Buchla USA At Superbooth 2018
Doty also shared his personal take on learning more about Buchla’s approach to synthesis, and a hands-on demo of the hypnotic Buchla Polyphonic Rhythm Generator.… Read More Buchla USA At Superbooth 2018
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Makeover Monday Followup
We had a lot of good feedback, here and at Facebook, on our Makeover Monday experiment. The site’s back to its familiar face, but we’re going to try to work out the logistics in the next week so that we can bring this back on an ongoing basis. It seems like people are into the idea,… Read More Makeover Monday Followup
Makeover Monday At Synthtopia
We’re trying something new at Synthtopia this week – Makeover Monday. Reader + graphic designer Roland Onodi contacted us via Facebook last week and said “I love your site, but….” and followed up with a new header image for the site and a couple of related graphics. We asked readers for ideas and input on… Read More Makeover Monday At Synthtopia
Should Synthtopia Update Its Masthead, Or Have A ‘Makeover Monday’?
Over the years, we’ve had a couple of designers contact us to say “I love your site……but here’s a new masthead.” We figure that’s the nice way of saying that the current masthead looks like it was state of the art for the 80’s. The first proposed masthead, above, was created by reader Roland Onodi. The… Read More Should Synthtopia Update Its Masthead, Or Have A ‘Makeover Monday’?
Is The Mob Censoring Ideas At Synthtopia?
Is ‘the mob’ censoring discussion in the comments at Synthtopia? Reader Someone Dudeus (we suspect that might be a nom de guerre) contacted us to complain about ‘mob rule’ censoring comments on our site: You run a forum where the mob can censor ideas. I agree – if comments in the forum is obnoxious or… Read More Is The Mob Censoring Ideas At Synthtopia?
Site Update For Commenting Problems
We’ve updated the site to address a problem that was affecting some users when they tried to comment. While it’s not that uncommon for Synthtopia posts to get dozens (and sometimes even hundreds) of comments, commenting on the site wasn’t working for some readers. This was frustrating for the affected readers and unacceptable to us.… Read More Site Update For Commenting Problems
Windows IE 9 Layout Looks Funky, Commenting Broken On Mac Firefox
A couple of users have sent feedback that the site layout looks funky in Windows IE 9 and that commenting isn’t working correctly in at least some versions of Firefox on the Mac. I’ll try to get this addressed as soon as possible. I’ll need to duplicate the issue and try to get it resolved.… Read More Windows IE 9 Layout Looks Funky, Commenting Broken On Mac Firefox
OnSwipe iPad Interface “Is So Bad!” – You Talked & We Listened
For the last couple of days, we’ve been testing out Onswipe – a custom set of page templates that are supposed to be an ‘insanely easy way to make your site look great on tablet web browsers.’ Synthtopia iPad users aren’t buying the Onswipe hype. Here’s a taste of the feedback we got in just… Read More OnSwipe iPad Interface “Is So Bad!” – You Talked & We Listened
