No EE peeps so far...then they showed, half an hour late.
But we did find great quote:
Without a hitch, the timer ticks out the notes, the silicon sings in its ringing voice of brass 'n' beaten strings—favouring crisp & clear contrapuntal interplay.
We talked about music retrieval startups.
Sam played us his sped-up steel-pan supercollider improvisation, and we talked about the issues in the design of his program and performance.
What's so good about a car? Why not:
- a payphone - small, durable, obvious audio interface
- a microwave oven - inscrutable key presses, inherent fear of microwaves leaking out