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Chiang Mai means "new city" and was so named because it became the new
capital of the Lan Na kingdom when it was founded in 1296.
It's in the northern mountainous region of Thailand. There are plenty of historic temples to visit. My favourite is Wat Chedi.
Wat Chedi Luan's construction began in the 14th century, though records indicate it took over 100 years to complete.... prob finished in the mid 15thC. ??
In 1468, the famous Emerald Buddha
was installed in the eastern niche. In 1545, the upper 30 m of the
structure collapsed after an earthquake, and shortly thereafter, in
1551, the Emerald Buddha was moved to Luang Prabang. The Emerald Buddha is today housed in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
the city pillar (Lak Mueang) of Chiang Mai, named Sao Inthakin. It was moved to this location in 1800 by King Chao Kawila; it was originally located in Wat Sadeu Muang.
reclining Buddha
wihan of Wat Chedi Luang
Inside the wihan of Wat Chedi Luang,
Inside the wihan of Wat Chedi Luang, money offerings are dropped into alms bowls during the festival
"The Inthakin or Lak Mueang Festival in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand (also known as Sai Khan Dok or Bucha Sao Inthakin in Thai),
starts on the 12th day of the waning moon of the six lunar month and
lasts eight days. Centered around Wat Chedi Luang, this is a celebration
of Brahmic origin. On the first day, which is called Tam Bun Khan Dok (lit. "Flower Bowl Blessing"), offerings of flowers, candles and incense are made to the city pillar as well as the many other Buddhist and Lanna-era
icons. Dancing, musical performances, carnival games, and Thai vendor
food is present. This is a very large celebration in which the Chiang
Mai citizenry participate." Wikipedia.
I had the pleasure of seeing CellF again. The performance was held at the National Art School, Sydney.
This is cybernetics applied to synthesizers & electronic music.
Norbert Wiener defined cybernetics in 1948 as "the scientific study of control and communication in the animal and the machine"
There are many people involved with this project, but the main individuals are :
Guy Ben-Ary who donated the original skin cells,
Nathan Thompson who designed the housing/incubator and
Andrew Fitch of NonLinearCircuits (NLC) who designed the synthesizer itself.
Guy's skin cells were converted into neurons using stem cell technology.
These were then grown on an array of 60 electrodes which connect the cells to the NLC synthesizer.
The incubator/cells are housed in the glass cube:
These cells can both receive and send information with the outside world via these electrodes.
I think Andrew's synth is just as important.
Some pics:
It's the translator between the cells & the outside world.
So what does this all sound like? I've seen & heard CellF on a number of occasions and the sounds are always changing & developing.
Friday's performance used a fresh batch of cells which sounded very excitable & energetic.
It was at times hard to distinguish the synthesizer keyboard (Yamaha) from the cells.
Sunday's performance used a drummer, a double bass & a violinist.
I quite enjoyed this. The space between sounds allowed the cells to be better heard.
The Japanese Master System used the Yamaha YM2413, aka OPLL.
It's a cost-reduced FM synthesis sound chip manufactured by Yamaha Corporation and based on their YM3812 (OPL2). The FM sound generator uses an 8-Bit data bus to control all of the registers.
I don't have a Japanese version. This uses the following:
CPU
Zilog Z0840004PSC
This is an 8-bit processor running at 4 MHz.
I/O Controller
Sega 315-5237
RAM
NEC D4168C-15 or NEC D4168C-15-SG
VDP
Sega 315-5246
VRAM
2 x NEC D4168C-15 or 2 x NEC D4168C-15-SG
Video Encoder
Sony CXA1145P
It has 8 kB of ROM, 8 kB of RAM and 16 kB of video RAM. Video is provided through an RF switch and displays at a resolution of 256 × 192 pixels.
Sound is provided by the SN76489 PSG (Texas Instruments) chip. The Japanese version also integrates the YM2413FM chip,which had been an optional feature on the Mark III.
The PSG (programmable sound generator), or PSG, is a sound chip that generates sound waves by synthesizing multiple basic waveforms, and and combining them
into more complex waveforms.
The game cartridge slot.
The SN76489 Digital Complex Sound Generator (DCSG) is a TTL-compatible programmable sound generator chip from Texas Instruments. It contains:
3 square wave tone generators.
A wide range of frequencies.
16 different volume levels.
1 noise generator.
2 types (white noise and periodic).
3 different frequencies.
16 different volume levels.
Sega used modified versions of these sound chips that were incorporated into the system's VDP video display processor. (Sega 315-5246).
The pinout info re the rest of the Sega 315-5246 seems to concern video rather than audio.
So attempting to mod this console would probably end in tears for me.:-(
Maybe a better option is to purchase a SN 6849 and build a synth around this.
They are literally "cheap as chips". I bought 5 for under $3.
Some easel exercises & experiments. A homage to A.C.
A simple but quite beautiful tune.
Sorry for the distortion in the audio. My sound cards playing up a bit.
A special wine for a special occasion.
The vines are 40years old. The current vintage is 2013.. its a steal. Dan Murphys is selling this at $339 for a 6pack. It will cellar very well, probably to 2028 & beyond ???
This will be index page devoted to all things wine.
Wine, esp red wine is one of my joys (along with electronics & travel).
References to some of the nicer drops drunk recently are all over this blog, and I sometimes forget where these pages are. So this is kind of a wine diary.
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