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And the first review of Retrospect is in, and it's a stonkingly amazing 9/10 from Simon Smith at Higher Plain Music @Sitorimon
higherplainmusic.com/2020/11/10/mar…
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🎵mark knight🎵
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🎵mark knight🎵
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Ex-demoscene, Bullfrog/Codemasters/EA. #gamedev 33 years: composer🎹chiptune violinist🎻sound designer🎧🚗BeamNG+ACRally⚡#vgm #gameaudio #together
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🎵mark knight🎵 retweeted
I have a confession. I'm always scared to share footage from my game. 5+ years solo dev will do that i guess...
So to fight this fear, here’s 5 minutes of raw gameplay from one of the first levels. No edits. No hiding!!
The game's called Blood And Mead, you can wishlist it on steam ( Link in reply⬇️)
#gamedev #indiegame
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@Wishitwasthewa1 My sons CTF matured earlier this year. They tried to get him to register for digital ID to get the money. Didn’t happen of course.
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I hope the kids are savvy enough to not do this but I bet they will. Condition them when young.
Andrew Bridgen@ABridgen
Digital ID to watch a film at the cinema ? The insidious creep of Digital ID continues , be vigilant just say No to Digital ID. odeon.co.uk/partnerships/p…
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🎵mark knight🎵 retweeted
The Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’ turns 30 today 🖤
Released on XL Recordings in 1996, the track became one of the defining records of the decade. Its iconic video, directed by Walter Stern and filmed in a disused London Underground tunnel, remains one of the most recognisable visuals of the 90s.
The stark, black-and-white shoot wasn’t the first video made for the track. An earlier, higher-budget version had already been filmed but was ultimately scrapped, leading the band back to a stripped-back concept that placed Keith Flint front and centre and captured the performance that would come to define the record.
Firestarter went on to top the UK charts for three weeks and became a worldwide hit.
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@ComputerLove_ I’ve never understood how someone found that a car touchscreen is safer than physical tactile controls that you can find with muscle memory and touch, not sight. Keep your eyes on the road.
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@MatOmbler There’s also a shed load of UK based game composers prolific in the earlier decades who are largely forgotten about these days, even though they had a large part to play in what video game music was and is now. A lot was not orchestral since the tech wasn’t quite so capable.
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Hot take: LOTS of video game concerts are taking place at the moment, which is amazing, but I genuinely worry we'll reach a point of audience saturation (especially in UK) if we don't see live performances of game music expand outside of traditional orchestral arrangements.
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@tw1l1ght75 Well, that’s catchy for sure. Too early for me to start dancing…… or drinking some grog!
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@Wishitwasthewa1 100% - gonna be so many people who don’t understand tech being told “oh thats out of date, you have to replace it”. Apple and Microsoft are all the same. If you can get the software you need to run on your PC, use Linux 100%.
Just like that War thing, not very Green either.
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@TDK_Chiptune Yes. All heading for landfill. So much about saving the planet eh.
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It’s one massive big money making racket throw away society. Gone are the days when you can fix your washing machine yourself as well. Everything has been orchestrated to line the pocket of big companies. They tell us to go Green,save the world whilst they creat the problems!
Ray Wong@raywongy
So I decided to factory reset/erase my beloved 12” MacBook (early 2015) just to get a clean install of the last version of macOS 11.7.11 Big Sur that it supports Big mistake. Apps that used to run (like Final Cut Pro) can’t even be redownloaded from the App Store anymore because Apple requires macOS 15 or later. That’s right: Software that I paid $300 for back in 2020 (see second image with date of purchase) that ran on this little machine (yes, I edited 4K iPhone footage on it during major events like CES, MWC, and IFA back in the day) just straight up doesn’t install anymore. Apple doesn’t even let me install the last compatible version anymore. There’s nothing wrong with my 12” MacBook. It should run all the software that used to work on it. Kinda fucked up and very anti-consumer
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@KrisVanD2 @F1 I used a number of them as titles for some of the replay tunes I composed for the F1 games back in the day:
He's hugging the apex like it's his favourite Grandmother
The penultimate last lap but one
Excuse me while I interrupt myself
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In loving memory of Graeme Murray Walker who passed away #OnThisDay in 2021.
What is your favorite Murray Walker quote......
I'll go with this one,“There are seven winners of the Monaco Grand Prix on the starting line today, and four of them are Michael Schumacher.”
Rest in Peace 🕊️
#F1 #RetroF1
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@BertrandLe74343 @ColonelFalcon Nah, it’s because the affordable PC sound cards of that time only have basic 4 operator FM synthesis whereas the Amiga/SNES etc could play samples (recordings of real instruments, albeit with not a lot of RAM to store those samples).
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@ColonelFalcon Right, I never actually played on either Amiga or Dos but I DID KNOW FOR A FACT one of theses had better music
Its the other version that had the better music while Dos ports have the reputation of downgrading the music, something disk space being more cramped
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@jonathan_vdw I think ‘fun’ more than anything. I’m certainly a fan of the Jarre type arps and bass lines for sure…. But yes, I’d also want something polyphonic as well and the Prophet has to be up there too…. Although maybe I’d go for something digital for that perhaps.
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@TDK_Chiptune Depends a bit on what purpose it needs to serve. Pads, Bass, ARPs, experimental stuff?
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If you were going to buy one synthesiser, what would it be? I’ve had an urge to own an ARP2600 in some shape or form (preferably the Korg version). One day I will have space for some hardware….
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@AnxiousTomoko I guess it's not a problem now I know where it's put them, just took a bit of headscratching. Older versions of their installer allowed you to set the installation folder for the plugins but not any more.
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@TDK_Chiptune on linux ln -s /from/path /to/path on windows I think it's reverse and i forget exact command, something like mklink /D E:\to\path C:\from\path on mac should be identical to linux
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So Native Instruments Native Access 2 has taken away the ability to set your own VST plugin directory. There was my scratching my head as to why they don't load on this new install.
And what is it with NI and Izotope not allowing you to install legacy plugins any more. GRRRR! :(
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@circuitbeard This is awesome!!!! My youngest would love this... and I would love him to have one so he stops wanting to play BeamNG and Assetto Corsa Rally whilst I am a dev on them....
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Blogged: Tomy Turnin' Turbo Dashboard Outrun Arcade - The build log for my mini #outrun arcade circuitbeard.co.uk/2017/08/28/tom… #raspberrypi
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#subaru fanboy - sadly the Outback, or the "Boat" as I call it due to its handling, has to go as it's very much end of life mechanically and electronically. The "Mistress" however... stays :D
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Assetto Corsa@AC_assettocorsa
Release 0.3 for Assetto Corsa Rally is OUT NOW! For the first time ever, we’re finally delivering a fully laser scanned Monte-Carlo Rally to the sim racing community, including two stages, the Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2, the Lancia Fulvia Coupe HF and several game improvements youtu.be/stEH5MVnc-M
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@tw1l1ght75 Yeah this is my first install since 2016…. So there’s a lots to move over. All the damn software configurations etc. hopefully this pc will keep me going for another 10 years…..
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So finally, 3rd attempt with Win11 and have something which appears stable. Now the nightmare of software installation continues with all the plugins and sound libraries (over 400 in Native Access alone) - how much cash have I spent over the years??? 😬
🎵mark knight🎵@TDK_Chiptune
Dual boot fail, single boot er… fail. Windows11 is not recognising my £1000 RME PCIe audio card. It’s been a week of PC install hell. Oh and I’ve hard reset 3 times today with the OS freezing up (mouse moves but doesn’t do anything). Back to the Win10 PC….
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@tw1l1ght75 Yeah expensive learning experience. This dev PC has been pretty unpleasant with win11. 2nd attempt had unresponsive mouse, slowdown and suffering even when idle etc…. But 3rd attempt seems ok so far. Still a lot to install.
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@TDK_Chiptune Already bought a new board, which is working perfectly fine.
Sent the faulty MB back to the vendor today, fingers crossed they believe it wasnt my fault (doubt)
...else I'll file those 150€ under "learning experience"
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