Author Archives: Kristian Amlie

No more wrist problems

It’s been a long time since I last wrote about my wrist problems, or carpal tunnel problems. Well, I am happy to report that I have finally recovered! It wasn’t carpal tunnel at all, but a condition called “persistent somatoform … Continue reading

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Break out concert

For several years I have played in a band that started at my old work place, but we only played at private venues at the time. Now we are making our move into the public, and we will be playing … Continue reading

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Jacktube 0.30 is out

My carpal tunnel problems have been less severe lately and I have gotten the chance to do some coding again! I will write more about that later. In the meantime, for those who are not familiar with Jacktube, it is … Continue reading

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Introducing dssi-vst-rt

Since the original dssi-vst project seems to have halted development, I have decided to fork the project, and dssi-vst-rt is the result: A VST plugin wrapper dedicated to providing real time performance from VST plugins. I also made a more … Continue reading

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Real time Windows VST plugins in Linux

The most common plugin standard for audio is VST. The standard itself is not platform dependent, so it will work on any platform. However, in most cases, plugin authors will not bother to compile their plugins for any other platform … Continue reading

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The Ztar has arrived

It’s been a long wait, but finally after nearly twelve weeks of waiting, my Z7S Ztar has arrived. And even though I have only scratched the surface of its capabilities, I must say that it’s worth the wait. It’s strange … Continue reading

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I have ordered a Ztar!

For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, the ZTar is a great little invention (hopefully, at least) by the California based Starr Labs. It’s basically a MIDI-guitar, but like a keyboard, it has real keys, … Continue reading

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Windflower is now available

At long last, Windflower is finally available! Windflower has been quite an ordeal to produce, mainly because of the severe carpal tunnel problems that struck me last year, and still affect me to a certain degree today. But I managed … Continue reading

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New band name

In the event of the upcoming Windflower release, the band has decided to change our name from “Chirality” to “Pendelirium”. It’s still the same band though! 😉

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New web and blog design

I have revamped the design of my home page, and decided to take some proper software into use this time. So now the whole site is powered by WordPress, including the blog and other pages. This means that several new … Continue reading

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