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Lars Rosenquist
@calvobianco.com
"Do the right thing. Do what works. Be kind."
Aka Calvo Bianco
Father of 2, husband of 1, musician
Dev adv eng @ Zoom
Former Redis, VMware, Pivotal
Dutch
He/him
https://calvobianco.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/calvo-bianco
https://deployonfriday.com
Pinned
Out of all the tracks I made this was the hardest.

To get everything to fit rythmically/sonically, and to form a story (with sub stories!) took around 100 samples and to get to that number I had to audition roughly 3000 (!).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlj2...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
Beat DAT
YouTube video by Calvo Bianco
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Track is coming along slowly, but surely. Laid out all the key changes and chord progressions. Put notes in many of them. :)

It's likely going to be a bit longer than Beat DAT. Which means the number of samples will be a bit higher than the 90 or so I did for Beat DAT.
December 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Evening all you #RaveyardShift peeps - for Saturday's #RaveyardRoundup for you, with 109 tunes to enjoy as we approach 2026! 😁

Full playlist here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poty...
Cosmicman - I Love You (1.4 Version)
YouTube video by Twinwaves
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December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This thread gave me a few chuckles. :)
DUNESTRUCK
December 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Tech leaders have pivoted from trying to 10x their dev teams to asking "But what if it *didn't* have to work?"
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Does anyone know what the source of the dialogue sample is at the beginning of "Bang On!" by Propellerheads? It sounds like it must be from a movie or TV, starting with "Banks and banks of humming machinery…"
YouTube
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December 20, 2024 at 6:46 PM
There's a decent Theremin-like sound in the #Roland sound library called 'Theremax'. Has a bit of a weird volume envelope when chaining notes (which you would almost always do with a patch like this), but that's easily addressed.
December 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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That's it, we're doing it!
Sundays from 19.30 GMT I'll be going live on Twitch.
It'll mostly be making ideas from scratch, rehearsing, jamming out with the ability to be able to chat and ask questions about my process etc.
So if you're around this Sunday, come say hi ☺️
#queermusic #transmusic
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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It's Sunday. It's been Sunday for several days. It's Sunday again tomorrow. It's always Sunday now.
December 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It’s that time of the year when I wonder what time even is. 😜😂
a woman in a fur coat is asking what year is this ?
Alt: Agent Cooper after spending decades outside of time, and who altered the timeline to save Laura Palmer asking: what year is this? Like that even makes sense now.
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Now out on Spotify:

open.spotify.com/track/2xzwMe...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky

Not on Apple yet for some reason, so will reach out to my distributor next as this is the second time this has happened. I'm assuming something with the vocal and attribution, but not entirely sure.
Een Reis
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December 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Had to shoot a bit from the hip this #raveyardshift as I had no idea it was Saturday today. :P
December 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Some folks say not to revisit old material, but the thing is: you learn and improve a lot over time.

It's fine to go back and brush up old stuff. Typically not that hard/big of an effort if your project/files are at least structured well.
I originally made this in 2021, with vocals by the amazing Stephan Baulig.

Did a remix/remaster this morning to bring it up to current quality levels. :)

Perfect winter vibe.

Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZv...
Buy: calvobianco.bandcamp.com/track/holdin...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
Holding On - Remaster
YouTube video by Calvo Bianco
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December 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Alright folks, time for the #raveyardshift No obvious theme from me tonight, just bangers. :D

Kicking off with 'Is there anybody out there' by Bassheads.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKei...
Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There? (1991)
YouTube video by 90srave
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December 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
One of the reasons I keep saying devs need ethics classes is because devs choose to make their software/docs accessible *to AI* before making it accessible for humans.

The same devs who absolutely rushed to optimize their processes for working with AI, but never bothered to do the same for humans.
Similarly, I have noticed that AI gen code is rarely accessible. Why? A few reasons

The user needs request accessible code in the prompt for the LLM to usually consider it.

AND even if they do this, the LLM often either gets it wrong or is extremely verbose
Think about refactoring.

Refactoring code is taking code, and changing *only* how it pieces together. It does the same thing, but it now does it with such as more reuseable parts, less hardcoding, etc.

It does the same thing as before, but it is now more maintainable. Easier to modify later.
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Taking it a bit slow since it's holiday/vacation time, but I've gathered quite a few useful samples, both from my sample CD library as well as classic radio plays. :)

Musically speaking, I'll go with a dual themed/motif based approach, since it's sort of like a soundtrack/film score.
I think I'm going to settle on the topic of 'Alien Robot Invasion'. :D

This is going to be fun. :)

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
It's that time of the year again. :D

Time to do some auditioning/curation for the sequel. :)

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
December 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
One of the traits of ADHD is that I can hear time differences in something that's perfectly timed.

I was puzzled by this at first, but once I knew my brain hits the delete button at random, it makes a lot of sense.
December 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Got a friend for the MDX4600. An FBQ1502HD.
December 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ik ben vanochtend in Rotterdam Zuid geweest en ik leef nog. :P
December 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Kids and Mrs chilling upstairs. Me and the goofball in the play room. :)
December 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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I originally made this in 2021, with vocals by the amazing Stephan Baulig.

Did a remix/remaster this morning to bring it up to current quality levels. :)

Perfect winter vibe.

Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZv...
Buy: calvobianco.bandcamp.com/track/holdin...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
Holding On - Remaster
YouTube video by Calvo Bianco
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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December 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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As the year fades I'm once again giving away #free Bandcamp codes for my last album 'The Vanishing' - which was rated as one of the best albums of 2024 by Zen Sounds.

getmusic.fm/r/invictus-h...
Invictus Hi-Fi - The Vanishing | Free Bandcamp Codes
getmusic.fm
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Some folks say not to revisit old material, but the thing is: you learn and improve a lot over time.

It's fine to go back and brush up old stuff. Typically not that hard/big of an effort if your project/files are at least structured well.
I originally made this in 2021, with vocals by the amazing Stephan Baulig.

Did a remix/remaster this morning to bring it up to current quality levels. :)

Perfect winter vibe.

Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZv...
Buy: calvobianco.bandcamp.com/track/holdin...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
Holding On - Remaster
YouTube video by Calvo Bianco
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I originally made this in 2021, with vocals by the amazing Stephan Baulig.

Did a remix/remaster this morning to bring it up to current quality levels. :)

Perfect winter vibe.

Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZv...
Buy: calvobianco.bandcamp.com/track/holdin...

#calvobianco
#musicsky
#synthsky
Holding On - Remaster
YouTube video by Calvo Bianco
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by Lars Rosenquist
right wingers in 2026
December 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM