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gamedev hobbyist & a little bit of everything else deerbell.itch.io
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I'm going to take the wildly swinging between things are going good and things are going poorly to be normal, average them out and say things are things
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I'm going to take the wildly swinging between things are going good and things are going poorly to be normal, average them out and say things are things
Pros: I have the emulator working with modern DAWs, I have Dosbox outputting usable data to windows base midi.
Cons: How do I make it go do the thing I want instead using my virtual midi device?
The world may never know, but if it does it should tell me!
Cons: How do I make it go do the thing I want instead using my virtual midi device?
The world may never know, but if it does it should tell me!
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Pros: I have the emulator working with modern DAWs, I have Dosbox outputting usable data to windows base midi.
Cons: How do I make it go do the thing I want instead using my virtual midi device?
The world may never know, but if it does it should tell me!
Cons: How do I make it go do the thing I want instead using my virtual midi device?
The world may never know, but if it does it should tell me!
I have a mild interest in getting a sc-55 emulator going with dosbox-x via cakewalk 5.0 just so I can pretend to be a composer from 1992. But Not enough interest to wrestle with the internet to figure out how to fucking do this.
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I have a mild interest in getting a sc-55 emulator going with dosbox-x via cakewalk 5.0 just so I can pretend to be a composer from 1992. But Not enough interest to wrestle with the internet to figure out how to fucking do this.
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chitinous broodmother. been chipping away at this design for a while
#CharacterDesign
#CharacterDesign
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM
chitinous broodmother. been chipping away at this design for a while
#CharacterDesign
#CharacterDesign
I better get to work I've got a long road ahead 😖
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I better get to work I've got a long road ahead 😖
I used to coyly say that spite fuels me, but I don't really think that's the case anymore, I just feel something like instinct now. I think when I need to, but good things just flow out of me. Maybe this is what happens to everyone who spends enough time dedicating them to a skill?
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I used to coyly say that spite fuels me, but I don't really think that's the case anymore, I just feel something like instinct now. I think when I need to, but good things just flow out of me. Maybe this is what happens to everyone who spends enough time dedicating them to a skill?
Everyone I've talked to about this has been supportive of me... I've always been too scared but I know I'm finally ready to make a game that you have to pay for to play. Attaching monetary value to my work is a new concept.
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Everyone I've talked to about this has been supportive of me... I've always been too scared but I know I'm finally ready to make a game that you have to pay for to play. Attaching monetary value to my work is a new concept.
Gneiss Name put out a video for Hytale so now I want to buy it and play blind. I bet it's not even that good.
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Gneiss Name put out a video for Hytale so now I want to buy it and play blind. I bet it's not even that good.
I try to always be working on something, but I always feel like I'm spinning my wheels until the inspiration hits. It reminds me of trauma like you can't escape your obsession without therapy or closure, you just go on repeat without thinking.
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I try to always be working on something, but I always feel like I'm spinning my wheels until the inspiration hits. It reminds me of trauma like you can't escape your obsession without therapy or closure, you just go on repeat without thinking.
I wish I had something to talk about or show off... Mass got cancelled due to weather today and I really miss all the old people and weirdos and music and post-service-coffee+snacks. I practiced singing this week and never got to sing.
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I wish I had something to talk about or show off... Mass got cancelled due to weather today and I really miss all the old people and weirdos and music and post-service-coffee+snacks. I practiced singing this week and never got to sing.
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My first feature of the year explores the phenomenon of Quake Brutalist Jam for @theguardian.com, and how the FPS mapping community is keeping old-school level design alive. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam
Quake Brutalist Jam began as a celebration of old-fashioned shooter level design, but its latest version is one step away from being a game in its own right
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 PM
My first feature of the year explores the phenomenon of Quake Brutalist Jam for @theguardian.com, and how the FPS mapping community is keeping old-school level design alive. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
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I think I saw a meteor or something. Big bright orange ball in the sky went past a nearby hill, looked low.
January 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I think I saw a meteor or something. Big bright orange ball in the sky went past a nearby hill, looked low.
I woke up this morning and I have relative pitch. What the fuck
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I woke up this morning and I have relative pitch. What the fuck
I've never been called an et al before wow what an accomplishment!
Annnd done. 4 days, 77 maps with an absolute banger starting map and ending with the Mazu marathon. @makkon.bsky.social et al did a fantastic job with Brutalist Jam 3. Easy to see this project has a very bright future ahead of it
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I've never been called an et al before wow what an accomplishment!
I was always able to look at notes, figure them out, put my fingers in the right spot, repeat. But that is not metrical or useful in a performance way. I can't hear the music I can only follow the instructions. Now I can hear music when I play. It's sooooo weird!
January 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I was always able to look at notes, figure them out, put my fingers in the right spot, repeat. But that is not metrical or useful in a performance way. I can't hear the music I can only follow the instructions. Now I can hear music when I play. It's sooooo weird!
ever one that said "it'll just click at some point slowly at first" was right. Your brain really does have to just make the shortcuts it's like typing or driving, you stop thinking about it you see the patterns, the intervals, the notes, your body moves into position without thinking eventually
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
ever one that said "it'll just click at some point slowly at first" was right. Your brain really does have to just make the shortcuts it's like typing or driving, you stop thinking about it you see the patterns, the intervals, the notes, your body moves into position without thinking eventually
in case anyone ever thinks they can't learn piano leaving this here for you
It's been ~6 months of immersing myself in music theory and practice. singing, touching keyboards, meeting people, watching tunings, reading tons of sheet music, not much youtube. As of today I can play hands together
It's been ~6 months of immersing myself in music theory and practice. singing, touching keyboards, meeting people, watching tunings, reading tons of sheet music, not much youtube. As of today I can play hands together
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
in case anyone ever thinks they can't learn piano leaving this here for you
It's been ~6 months of immersing myself in music theory and practice. singing, touching keyboards, meeting people, watching tunings, reading tons of sheet music, not much youtube. As of today I can play hands together
It's been ~6 months of immersing myself in music theory and practice. singing, touching keyboards, meeting people, watching tunings, reading tons of sheet music, not much youtube. As of today I can play hands together
Since most constructed organs aren't identical to any other model it's normal to have no real standard "what should I buy?" which is probably why this is a niche enthusiast space. You can't really get the "wrong" product. Anyways, thanks for coming to my talk on whatever that was.
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Since most constructed organs aren't identical to any other model it's normal to have no real standard "what should I buy?" which is probably why this is a niche enthusiast space. You can't really get the "wrong" product. Anyways, thanks for coming to my talk on whatever that was.
The church organs I have available to me are different. One is a 2 manual electric with two expression pedals and a suite of pistons and digital presets. The other is a 3 manual wood keyed electric powered mechanical pipe organ where the third manual is a coupler instead of a choir (it has no sound)
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The church organs I have available to me are different. One is a 2 manual electric with two expression pedals and a suite of pistons and digital presets. The other is a 3 manual wood keyed electric powered mechanical pipe organ where the third manual is a coupler instead of a choir (it has no sound)
in the US we use 32 note AGO curved pedalboards. in EU they historically used 30 I think? The straight profile has more of an emphasis on toe work than heels. A trained organist should be able to play on anything though.
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
in the US we use 32 note AGO curved pedalboards. in EU they historically used 30 I think? The straight profile has more of an emphasis on toe work than heels. A trained organist should be able to play on anything though.
assuming you don't need a music stand, bench or expression pedals, the cheapest 2 manual no pedalboard setup you can get is ~$600
pedalboard is another $1500-$2500 if you're not buying a $100-$500 midi pedal conversion kit for the old church pedals you salvaged from who knows where.
pedalboard is another $1500-$2500 if you're not buying a $100-$500 midi pedal conversion kit for the old church pedals you salvaged from who knows where.
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
assuming you don't need a music stand, bench or expression pedals, the cheapest 2 manual no pedalboard setup you can get is ~$600
pedalboard is another $1500-$2500 if you're not buying a $100-$500 midi pedal conversion kit for the old church pedals you salvaged from who knows where.
pedalboard is another $1500-$2500 if you're not buying a $100-$500 midi pedal conversion kit for the old church pedals you salvaged from who knows where.
study organ shopping is so stressful
manuals: 1 2 or 3 (sometimes 4!)?
pedalboard: 25, 27, 30, 32, radiating, straight, radiating concave?
expression pedals?
"imitation wood"
hammond? pipe?
hardware sound module with midi controllers?
expensive software (hauptwerk)? freeware?
manuals: 1 2 or 3 (sometimes 4!)?
pedalboard: 25, 27, 30, 32, radiating, straight, radiating concave?
expression pedals?
"imitation wood"
hammond? pipe?
hardware sound module with midi controllers?
expensive software (hauptwerk)? freeware?
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
study organ shopping is so stressful
manuals: 1 2 or 3 (sometimes 4!)?
pedalboard: 25, 27, 30, 32, radiating, straight, radiating concave?
expression pedals?
"imitation wood"
hammond? pipe?
hardware sound module with midi controllers?
expensive software (hauptwerk)? freeware?
manuals: 1 2 or 3 (sometimes 4!)?
pedalboard: 25, 27, 30, 32, radiating, straight, radiating concave?
expression pedals?
"imitation wood"
hammond? pipe?
hardware sound module with midi controllers?
expensive software (hauptwerk)? freeware?