Techie board vs Platform 3

[Dave2002]

I'm not sure that the arrangement which has moved some threads of a technical nature to a separate area is really working well. Surely for some people it's more relevant to their enjoyment of music than Platform 3, yet it is harder to find. I've just posted a new thread on the use of iPads for high resolution downloads, but the current layout of the boards will mean that probably no one will find it unless I use one of the beeb's modern day favourites, and "trail" it here on Platfom 3.

[MrGongGong]

This , on the other hand
belongs in here
so anyone wanting a Supercollider Theremin


//////// the theremin ////////

// playing only one instance:
(
play(
{
var f;
f = MouseY.kr(4000, 200, 'exponential', 0.8);
SinOsc.ar(
freq: f+ (f*SinOsc.ar(7,0,0.02)),
mul: MouseX.kr(0, 0.9)
)
}
)
)


// building a synthdef and spawning separate synths

(
SynthDef(\theremin, { arg mod = 7, detune = 0;
var f, a, z;
f = MouseY.kr(4000, 200, 'exponential', 0.8) + detune;
a = SinOsc.ar(f + (f * SinOsc.ar(mod,0,0.02)), mul: MouseX.kr(0, 0.9));
z = Mix.ar(a);
Out.ar(0, z) + Out.ar(1, z)
}).add
)

a = Synth(\theremin);
a.set(\mod, 12);

b = Synth(\theremin);
b.set(\mod, 5, \detune, 200);

a.free;
b.free;

[Curalach]

I'm not sure that the arrangement which has moved some threads of a technical nature to a separate area is really working well. Surely for some people it's more relevant to their enjoyment of music than Platform 3, yet it is harder to find. I've just posted a new thread on the use of iPads for high resolution downloads, but the current layout of the boards will mean that probably no one will find it unless I use one of the beeb's modern day favourites, and "trail" it here on Platfom 3.

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me, I found your post without difficulty. I'm not sure that I understand it all, but my wife has an iPad and I might just experiment with it.

[french frank]

One of the ideas was that it was a more convenient way of keeping techie threads which people might want to check back on later in a more manageable form. These get lost on Platform 3.

I do as Curalach does and check on What's New? which should show up the thread titles which have been added to since you last looked. I'd be interested to know if many people mainly click on particular forums which just have the restricted list.

[kernelbogey]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me[...]

I do this too, and perhaps naively, assume most people would. I proposed the Techie Board so it would be easier to retrieve informative posts once the thread has ceased to attract new posts.

[MrGongGong]

I do this too, and perhaps naively, assume most people would. I proposed the Techie Board so it would be easier to retrieve informative posts once the thread has ceased to attract new posts.

Me too

[Mr Pee]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me

Me too.

[Don Petter]

As someone who always starts by clicking on "What's New" and then checking out any threads which are likely to be of interest to me ...

Same here.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yep, me, too! (I only use the general Forum area if I want to start a thread or to find an old topic.)

[salymap]

I check on 'What's New' but only get the top half of the words.

Err, perhaps this is one for the techie thread