I somehow get the feeling that we will soon feel very lucky to have an open, European social network with Mastodon.
COVID booster sorted 💉💪
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Tweaking the Circuits
When the people at EMI ordered a bunch of Altec 436B compressors in the late 1950s for Abbey Road Studios, they were hoping for that legendary American sound they had heard at their sister studio Capitol Records in Los Angeles. But when the units arrived in London and the en...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Tweaking the Circuits
When the people at EMI ordered a bunch of Altec 436B compressors in the late 1950s for Abbey Road Studios, they were hoping for that legendary American sound they had heard at their sister studio Capitol Records in Los Angeles. But when the units arrived in London and the en...
✍️ New post: Tweaking the Circuits
#blogtober #web #design #engineering #audio #history
https://matthiasott.com/notes/tweaking-the-circuits
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Patricia Routledge is one of the actors I most admire. A Woman of No Importance and the later Alan Bennet Talking Heads monologue A Lady of Letters, were among my many inspirations as I studied performing arts.
The (unconnected Ladies of Letters on Radio 4 with Prunella Scales still makes me chortle, and her portrayal of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet") was, of course, just sublime.
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Age Quod Agis
Age quod agis. This Latin phrase, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order, translates to “do what you are doing.”
Do what you are doing. Like in: dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to whatever you engage in. Do what you are doing. Not the thing over ...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Age Quod Agis
Age quod agis. This Latin phrase, attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order, translates to “do what you are doing.”
Do what you are doing. Like in: dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to whatever you engage in. Do what you are doing. Not the thing over ...
This pink berk (the sculpture) just sold for £19,000 at the Gromit Unleashed 3 auction, all raising money for the incredible Grand Appeal charity - raising money for sick children and their facilities. 💖💖💖
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Blogtober 2025 - Day 1
It’s Blogtober again. And this time, I’ve (more or less spontaneously) decided to take part in it. For those of you who don’t know what it is: Blogtober is a writing challenge that takes part every Oktober (similar to Bloguary, Blobuary, Blarch, Blapril, Blay, Blune, Bluly, ...
Matthias Ott
• Matthias Ott
Blogtober 2025 - Day 1
It’s Blogtober again. And this time, I’ve (more or less spontaneously) decided to take part in it. For those of you who don’t know what it is: Blogtober is a writing challenge that takes part every Oktober (similar to Bloguary, Blobuary, Blarch, Blapril, Blay, Blune, Bluly, ...
✍️ New post: Blogtober 2025 – Day 1
This will be fun! 🎉🤩
#blogtober #writing #blogging #websites
Oh! Is it #blogtober already? 😅
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This big boi is up for grabs! The Gromit Unleashed 3 trail is auctioning off every sculpture to raise money for The Grand Appeal - the incredible charity that raises funds for sick children and their families. You can start the bidding for mine if you like! https://www.i-bidder.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/gromit-unleashed-3/catalogue-id-grand-appeal10002/lot-5e76d399-ddce-4b7b-b2c1-b36300ec919f
Sometimes the simple things are the best. Tonight's dinner was gnocchi filled with spinach and mozzarella baked in a quick and dirty tomato sauce with basil and oregano, and some fat little chorizo sausages on the side. 😋
Started sorting a few audio plugins into a voice chain – and ended up sorting compressors by hardware topology/type and year … 🫣 But at least I’m learning a lot about the different types of compression, right…right? 😅