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	<title>tom ainslie</title>
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		<title>stupid PIC (it&#8217;s not my fault)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 23:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[got the interface working.  took two extra days because of the PIC&#8217;s poor design&#8230; for some reason they deemed it necessary to interrupt the succession of analog pins with a non-fuctioning pin right there in the middle.
but anyways it works now, so i can focus on making a perf board and practicing for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>knob drama</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 00:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[for the NIME dress rehearsal, Decay Tour was running at about half functionality.  this was due to two troublesome knobs (damn you knobs!)
knob #5 wasn&#8217;t responding at all.  so i troubleshot.
diagnosis: knob #5 is fully functional on other pins.  so the trouble lies on the pic chip.
treatment: i don&#8217;t know yet.
knob #7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIC CODE- does it work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[we shall see:
DEFINE OSC 20
define HSER_RCSTA 90h  &#8216;enable the receive register
define HSER_TXSTA 20h  &#8216;enable the transmit register
define HSER_BAUD 31250 &#8216; set the baud rate
DEFINE ADC_BITS 10
DEFINE ADC_CLOCK 20
DEFINE ADC_SAMPLEUS 50
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INPUT portd.0
INPUT portc.3
INPUT portc.2
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buttonVar2 VAR WORD
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		<title>duct tape</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=61</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;ve spent the last two days banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to mount all the potentiometers in my box.  i covered myself in liquid nails and gorilla glue and aluminum dust.  then i complained to meghan and she said &#8220;dude, just use duct tape.&#8221;  and i [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIME performance plan</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=60</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIME performance outline:
estimated length: 6 minutes
i&#8217;ll stand slightly to one side of the stage with my interface standing up on a stool or
table.  my screen will be right next to me.
the video will start black.  i&#8217;ll begin by playing one video layer without looping at a
low volume and gradually loudening it as i [...]]]></description>
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		<title>decay tour website</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=59</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[just purchased the domain for my thesis website.  not much there yet, but check back sometime soon.
http://www.decaytour.com
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		<title>animation final</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=58</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[so the La Jetee inspired animation never happened, mostly due to lackluster documentation of berlin.  i still like the idea, and i hope to do it another time.  but for the final, mel and i decided to work together once again, and we scanned the valentine&#8217;s day cards that my parents sent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>build035- almost complete</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=57</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>simplifyin&#8217; my shit</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=56</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[in 1997 one of my favorite musicians, richie hawtin, started a new record label called &#8220;m_nus&#8221;.  on the website it said that the label was inspired &#8220;by the powers of subtraction.&#8221;  i remember having a good laugh at how stupid and pretentious this sounded to me.  but now when i&#8217;m trying to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>thesis URL</title>
		<link>http://synthetictom.com/synthBlog/?p=55</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the URL for my thesis site:
http://www.synthetictom.com/decaytour/
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