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I'm happy to report that the latest version of the Presonus Audiobox 96 works under FreeBSD using the standard USB sound driver snd_uaudio(4). (Which it should, as it claims to be USB class-compliant in its documentation).

We'll see how long it lasts. It's built OK, but I've heard they can be flakey.

Was cleaning up my hard drive and just had a scare, deleted a bunch of files by mistake. I lost my downloads directory. Which is bad but thankfully non-critical.

Note to self, watch your bind mounts (nullfs loopback mounts in FreeBSD) when deleting large directory trees. Particularly when clearing out old jails.

I've been watching a vtuber I like play through "13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim". I have no idea what 13 Sentinels is like as a game but as an anime-inspired sci-fi story it's amazing. Love the artwork and the many plot twists. It has excellent english voice acting too. It makes me want to play more visual novels.

Oh, and that's four years straight of 60 minute mixes, one every week. 209, 52 + 52 + 53 + 52. (One of those years had 53 weeks).

I'm gonna have to start looking for guest DJs so I can take a break. Maybe I can talk Megaphysics into it.

MTT 209 / Dim Landscapes https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-209-dim-landscapes/

Some slow beats to end a tough week. 95, then 75 rising to 80. Features music by DJ Shadow, Gyoza District, HKE, Jens Buchert, Legowelt, Phoenecia, and more.

Today I learned that Mars is the lo-fi planet.

Starting my day with Grievous Angel's old 2Step Heaven mix.

Tracklist here: http://blog.grievousangel.net/?p=398

The mix itself here: http://www.weareie.com/audio/blogariddims/blogariddims34.mp3

I went from disliking 2-step to loving it after hearing this mix.

Well shoot. I thought that the static website generator I use (Blogofile) didn't work with Python 3; I was wrong. I had to update a few templates and add some comparison functions but otherwise It seems to run fine. I can move on from Python 2 after all.

There's some Quake on. #quakeworld 2v2 masters BPS & Locust versus Carapace & Milton. Stream and casting by Andeh / SuddendeathTV.

They're in the first map now.

MTT 208 / To The Exit https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-208-to-the-exit/

This week's mix. 120 BPM ambient, #breaks , #electro ; a bunch of repeats, mostly tracks I know and am comfortable with. Features music by Autopilot, Dark Vektor, Model 500, Mrs Jynx, ΠΕΡΑ ΣΤΑ ΟΡΗ, Supreems, Versalife, and more.

Hm. Python2 deprecation means I'll need to build a virtual machine to continue compiling my webpage soon. Either that or port my static site compiler to python3. Or migrate to a different site compiler.

Might give qemu a shot, it's been a few years since I tried it.

Spent most of the day putting together a tracklist for tomorrow. I'm running low on new ideas so It'll mostly be repeats. I can't wait for March, for spring, to play some dub techno again.

I had a surprisingly productive day. Took some photos, solved a few minor web backend problems, learned a bit more about writing RSS feeds. Watched a few episodes of the 2011 TV anime "No. 6".

I've never been particularly good at mixing the glitchy 2000s electro style. I try it out every few years, always after picking up four or five new pieces that fit. It's tricky stuff to work with.

MTT 207 / Deflection https://djcev.com/2021/02/mtt-207-deflection/

New mix. Posting the link early 'cause I'm gonna go to sleep in a minute.

The noisy, loud, glitchy electro sound, the sound of 2000s Touchin' Bass and Pyramid Transmissions. Features a bunch of Pacific Northwest producers - 214, Doctor Evil, Ignatius (and Bot23), Senor Frio. Experimental Liquors.

Walked into town today, to the secondhand store / thrift store. Picked up a used copy of THX-1138 on DVD.

It was about a mile and a half each way. That's the furthest I've been from my house in 4 months.