Darnelle Melvin
@metadataguy.bsky.social
American information scientist, consultant, metadata librarian, and associate professor @unlv. Co-author of: https://id.loc.gov/resources/works/21317899
“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III | MusicRadar share.google/ZAIfh778OwAL...
“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III
Few pieces of production gear are as influential as Akai’s MPC series. We trace the MPC's journey through its phoenix-like birth from the ashes of the LinnDrum 9000 to the latest apex-hitting incarnat...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III | MusicRadar share.google/ZAIfh778OwAL...
On this day in 1969, Bob Moog received U.S. Patent 3,475,623 for his voltage-controlled low-pass filter, the circuit that gave Moog synthesizers their unmistakable warmth and movement. 🎛️ Known as the ladder filter, this design used the base-to-emitter diode search.app/NneHc
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October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On this day in 1969, Bob Moog received U.S. Patent 3,475,623 for his voltage-controlled low-pass filter, the circuit that gave Moog synthesizers their unmistakable warmth and movement. 🎛️ Known as the ladder filter, this design used the base-to-emitter diode search.app/NneHc
Worlds largest modular synthesiser. Oh my!!! youtu.be/0hUgkQ3Al1U?...
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Worlds largest modular synthesiser. Oh my!!! youtu.be/0hUgkQ3Al1U?...
Love me some Rare Earth. I think their live album is in my top 10 live records of all time.
Source: Far Out Magazine
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Source: Far Out Magazine
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The one band that was "too white" for Motown Records
Although Motown dealt predominantly in funk and soul, they had a flirt with rock and roll during the late 1960s, in the form of etroit outfit Rare Earth.
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October 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Love me some Rare Earth. I think their live album is in my top 10 live records of all time.
Source: Far Out Magazine
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Source: Far Out Magazine
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How did we get here?
From fire to fiber optics — explore the interactive map of how technology evolved.
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#Science #Tech #Innovation #Progress #FridayFun
From fire to fiber optics — explore the interactive map of how technology evolved.
www.historicaltechtree.com
#Science #Tech #Innovation #Progress #FridayFun
Historical Tech Tree
Interactive visualization of technological history
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August 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How did we get here?
From fire to fiber optics — explore the interactive map of how technology evolved.
www.historicaltechtree.com
#Science #Tech #Innovation #Progress #FridayFun
From fire to fiber optics — explore the interactive map of how technology evolved.
www.historicaltechtree.com
#Science #Tech #Innovation #Progress #FridayFun
This is way cool. youtu.be/0QbylUT7fos?...
USING A BIG PLASTIC DISK AND LOTS OF TAPE HEADS TO BUILD A TAPE DELAY?
YouTube video by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
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September 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This is way cool. youtu.be/0QbylUT7fos?...
Cool documentary on synths youtu.be/7HOpst0G1pM?...
WAVELENGTHS | SHORT DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video by Ian Gilbert
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September 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Cool documentary on synths youtu.be/7HOpst0G1pM?...
Tiny Vinyl Launches Nationwide With Pocket-Sized Records From Top Artists - MusicRow.com share.google/ASzlyqo0Fe8C...
MusicRow - Nashville music industry leading publication & resource
For 35+ years, MusicRow has been a Nashville music industry leader. Music executives rely on our accuracy, reviews, news & exclusive in-depth coverage
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August 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Tiny Vinyl Launches Nationwide With Pocket-Sized Records From Top Artists - MusicRow.com share.google/ASzlyqo0Fe8C...
"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series | MusicRadar share.google/tCWODVEnACSS...
"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series
Episode one premieres today with Egyptian Lover, and later instalments will feature Fatboy Slim, Prince Paul and Soul II Soul's Jazzie B
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August 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Everybody was screaming out, 'what record is that?!' It wasn't a record – it was the 808": Roland celebrates 45 years of the TR-808 with Rhythm Creators video series | MusicRadar share.google/tCWODVEnACSS...
Next week starts the 2025 LD4 Conference on Linked Data. @CoryLampert and myself will be facilitating a Workshop entitled "From Negatives to Knowledge: Linking Community Archives with RDF" (sched.co/26eOD).
Conference registration is free: 2025ld4.sched.com
Conference registration is free: 2025ld4.sched.com
LD4 2025 Conference: From Negatives to Knowledge: Linking Com...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Next week starts the 2025 LD4 Conference on Linked Data. @CoryLampert and myself will be facilitating a Workshop entitled "From Negatives to Knowledge: Linking Community Archives with RDF" (sched.co/26eOD).
Conference registration is free: 2025ld4.sched.com
Conference registration is free: 2025ld4.sched.com
@metadataguy Action Figure
April 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
@metadataguy Action Figure
Great quote I heard this morning. "Sidewalks exist because not everyone is built for the streets!" Love it
April 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Great quote I heard this morning. "Sidewalks exist because not everyone is built for the streets!" Love it
Here is a playlist of past conference presentations I've given. #metadata #linkeddata
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Darnelle Melvin: Research and Presentations - YouTube
This collection showcases my scholarly contributions across various topics, including work in Wikidata, metadata management, semantic web technologies, or cu...
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March 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here is a playlist of past conference presentations I've given. #metadata #linkeddata
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We are looking for a Digital Collections Librarian. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...
March 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We are looking for a Digital Collections Librarian. nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNLV-Externa...
The metadata work our students are doing on the Clinton Wright collection is amazing and were featured on Fox5: www.fox5vegas.com/2025/02/27/s... #unlvlibraries
Saving History: UNLV students work to preserve Las Vegas photographer’s historical images
UNLV students are hard at work preserving the images and records of Las Vegas photographer Clinton Wright, whose decades of work shed light into African American life and experience in the 1960s and b...
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February 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The metadata work our students are doing on the Clinton Wright collection is amazing and were featured on Fox5: www.fox5vegas.com/2025/02/27/s... #unlvlibraries
Reposted by Darnelle Melvin
The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample
The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample
The BBC is bringing back its Radiophonic Workshop as a tool for a new generation of musicians.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample
First rain on my face in 215 days. Feels wonderful.
February 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
First rain on my face in 215 days. Feels wonderful.