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oivindi Member |
posted 27 November 2008 14:50
 
Already there are a couple of clues on www.symbolicsound.com ("1. Caviomorpha rock! and 2. Count Branicki's terrible mouse"). Anyone wanna guess? I'm pretty sure it's new hardware, and perhaps a smaller(!?) version of the Capybara, considering the rodent-related clues. IP: Logged |
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SSC Administrator |
posted 27 November 2008 15:24
"No comment" (yet) IP: Logged |
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KX Member |
posted 27 November 2008 21:08
quote: I guess it's a preset only hardware that is DJ oriented. [This message has been edited by KX (edited 27 November 2008).] IP: Logged |
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Luddy Member |
posted 28 November 2008 09:47
This is like standing around outside the delivery room. :-) -Luddy IP: Logged |
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Luddy Member |
posted 02 December 2008 01:38
Is it soup yet?  -Luddy [This message has been edited by Luddy (edited 02 December 2008).] IP: Logged |
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Denis Goekdag Member |
posted 02 December 2008 05:30
count branicki's mouse is "the second-largest rodent after the capybara" according to wikipedia. hmmm.....i can't really imagine that this is about a box with *less* dsp than a basic kyma. so if it is *smaller* than a capy, and doesn't have less dsp, it is likely to use different dsp's? IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 02 December 2008 06:08
I think it's been about 10 years since the 320 was introduced, so whatever the new hardware(!?) is, it should in any case (pun not intended) involve some significant improvements in terms of CPU etc. IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 03 December 2008 02:35
I've heard unofficial rumours that there will be an optional 'Hamster Wheel' for providing the device with power without the need for batteries or access to a mains outlet. The only downside is that it can only be used at night  Apparently a hi-power 'Caviomorpha Wheel' version may become available if the wind-noise issues are resolved. IP: Logged |
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KX Member |
posted 03 December 2008 06:09
quote: Do you know if there will be an output to provide the power to a desktop computer? IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 03 December 2008 06:22
yes, so I've heard, up to four 'Hamster Wheels' can be attached, thus allowing one to power a Laptop etc and providing wheel mobile audio - which can then be steered using OSCulator and a Wii! [This message has been edited by photonal (edited 03 December 2008).] IP: Logged |
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tuscland Member |
posted 03 December 2008 18:39
The next update of OSCulator will add a new feature, the Rodent Control system, which enables you choose the speed of the rotating wheel. IP: Logged |
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KX Member |
posted 03 December 2008 22:23
Here is the upgrade to double electrical power: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPIVIN2US0E&feature=channel IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 05 December 2008 11:10
I think Tic&Tac could power my neighbourhood!!! ;-) IP: Logged |
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Mango Member |
posted 08 December 2008 04:36
Clue nr 3. Analogy http://ssc-media.com/Movies/Analogy.mov IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 08 December 2008 04:41
Hmm, an espresso is certainly smaller than a regular coffee, so this new thing must be smaller than the Capy. Is it perhaps an extension to the Capy? Or something that stands on its own two feet, like an espresso?! This is like Murder She Wrote! IP: Logged |
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Denis Goekdag Member |
posted 08 December 2008 05:17
smaller than a capy, yet stronger (with more caffeine). sounds good to me ;-) IP: Logged |
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Phi Curtis Member |
posted 08 December 2008 14:12
quote: Nice Soundtrack! IP: Logged |
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SSC Administrator |
posted 08 December 2008 15:34
Thanks! (all the sound comes from a recording of the espresso machine analyzed in Tau, combining some of the Sounds created by pressing the Gallery button in the Tau editor) IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 09 December 2008 06:33
Perhaps it has nothing to do with a hardware release..... Maybe an OpenCL savvy version of Kyma to supplement the 320? [This message has been edited by photonal (edited 09 December 2008).] IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 09 December 2008 06:36
Hmm. But the espresso isn't a supplement to coffee, it's something that exists on its own. So if your suggestion should be true, the analogy in the video wouldn't stand. IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 09 December 2008 06:46
an OpenCL version of Kyma would make use of your GPU or free cores in the main processor. IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 09 December 2008 06:50
But does an espresso free cores in the coffee? Not really. IP: Logged |
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photonal Member |
posted 09 December 2008 10:08
well it does free the caffein more than just mixing with hot water... ok, ok I think I have it! new filters!!!! ;-) IP: Logged |
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SeanFlannery Member |
posted 15 December 2008 01:30
Hmmm... Coffe is to Espresso what Capybara is to__________ Espresso is Coffee, roasted, gound, distilled and purified into concentrated coffee atoms Mmmmmm Short Black Escence of Rodent :P Outahere IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 15 December 2008 15:36
Ok, the fourth clue is very, very, VERY intrigueing ... A rectangular *slab*?! What? WILL YOU PLEASE TELL US ALREADY, THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME?!! IP: Logged |
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Denis Goekdag Member |
posted 16 December 2008 01:48
this must be the Monolith object from "2001: A Space Odyssee" (Dave Bowman: "There's Stars inside...."). In "2010", this object turns Jupiter into a secondary star (and it's moon Europa into a potentially habitable planet). So what does this tell us? Maybe a "monolithic" CPU, meaning one giant processor instead of up to 28....? Now what kinda CPU would that be, an 8-Core intel or a teraflop NVIDIA? Thinking SOS NVIDIA vector stuff might just be extremely efficient... IP: Logged |
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Sylvain KEPLER Member |
posted 16 December 2008 14:32
Indeed, maybe a software version KYMA that will fully exploid such an 8-core system like the MAC PRO ?...So the 'computer of unknow provenance' meanse it's not SSC hardware. The picture of the megalith could be the shape of the MAC Pro ?.... IP: Logged |
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pete Member |
posted 17 December 2008 13:40
May be it just means we will have to wait until 2010 to find out ?? IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 17 December 2008 13:54
Yes, I was hoping things would move along a little faster, but I have never been accused of being patient.  IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 20 December 2008 11:57
Hmm, NAMM 2009 is on between 15. and 18. January. I would think there's a good chance this New Thing will be announced there, or what? IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 23 December 2008 02:01
Another hint out ... and it's Elusive, indeed. However, lots of still images from live settings, so maybe this new thing is geared towards that particular area of use? And I notice that talking bunny being repeated over and over ... IP: Logged |
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Sylvain KEPLER Member |
posted 07 January 2009 12:03
I noticed that a new clue was proposed after 2009. So I first thought these coordinates were close to the pole . So far I know that the polar star is not exactly located at the 0°. Then I supposed the delta time was realted to something like a star magnitude variation but couldn't find that this particular star varies this way. I noticed this amount of days is approximately 17years in all (dividing with 365.25) . I searched for something that would happen in 2026 and found out that a solar eclipe is to happen and the totality band seems to pass by the north pole moving south west ! See the nasa picture I propose as a link. This solar eclipe should be visible from Reykjavik. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEatlas/SEatlas3/SEatlas2021.GIF 2026 August 12 -- An unusual eclipse track that actually moves westward near the North Pole before swinging southeast over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. Reykjavik, Madrid, and Barcelona are near the edge of the path, and Palma de Mallorca is near the centerline just before sunset. So as a conclusion, when looking at the 'Riddle' picture, we must pay attention to that 'meeting' between the sun and the moon. [This message has been edited by Sylvain KEPLER (edited 07 January 2009).] IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 07 January 2009 13:35
I was hoping it was as simple as the release date of this new thing being 12. January. It's been going on for a couple of months soon, so I'm crossing my fingers we won't need ten clues. IP: Logged |
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tuscland Member |
posted 07 January 2009 16:58
HAL's talking right ? IP: Logged |
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SeanFlannery Member |
posted 08 January 2009 01:42
Δ t = 6210 days 12 Jan 1992 + 6210 days = 12 Jan 2008 tick, tick, tick... Err... should be 2009 the eagle eyed among you may have spotted my deliberate mistake (roll eyes, smile) [This message has been edited by SeanFlannery (edited 10 January 2009).] IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 08 January 2009 02:41
Aha! Very clever, SSC (and Flannery!)! IP: Logged |
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bluefire Member |
posted 09 January 2009 17:08
This has likely already been mentioned many times, but anyway... please hear a prayer that new incarnations of Kyma will remain backwards compatible with my much-beloved soon-to-be-dinosaur Capy. IP: Logged |
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dc Member |
posted 12 January 2009 00:38
<poltergeist> they're heeeeeeereeee: </poltergeist> http://www.symbolicsound.com/cgi-bin/bin/view/Products/Pacarana IP: Logged |
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oivindi Member |
posted 12 January 2009 01:57
So it was the 12., then ... Looks very nice, and very powerful. However, the price scares me. $3000 for the entry-level model? Way too much for me, unfortunately. There is no useful info on the insides as of yet, but considering a Mac Pro with 8 core processors costs $2800 this little puppy ought to pack some incredible processing power. Oh well. IP: Logged |
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SeanFlannery Member |
posted 12 January 2009 02:32
Congratulations SSC on your newest editions (additions?) and thankyou for all the hard work you have put in to make this happen. I'm really, really looking forward to hearing some (more) examples of these new babies in full flight IP: Logged |
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