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The DSN12 Tutorial Blog

To anyone seeing this, I started a new blog about how to use a cool little synth app for the 3DS. Check it out here:  http://dsn12tutorial.blogspot.com/p/index.html

Constructed language based on music

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Anyone who is close to me knows about my favorite on-going thought experiment to construct a language based on a simple musical pattern. I originally thought a pentatonic scale would be fitting, due to the easily distinguishable tones and limit of only 5 notes. My idea, when I first toyed around with it, was that this was a language made by a tribe of forest dwelling beings who lacked vocal cords but were of the same intelligence as humans. Therefore, I would prefer my language to have a scale that is more natural than the 12 note chromatic. I have recently discovered a constructed language called Solresol , and a modern revamping of it named Sarus , that uses a 7 note scale. Solresol note range My issue with these languages, though, is that they were not explicitly designed with the intention of being completely musical, one such example is that techniques such as trilling were not incorporated. Additionally, the dictionary for these languages is HUGE and follows gr...

Morning Links

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    Sent to you by Woot via Google Reader:     Morning Links via The Daily What by Cheezburger Network on 9/27/11 Morning Links: Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich is "liveblogging" his next Pixar film project . Invisible cat activities made visible . ( via .) Morning Distraction: Running Men . ( via .) Morning Wood: Adriana Rossi . Morning List: 5 Common Crime Fighting Tactics (Statistics Say Don't Work) . [photo: reddit .] Tagged: Morning Links , Philosoraptor     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to The Daily What using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

FACEBOOK & YOU

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    Sent to you by Woot via Google Reader:     FACEBOOK & YOU via Very Demotivational - The Demotivational Posters Blog by Cheezburger Network on 9/28/11 FACEBOOK & YOU if you're not paying for it, you're not the customer. You're the product being sold. Submitted by: thedarkhalf     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Very Demotivational - The Demotivational Posters Blog using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

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dulokbrains:HARRISON FORD’S ANGRY FINGER POINT APPRECIATION

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    Sent to you by Woot via Google Reader:     dulokbrains: HARRISON FORD’S ANGRY FINGER POINT APPRECIATION via How Are You I'm Fine Thanks on 9/29/11 dulokbrains : HARRISON FORD'S ANGRY FINGER POINT APPRECIATION     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to How Are You I'm Fine Thanks using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites    

Now Pay Attention, Sparkles

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    Sent to you by Woot via Google Reader:     Now Pay Attention, Sparkles via Comixed - 4 panel comic strip (yonkoma or 4koma) by Cheezburger Network on 9/29/11 Comic by: PrincessWordplay     Things you can do from here: Subscribe to Comixed - 4 panel comic strip (yonkoma or 4koma) using Google Reader Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites