Jon Bon Tempi the Retrospecialist
@retrospecialist.bsky.social
As Jon Bon Tempi Makes modular Eurorack and MPC based music for fun. As Retrospecialist for hard cash flips retro stuff and sells vintage style Tolex / Rexine type coverings for wood speakers, amps & record players on eBay. Sells cd's & vinyl on Discogs.
I'm thinking anti Black Friday deal. All prices increased by 10%
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I'm thinking anti Black Friday deal. All prices increased by 10%
I am intrigued by how the CD cases are shipped to my supplier as they have travelled from China to them with no damage. They are packed tight 200 cases to a card box. It's the final courier who damages them by chucking the boxes about. The bubblewrap maybe gives them a bit more shock absorption.
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I am intrigued by how the CD cases are shipped to my supplier as they have travelled from China to them with no damage. They are packed tight 200 cases to a card box. It's the final courier who damages them by chucking the boxes about. The bubblewrap maybe gives them a bit more shock absorption.
Changed the summer duvet to the Autumn one last night. Small heater down from the loft replacing the fan now back in the loft.Brrr.
October 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Changed the summer duvet to the Autumn one last night. Small heater down from the loft replacing the fan now back in the loft.Brrr.
quite a lot of those hours were with it running in the background whilst doing the day job and alt/tab back in for a quick play. Spent a lot of time playing it though. Less than 100 hours on the last few DLC though. I spend most of my time on a mac music making in Logic X these days.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
quite a lot of those hours were with it running in the background whilst doing the day job and alt/tab back in for a quick play. Spent a lot of time playing it though. Less than 100 hours on the last few DLC though. I spend most of my time on a mac music making in Logic X these days.
I was one of the first crowd funder backers for Rimworld and started playing with the first released alpha many years ago. I now have 7000+ hours on Steam with it! Some games just get you. Most other games I have are less than 10 hours.
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I was one of the first crowd funder backers for Rimworld and started playing with the first released alpha many years ago. I now have 7000+ hours on Steam with it! Some games just get you. Most other games I have are less than 10 hours.
To be fair I often buy large amounts of CD jewel cases and wrapping the card boxes they come in like this does stop them from arriving smashed to bits. It needs about 10 metres of bubble wrap to work though. I have not bought bubble wrap for about 20 years with all the free stuff.
October 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
To be fair I often buy large amounts of CD jewel cases and wrapping the card boxes they come in like this does stop them from arriving smashed to bits. It needs about 10 metres of bubble wrap to work though. I have not bought bubble wrap for about 20 years with all the free stuff.
Whack my Bonobo
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Whack my Bonobo
Have you checked the back of the sofa? Lost Renfrewshire down there a while ago.
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Have you checked the back of the sofa? Lost Renfrewshire down there a while ago.
He should be able to do it himself then. Probably over a weekend.
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
He should be able to do it himself then. Probably over a weekend.
Mostly I make sequences and individual sounds on the modular and sample them into my MPC and chop them up adding lots of processing. Rarely use presets unless it's a piano or sometimes a pad.
October 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Mostly I make sequences and individual sounds on the modular and sample them into my MPC and chop them up adding lots of processing. Rarely use presets unless it's a piano or sometimes a pad.
Welcome to the party.
October 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Welcome to the party.
I'm not shipping anything to the USA for at least a couple of months even though the cd's and vinyl I sell is supposed to be tariff free. I just know there will be problems with some orders after the chaos with EU VAT when that came in. I'll let the dust settle.
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm not shipping anything to the USA for at least a couple of months even though the cd's and vinyl I sell is supposed to be tariff free. I just know there will be problems with some orders after the chaos with EU VAT when that came in. I'll let the dust settle.
Interesting conversation piece paperweight then. Tad heavy though.
September 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Interesting conversation piece paperweight then. Tad heavy though.
It's worth doing some digging on this. Sometimes it's due to a couple of bios settings that just need changing to get 11 installed. My 15 year old faithful is just too old. Needed a good reason to upgrade and guess this is it. Loathe having to dump my trusty office 2007 for 365.
September 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's worth doing some digging on this. Sometimes it's due to a couple of bios settings that just need changing to get 11 installed. My 15 year old faithful is just too old. Needed a good reason to upgrade and guess this is it. Loathe having to dump my trusty office 2007 for 365.
I prefer free range to eggs from Battery hens. less lithium.
August 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I prefer free range to eggs from Battery hens. less lithium.
Did you see the 1988 Cardiacs show uploaded to YT by ABC last week? It's a treat.
August 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Did you see the 1988 Cardiacs show uploaded to YT by ABC last week? It's a treat.
I pre ordered the new one LSD on lysergic vinyl yesterday. Looking forward to that.
August 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I pre ordered the new one LSD on lysergic vinyl yesterday. Looking forward to that.
The mastering.com tutorials that are free on you tube are pretty good at showing how the pro's do it. They use Logic but the fundamental stuff is the same in any DAW. They have some long video covering mixing a whole track from the start to end.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The mastering.com tutorials that are free on you tube are pretty good at showing how the pro's do it. They use Logic but the fundamental stuff is the same in any DAW. They have some long video covering mixing a whole track from the start to end.
Entertaining if somewhat bonkers film but a stunning visual feast.
July 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Entertaining if somewhat bonkers film but a stunning visual feast.
Artists/bands with most albums in my collection:
Hawkwind and side projects I.C.U /Calvert etc
Yes
Gong
XTC
Julian Cope
Beatles
Cardiacs
Pond
Mark Stewart
On - U - sound label releases
The Who
Rolling Stones
The Devine comedy
Robyn Hitchcock
David Sylvian
Sterolab
Hawkwind and side projects I.C.U /Calvert etc
Yes
Gong
XTC
Julian Cope
Beatles
Cardiacs
Pond
Mark Stewart
On - U - sound label releases
The Who
Rolling Stones
The Devine comedy
Robyn Hitchcock
David Sylvian
Sterolab
July 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Artists/bands with most albums in my collection:
Hawkwind and side projects I.C.U /Calvert etc
Yes
Gong
XTC
Julian Cope
Beatles
Cardiacs
Pond
Mark Stewart
On - U - sound label releases
The Who
Rolling Stones
The Devine comedy
Robyn Hitchcock
David Sylvian
Sterolab
Hawkwind and side projects I.C.U /Calvert etc
Yes
Gong
XTC
Julian Cope
Beatles
Cardiacs
Pond
Mark Stewart
On - U - sound label releases
The Who
Rolling Stones
The Devine comedy
Robyn Hitchcock
David Sylvian
Sterolab
I went to an Ocean game launch at Centresoft in Milton Keynes. They were the main game distributor in the mid eighties. They had crates and crates of free Bollinger. Got absolutely plastered. The car park was full of TVR's and Ferraris. I think that's where the money went!
June 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I went to an Ocean game launch at Centresoft in Milton Keynes. They were the main game distributor in the mid eighties. They had crates and crates of free Bollinger. Got absolutely plastered. The car park was full of TVR's and Ferraris. I think that's where the money went!
Andy Fisher - Bass. Spencer Blake - Vocals.
May 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Andy Fisher - Bass. Spencer Blake - Vocals.
I just have the original UK vinyl bought on the day of release when I was a wee lad in short trousers.
May 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I just have the original UK vinyl bought on the day of release when I was a wee lad in short trousers.
I might make Outfox the Containter my next RPG character.
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I might make Outfox the Containter my next RPG character.