<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523</id><updated>2012-01-08T21:04:27.164+01:00</updated><category term='Computing'/><category term='iPhone'/><category term='Circuit Bending'/><category term='Elements Of Style'/><category term='OSC'/><category term='Music Electronics'/><category term='Urban Culture'/><category term='Fashion'/><category term='Gadgets'/><category term='Samples'/><category term='Apple'/><category term='Vintage Electronics'/><category term='Unkle'/><category term='Tech Report'/><title type='text'>The MIDI Mechanics Showroom</title><subtitle type='html'>Rock stinks, but 90 Minutes of Abstract HipHop, Drum'n'Bass and Breaks do not...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-6217363945484969627</id><published>2009-08-17T09:00:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2009-08-18T14:35:28.708+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='iPhone'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OSC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gadgets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Apple'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech Report'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computing'/><title type='text'>Tech Report: Thoughts on iPhone 3GS</title><summary type='text'>Seit etwa einem Monat habe ich mein neues iPhone 3GS täglich im Einsatz und heute wird Bilanz gezogen. Die Welt hat wohl kaum auf ein weiteres Testimonial gewartet, aber vielleicht ist im Lichte meiner bisherigen Mobiltelefon-Aversion ein Resümee für den einen oder anderen ganz hilfreich.Der richtige Data-Plan:Ein Monat Google Maps, Corporate eMail und Twitter ergibt bei mir nur etwa 10MB </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/6217363945484969627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=6217363945484969627' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/6217363945484969627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/6217363945484969627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2009/08/tech-report-thoughts-on-iphone-3gs.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;Thoughts on iPhone 3GS&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-74809507558025215</id><published>2008-04-17T19:19:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T19:20:31.241+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Samples'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music Electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vintage Electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Circuit Bending'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech Report'/><title type='text'>Tech Report: Casio Rapman RAP-1 Sample Kit</title><summary type='text'>The Casio Rapman is probably the most bizarre of all Casio toy keyboards from the 80s and 90s. The RAP-1 is the first of the two Rap-themed keyboards from the big 'C' and was released in 1991. I actually do remember the weird TV-ads from German TV that used to promote this thing between shows like "Saber Rider" and "Chuck the Beaver" on the now defunct Tele 5 cartoon channel... Well, to be fair, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/74809507558025215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=74809507558025215' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/74809507558025215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/74809507558025215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2008/04/tech-report-casio-rapman-rap-1-sample.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;Casio Rapman RAP-1 Sample Kit&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-407995471379485424</id><published>2007-12-29T11:58:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T13:34:58.024+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music Electronics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Circuit Bending'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tech Report'/><title type='text'>Tech Report: Danelectro Fab Echo Mod</title><summary type='text'>Um die Wartezeit bis zum Eintreffen des von mir vor Monaten bestellten Eventide Timefactor Delay zu ueberbruecken, hatte ich mir bei ebay ein guenstiges Seiwa/Coron AD-500 Analog Delay ersteigert, nur um festzustellen, dass man den Effektanteil leider nicht auf 100% Wet, 0% Dry stellen kann. Dumm, wenn das Echo Geraet in den Auxweg meines Mischpultes geschaltet werden soll und damit fuer meine </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/407995471379485424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=407995471379485424' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/407995471379485424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/407995471379485424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2007/08/danelectro-fab-echo-mod.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;Danelectro Fab Echo Mod&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-115306379884654129</id><published>2006-07-17T17:21:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2006-07-23T11:37:08.603+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Elements of Style: Music Cassette Collection</title><summary type='text'>Den iPod an den Ghettoblaster zu haengen ist zwar ganz schoen, aber leider spuckt der kleine Racker kein leistungsstarkes Line-Signal aus (und damit bewegen sich die VU-Meter mangels Input kaum) und der Oldskool Faktor ist auch nicht gerade hoch. So richtig original ist's halt nur mit der Digissette oder, noch besser, mit vorbespielten Kassetten bzw. in muehsamer Kleinarbeit selbst </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/115306379884654129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=115306379884654129' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/115306379884654129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/115306379884654129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2006/07/elements-of-style-music-cassette.html' title='Elements of Style: &lt;i&gt;Music Cassette Collection&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-114522435488668207</id><published>2006-04-16T23:31:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2006-04-17T11:51:02.336+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Tech Report: iHippo - iPod Shuffle Dock Mod</title><summary type='text'>    Meine zauberhafte Freundin hat vor einigen Wochen von mir zum Geburtstag einen iPod Shuffle geschenkt bekommen... fehlte nur noch die passende Ladestation. Da ich ihr nicht einfach ein schnoedes USB-Kabel auf den Schreibtisch legen wollte, zermaterte ich mir den Kopf, was sich denn in ein schickes Dock verwandeln lassen koennte. Relativ schnell fiel die Wahl auf ein bei eBay guenstig zu </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/114522435488668207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=114522435488668207' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/114522435488668207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/114522435488668207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2006/04/tech-report-ihippo-ipod-shuffle-dock.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;iHippo - iPod Shuffle Dock Mod&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-114166582642222067</id><published>2006-03-06T18:22:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2006-03-06T18:23:46.440+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Tech Report: Airport Express AirTunes Dropouts</title><summary type='text'>Ich habe vor einigen Tagen die Firmware meiner Apple Airport Extreme und Airport Express Basisstationen auf den neusten Stand gebracht. Danach tauchte leider folgendes Problem auf: Wenn ich nun von meinem Titanium Powerbook mit AirTunes ueber das Funknetz Musik an meine Anlage streamen wollte, bekam ich andauernd nervige Playback Dropouts. Nachdem ich zuerst mit den Funkstandard Settings </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/114166582642222067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=114166582642222067' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/114166582642222067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/114166582642222067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2006/03/tech-report-airport-express-airtunes.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;Airport Express AirTunes Dropouts&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-113327571913133786</id><published>2005-11-29T15:39:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T12:51:29.959+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fashion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Urban Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Elements Of Style'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Unkle'/><title type='text'>Elements Of Style: Surrender</title><summary type='text'>Die meisten werden wissen, was fuer ein UNKLE-Fanatiker ich bin (am allerbesten weiss das meine zauberhafte Freundin, der gehe ich damit immer auf die Nerven...). In diesem Zusammenhang wurde ich natuerlich hellhoerig, als klar war, dass mein Mitbewohner Matze auf dem Weg nach Australien einen einwoechigen Zwischenstopp in Signapur einlegen wuerde.Signapur = Surrender!Surrender ist zugleich </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/113327571913133786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=113327571913133786' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113327571913133786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113327571913133786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2005/11/elements-of-style-surrender.html' title='Elements Of Style: &lt;i&gt;Surrender&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-113147372647197470</id><published>2005-11-08T18:54:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2005-11-23T01:29:13.840+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Tech Report: Mac OS X Tiger auf Powerbook G3 Lombard</title><summary type='text'>Mac OS X Tiger auf einem Lombard Powerbook? Offiziell wird 10.4 auf dem 333Mhz Powerbook von Apple nicht unterstuetzt aber es gibt einen Weg den Tiger in den Tank zu packen ohne mit dem fiesen XPostFacto-Hack hantieren zu muessen. Man kann zwar 10.4 nicht ueber das interne optische Laufwerk installieren (der Installer bricht die Installation mit dem Hinweis ab, dass diese Mac OS Version auf dem '</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/113147372647197470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=113147372647197470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113147372647197470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113147372647197470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2005/11/tech-report-mac-os-x-tiger-auf.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;Mac OS X Tiger auf Powerbook G3 Lombard&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-113104762883610291</id><published>2005-10-20T20:53:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2005-11-03T20:53:48.840+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Elements of Style: Goldie - "Timeless"</title><summary type='text'>Der Postbote brachte heute mal wieder Post aus fernen Landen. Aus dem Vereinigten Koenigreich um genauer zu sein... Nach Monaten hatte ich bei eBay UK endlich eins der vier Tapes gefunden, die mir fuer meine Kassettensammlung noch fehlen:Goldie - "Timeless"In der Auktion stand nicht viel mehr als Artist und Title, daher war die Ueberraschung um so groesser, als sich der ersteigerte Artikel als </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/113104762883610291/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=113104762883610291' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113104762883610291'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113104762883610291'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2005/10/elements-of-style-goldie-timeless.html' title='Elements of Style: &lt;i&gt;Goldie - &quot;Timeless&quot;&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616523.post-113104758297143230</id><published>2005-10-13T08:50:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2005-11-03T20:53:02.983+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Tech Report: "Athlon Paisley Case Mod"</title><summary type='text'>Ich bin ja bekanntlich seit Jahren Apple Macintosh User (ich moechte auf Mac Os X nicht mehr verzichten), aber es gibt halt Momente, in denen tut auch ein schnoeder PC seinen Dienst. So ackert z.B. bei mir im Wandschrank ein alter Celeron 800 als Router und Musikserver. Nun ist das gute an Wandschraenken, dass man den Rechner nicht sieht. Mein Titanium Powerbook oder den alten orangen iMac schaut</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/feeds/113104758297143230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18616523&amp;postID=113104758297143230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113104758297143230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18616523/posts/default/113104758297143230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://midimechanicsshowroom.blogspot.com/2005/10/tech-report-athlon-paisley-case-mod.html' title='Tech Report: &lt;i&gt;&quot;Athlon Paisley Case Mod&quot;&lt;/i&gt;'/><author><name>MPC2000xl</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/295/janprofile2xy.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
