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Subject: What to do on long flights

From: alt-mode <alt_mode@...>
Date: 2000-08-05

Ivan,

My latest trick for long flight amusment is to get some noise-cancelling headphones
(Sennheiser and others make some good ones) and run a copy of ReBirth-338 on my
laptop. It doesn't provide the same kind of release as soldering but it passes the
time in a musically related way and you can take the tracks back to your studio
afterwards. It certainly gets some curious looks from the passengers in the
neighboring seats ;) Another alternative would be to play around with a software
synth like VAZ or Reaktor. Yes, it isn't analog but in the audio environment of a
noisy plane it may not be bad and you can practice your "modular chops"

Eric

> Which leads me to thinking... wouldn't assembling a MOTM be the perfect thing
> for those long boring flights? Somehow I don't think the airlines would take
> kindly to a 12v soldering iron plugged into a power outlet, nor would your
> co-passengers appreciate you tinkering with wires and electrical components.
> But it would be a great activity while flying alone...
>
> Ivan "dreading those flights" Schwartz


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