noel Cower, nawi, PCD GUY
17 - MattVonFat, DIABLO, Sarge
18 - Ryan Moody, Uber Lieutenant, Michael Reitzenstein
19 - Jimbob, Zenith, Coorrae
20 - Lenn, Tyler
21 - Cygnus, Eikon, Ross C
22 - skn3[ac], aeiou, {cYanide}
23 - Brandon, CodeD, ckob, Fry Crayola
24 - RiK, Drago, Specis, AndyBoy_UK
25 - ENAY, Amon, Orca
26 - Caff, Deux, Jeremy Alessi, meemoe_uk
27 - CS_TBL, Erik Thon, LarsG, Sweenie, Foppy, HRC_SPIDER
28 - Malice, Lemort, GitTech, Papa Lazarou
29 - Grey Alien, FlameDuck, trb, Réno, AngelDaniel
30 - GfK, sswift, Snarty, xlsior, Tea Virus, arctic fox, Sledge, HyderMan
31 - Rob Farley, TeraBit, mrtricks, RiverRatt, gman
32 - JohnFromPerth, Loonie
33 - HappyCat, Stevie G, Roger, VIP3R, Tom, LineOf7s
34 - Indiepath.T, SoggyP, Naughty Alien, Elf
35 - Kanati, LuCiFeR[SD], Pongo, Pl@nt@genet, c32bit
36 - Ruz, Shambler, zawran
37 - BlackJumper, big10p, Simian, flaith
38 - wedoe, WendellM, Knotz, tiler, John Pickford, jfk EO-11110
39 - dynaman, Panno, P-Q4
40 - Rook Zimbabwe, Chatty
41 - Graythe, semar
42 - TGD
43 - DAGJ
44 -
45 - Aoneweb, Amanda Dearheart
46 - Garion, sigi
47 - Barnabius
48 -
49 -
50 -
51 -
52 -
53 - John Blackledge, Red Ocktober

By birthdate:
-------------
06 apr 1952 - John Blackledge
02 aug 1958 - Garion
02 sep 1966 - wedoe
20 mar 1975 - sswift
13 apr 1970 - Pl@nt@genet
11 jun 1975 - Grey Alien
21 apr 1977 - Papa Lazarou
20 may 1985 - Zenith

Posted on the thread but were to shy to tell:
-------------------------------------------
puki, johndevoy, Mr. Picklesworth & MrSAK

Wedoe

Grey Alien

#22

cool. Lots of names that no longer post. Can't believe Michael Reitzenstein is so young and he made Inca Quest!

So... Puki gonna reveal your age yet.

Also mine says 29 ah, how cute, I'm gonna be 31 in June, bummer :-(

be nice to have the mods ages so we can tell if we are being moderated by young whippersnappers or old fogies.

wedoe

#23

I'll make an update on that list when someone starts a "How old are you"-thread again, I refuse to hijack this one :o)

puki

#24

Don't forget to add me - "puki" (little pup) - aged 7.

boomboom

#25

I am 22

wedoe

#26

Age is no good, I need birthdate and year !

How about posting REAL facts for once puki ? :P

smilertoo

#27

Jeff Minter is currently beta testing Neon for pc.