KVR Audio

vieris · Post by **vieris** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:19 pm

What would you do with 5 random models of these

& a old PC athlon tower collecting dust?

I did turn the imacs into an ubuntu A/V playing art piece. But that only lasted so long. & the tower is acting as an unused ftp server sucking away at my power bill.

I would like an actual musical task for these to do. I'm not interested in Rebirth. abl2 & adm cover that need 10 fold.

Any ideas? Or is it donate time?

vieris · Post by **vieris** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:44 pm

Yep thats pretty much all i could think of as well.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:46 pm

squeeze it man!!!

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:46 pm

Donate them to a local homeless shelter - load them up with Audacity and teach a short course on recording.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:47 pm

couldn't you use midi and use each computer to host a synth that pumps audio to your master pc? Then you would have more cpu for composing?

vieris · Post by **vieris** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:51 pm

fatjack wrote:squeeze it man!!!

ummm

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:54 pm

create a vintage music computer running apps that were built between say 1997 and 2001. It could be your muse when you don't have any ideas.

dan_s · Post by **dan_s** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:59 pm

smash them into a thousand pieces office space style.

i have an older PC too that I just can't let go, I never used it actually, it was a family members, but it was in great condition last time I checked, just no need for it NOW, but maybe someday...

Hanglow · Post by **Hanglow** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:13 pm

I ended up butchering my old pc for high voltage wire. The PSU is big enough for a little tube amp head as well, gets some recyling out of it at least. If it still works see if you can donate it to a charity

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:42 pm

oh yeah and consider giving me them, I know just what I'd do with one of those

vieris · Post by **vieris** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:53 pm

And what would that be?

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:04 pm

build aforementioned Vintage DAW with plenty of apps I can't use anymore (but get misty eyed over occasionally) and feed the audio to whatever new computer I have. Actually, I've been thinking about it on and off and I might just do it one of these days!

Nonplus · Post by **Nonplus** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:42 pm

on the donation tip: load up linux and MAME and then donate them to any kind of human services places: rehab, homeless, women's shelter, at risk youth, whatever

vieris · Post by **vieris** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:35 pm

I think i'm going to donate the macs I might keep the best one as an old game emulator. But I'm going to turn the PC into a Standalone Linux Bristol synth & tk707 with my spare audiofile192 card i have laying around.. Looks Like fun check out the screenshots.
http://bristol.sourceforge.net/emulations.html
http://ljk.imag.fr/membres/Pierre.Saramito/tk707/

Hours of wankery

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:41 pm

wow!!!

5 bubbles and a ugly beige. (Musical use for old computers?)