Cobalt

@cobaltmusic.fi

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I swear a lot. Musician and DJ from Lahti, Finland. The SFW alt of @tommyswanson.fi Other interests include: linguistics, shitposting, amateur radio, electronics, photography, radioactivity, gaming, networking, technology, etc.

a small generative eurorack patch playing itself: there's too much stuff on screen to properly alt, sorry
a silly little musical sketch, in the background is vcv rack 2 with a simple modular generative patch in it. the bpm is raised to 180bpm and the melody that the generative patch outputted kind of sounds like a dnb melody so i slapped amen break onto it with some reese bass
a preview of my newly released song, titled Climb My Tower. it is a very energetic eurobeat track featuring punchy drums, light vocals, and a typical eurobeat brass riff
the eurobeat song, with the tempo raised from 135bpm to 150bpm and the main brass has been replaced with a modern typical eurobeat brass
a preview of a song i'm working on, featuring punchy drums, a simple bassline, and a eurobeat-like melody
me relaxing on a bench in the middle of winter. my green backpack is next to me. on my head i am wearing a half face respirator with filters, a visor on my eyes, the cat ear headphones on my head, and a black balaclava
an email from bandcamp to Cobalt: "greetings Cobalt, Cobalt just released Claw Finger"
the flier for the dj marathon, featuring DJs such as akizEh, Jay Crystal, JeJo, DSM, and many others
a playthrough of the old school dubstep project which samples claw finger from the silent hill soundtrack
screenshot from minecraft. left to right: a machine workshop, 3 tall thermal evaporation towers for brine production, and a nuclear reactor containment building
A small preview of a song produced in FL Studio. it features the streamer Rauski (twitch/youtube username LaeppaVika) yelling "saatana" from the top of his lungs. the track is reminiscent of psytrance but not quite
me playing the cult classic finnish "first time on the recorder" song ostakaa makkaraa on an indian bansuri flute
playing a generic i-VI-VII dance piano pattern on the upright piano
me playing the aforementioned original composition on the upright piano in the library
me playing the song Alpha by Vangelis on an upright piano in the library
a screenshot from the VM settings, showing the "3d acceleration" feature toggled on
the same song as before, now with vocals. generic stuff: "get ready to blow / feel the energy grow / time flies by / look at it go / it's time to shine / with the beats and the rhymes / I see little stars / behind your eyes / you're raring to flow / keep it steady yo / rock the microphone / from the top of yo dome / float like a butterfly / sting like a bee / real time attack / that's the key yo"
a short snippet of music. it has punchy drums, some cheesy 90s house organ, and some good old 303 to top it all off
a screenshot of the PDF, showing the electrical specifications of the transformer. way too much text to properly alt, sorry
the headstock of a Landola guitar, with fresh new tuning mechanisms and strings installed
a blown fuse, the inside of the glass is coated in black material
a video of me using the screw extractor bit to remove a stripped screw
a close-up of a screw that has been unscrewed from the mixer, with the bit that I used next to it
a torx screw on the front panel
the front panel of the mixer being lifted away from the lower part of the case which contains the power supply
the aforementioned mixer. looks like any other mixer. lots of knobs and buttons
the body of the guitar with the bridge removed. the body has cracked along the holes
the top part of the mixer. it is almost completely covered in dry, hardened duct tape residue
some of the buttons and sliders on the PCB of the mixer. there is a lot of dust accumulated on everything
the tuning mechanism from the landola. each side has three pegs which the string gets put into, then the peg gets rotated by turning the tuning key. 5 out of 6 pegs have cracked
a picture of an area between the frets on a fretboard, at the top is a bunch of visible grime
the saddle on a bridge. this is the part at the bottom of the guitar that holds the strings above the fretboard and the body. it is cracked at the widest end
the nut is literally split. i was taking the strings off and it just dropped out
the nut of the guitar. all the strings rest neatly upon it except the D string which is touching the fretboard
an acoustic guitar on the floor. the body is brown
guitar strings in a coil. there are some dark spots on them
the fretboard, showing the 12th fret (that's the one with double dots). there is a lot of visible grime, and as you look further down the fretboard the grime starts getting not just under the strings but also between them, coating the whole width of the fretboard in grime
the fretboard. you can definitely see where the strings used to be, because the fretboard is darker in those spots
the headstock of the guitar, it is very dusty and you can see where the strings were before
a shiny black acoustic guitar on the floor
a "before" photo. the mixer is visibly grimy, as are all of the knobs. channel 2's knob is bent
the disassembled mixer on the floor
the bent fader pot in question. the two other pots next to it are fine, it is purely the second channel's pot that is bent
a "before" photo of the mixer. it is visibly very grimy
the mixer and some wires on the floor, along with a power strip. I am holding the plug of the power cord going into the mixer
the power lead posts on the PCB, the wires have been removed
a photo from the inside of the mixer. the power cord goes into a small PCB, and the electricity goes from that into a transformer, from the transformer to a power supply board, and finally from there to the rest of the mixer. nothing has connectors, it's all directly soldered together
a photo from the bottom of the mixer - two screw holes are unpopulated, and one is sticking out
a short power cable being held in hand, showing the plug has been cut off
a Boss BX-80 mixer. it is a small compact 8 track mixer with only a pan knob, an effect knob, a bass and treble EQ knobs, and a gain knob for every channel, along with the channel volume slider
a photo showing the front panel of the mixer being lifted up away from the chassis. there are several wires running from the bottom of the chassis to the PCBs mounted on the front plate. every single connector is glued in
a piece of paper which reads "This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision."
an Alto Live 1604 mixer. it has 16 channels and 4 buses. it looks like pretty much any other mixer ever. loads of knobs and sliders, you know
the mixer completely wrapped in bubble wrap, there are several pieces of masking tape holding the wrap in place
the yamaha md8 minidisc multitrack recorder, powered on and ready for use
a PCB with components on it, three of which are fuses in their holders
a "before" photo on the multitracker. there's some dirt between the channels and a small layer of grime diminishing the shine in the center, but nothing crazy
a "before" photo of the screen, it has heavy glare and is visibly smudged
a video showing the recorder being turned on and the four songs being previewed that the minidisc inside had
ten black fader caps and ten blue ones