April progress

content/journal/dispatch-14-april-2024/index.md

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+references:
+- title: "From ink to pixel to ink – Manu"
+  url: https://manuelmoreale.com/from-ink-to-pixel-to-ink
+  date: 2024-04-03T03:08:41Z
+  file: manuelmoreale-com-n8by1u.txt
+- title: "Favorites of February 2024 | Brain Baking"
+  url: https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/03/february-2024/
+  date: 2024-04-03T03:26:56Z
+  file: brainbaking-com-iscreo.txt
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 * Life
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 * Run
 	* [Result](spltr-result.pdf)
 	* [Cert](spltr-cert.pdf)
-* [Parker Paper Company](https://www.parkerpapercompany.com/)
+* Durham
+	* [Parker Paper Company](https://www.parkerpapercompany.com/)
+	* https://jenis.com/products/powdered-jelly-donut
 * Printing stuff
 	* https://www.print-my-pdf.com/
 		* https://www.print-my-pdf.com/aboutus.php
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 	* https://manuelmoreale.com/from-ink-to-pixel-to-ink
 * Music
 	* Roland SP-404
+		* Gives me something I can plug a guitar or microphone into
+		* Built-in effects can stand in for pedals
+		* Plays nicely with the Novation Circuit Tracks
+			* Trigger samples with MIDI
+			* Run sound out of the Circuit into the SP-404 and add effects
 	* Music shelves
+
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 * Books
 	1. The Dispossessed
 	2. Upgrade
 	3. Sea of Tranquility
 	4. Tress of the Emerald Sea
 
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-
 This month:
 
-* Adventure: Claire and I are headed to Lisbon, Portugal for a long weekend
+* Adventure: Claire and I are headed to Lisbon, Portugal for a long weekend; hoping to catch a [Benfica][1] match while we're there
 * Project:
-* Skill: SP-404
+* Skill: SP-404 -- so much to learn here (recording tight samples, selectively applying effects, resampling, etc.)
+
+[1]: https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/
 
 Reading:
 
-* Fiction: [_Pawn of Prophecy_][1], David Eddings
+* Fiction: [_Pawn of Prophecy_][2], David Eddings (recommended by [Wouter Groeneveld][3])
 * Non-fiction: aforementioned Circuit and SP-404 manuals
 
-[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
+[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
+[3]: https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/03/february-2024/#books-ive-read
 
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