tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76020904972533608962024-03-19T04:07:14.945+01:00The Dutch ExperienceHabakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-10582768212858339462011-12-09T07:40:00.001+01:002011-12-09T07:53:43.280+01:00The ConclusionSince one week I am back in Vienna. My mind and my body slowly getting used to the "new" environment, last weekend my nose was on a strike due to the very low humidity in comparison to the Netherlands.
I will not continue this Blog, but there is a big chance that I will launch a new one with focus on music production and DJ stuff. Stay tuned, the new Blog will be announced on the Phononoia Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-55049331198862540142011-11-21T19:55:00.001+01:002011-11-21T20:11:23.520+01:00AmsterdamEverybody told us that using the P&R facilities in Amsterdam is the best thing you could do when on a day trip to the capital of the Netherlands. You can park your car in a secure area and additionally you get 2 free tickets for the public transportation system to get into the centre and back to your car for only 8€. Yesterday we put the system to a test. We arrived at the P&R at the Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-3190259657670438282011-11-19T11:13:00.001+01:002011-11-19T11:32:10.313+01:00Wavedrum SamplesToday I´ve finished the exciting sampling work of the Korg Wavedrum. 367 samples were processed in Audacity in 44.1/24 needing 127 MB of disc space. All of the 100 factory patches have now a new home in my samples folder. For catching the characteristic sound of each patch I used beside of a drumstick also fingers, the palm of my hand, muted hits and my ring (mostly for the rim sounds). Summing Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-47894342092524927522011-11-13T09:09:00.001+01:002011-11-13T09:30:15.503+01:00Kinderdijk / EuromastA gorgeous Saturday forced us out of our apartments and we headed towards Kinderdijk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderdijk). After our arrival we also got involved in some dutch tradition: the arrival of Sinta Klaas (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas and http://www.sinterklaasintocht.info/kaart/kinderdijk.html). Later that day the Euromast (http://www.euromast.nl/en/) in Rotterdam Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-74777236597239734902011-11-11T15:46:00.001+01:002011-11-11T16:03:53.305+01:00Traffic Jam SessionYesterday I had an appointment at the Hemweg site (Site Link). Jumped into the car in the morning and ---- as every f***** time when going direction north from Rotterdam got stuck in a traffic jam. Different to Austrians the Dutch love traffic jams. No angry word, no impatience and zipping works the way it should be (that is definitely a huge difference to Austria). Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-5799530522605973312011-11-07T20:26:00.002+01:002011-11-07T20:26:36.486+01:00Departure date fixatedI´m very sorry to tell you and it´s really hard for me, but my days in the Netherlands are counted. The 30th of November 2011 will be my last day on site. Arrival in Vienna is scheduled for the 2nd of December in case my good old friend Mr. Corsa does not fall apart in tiny little pieces.
To overcome my spare time I´ve started today with sampling my Korg wavedrum and editing the recorded (Zoom Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-43620042831067563882011-10-24T14:22:00.000+02:002011-10-24T14:22:12.346+02:00Edirol PCR300 Midi Mapping for Traktor Pro 2Quite a while ago I promised to post and publish my Edirol PCR300 Midi Mapping for Native Instrument´s Traktor Pro 2. Here we go:
Settings to be made on the PCR300: nothing, you just use factory preset no#1 and press the dynamic link button on the left to enable the v buttons to send midi commands.
Settings to be made withing Traktor: Load the PCR300 mapping file.
Following picture gives an Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-21943741766204388882011-10-23T08:49:00.000+02:002011-10-23T08:49:19.327+02:00Happy DayLast Friday, 21.10.2011, 7pm: The client signs PAC for both units!! Now, the two units are ready for commercial operation and handed over to the client. All erection and commissioning works are completed except a few outstanding points. The performance tests were passed with flying flags, giving an output of 870MW in total (for comparison: Coal fired plant: ~1.1GW, nuclear power station: ~1.4GW).Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-61197751045523270262011-10-05T09:33:00.002+02:002011-10-05T09:34:00.365+02:00Donau InselWeather is surprisingly stable in the last days and the high pressure area in Europa saves a few sunny days before autumn gets its grips. The Donauinsel was our first choice like in the old days at university.
Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-66731814706205346702011-10-05T09:28:00.000+02:002011-10-05T09:28:13.201+02:00Hoffest PicsSorry for being a little late...
For the first time in our Hoffest history all of us were using a digital DJ system. The decks you see deliver the timecode signal for a DVS (Traktor Scratch).
Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-39173391693003243952011-09-25T19:20:00.000+02:002011-09-25T19:20:08.715+02:00HoffestEvery year sometime between end of September and beginning of October the awesome Hoffest opens its doors. This year´s party will commence on 30.09.2011 and the venue will be the old established Ottakringer Brauerei, with open doors at 8pm accompanied by 200 beers for free. As usual our soundsystem Phononoia will host the electronic floor (starting approx. 11pm).
On decks or alternatively on theHabakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-38040621134608895562011-09-20T23:11:00.002+02:002011-09-20T23:11:53.112+02:00NetTechnoThere is a new Habakuk mix online at play.fm, mostly techno and all featured tracks were released under Creative Commons. You can also follow the link in the play.fm widget on the right.Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-77361596758459156412011-09-18T18:27:00.002+02:002011-09-18T18:27:59.261+02:00Mr. RMr. R is staying for a short week in Den Haag, Holland to participate in a conference about super conductivity. For sure he gave me a call to visit me in Brielle. As you have perhaps noticed, there were no new posts on this blog in the last couple of weeks simply because of two reasons: First, the workload in the finalization phase of a power plant doesn´t allow you much free time and second: theHabakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-43896339004837564092011-08-25T21:33:00.000+02:002011-08-25T21:33:17.494+02:00SunriseToday i had to be early on site, so I rolled my body out of my warm bed at an unusual time and tried to get my brain working with the help of black coffee made after a receipt from a Romanian colleague (the spoon remains in the upright position even when you tilt the cup).
Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-34086686264821750602011-08-25T21:24:00.000+02:002011-08-25T21:24:41.075+02:00Sushi not go roundThere are some ways for sushi restaurants to offer their food. You can eat a la carte, running sushi, buffet style and so on. In Delft I have discovered a new way: In rounds. Let me explain: In each round you are allowed to order up to five small things, e.g. one nigiri sushi, three maki rolls, two spring rolls, etc...You can repeat this process for two and a half hours. In case you are not able Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-55179992250014350272011-08-12T21:26:00.000+02:002011-08-12T21:26:55.851+02:00BruggeWednesday evening we arrived in Brugge. After check in we took a short walk around and hit on an open air stage, part of the Klinkers Festival, called Klinkende Kroegen, where they hired Sweet Coffee for a DJ set featuring a live Sax. The setup was very similar to the Phononoia gigs in cooperation with Mani Marillo at several Hoffests (upcoming event scheduled for 30.09.2011 at the Ottakringer Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-43481972238472081562011-08-11T15:05:00.000+02:002011-08-11T15:05:33.172+02:00GentNext stop in Belgium: Gent, a relaxing 1hrs ride from Antwerp heading west. Because we rented a B&B in Brugge, we only had the "day time" to visit this lovely city with its intimate city centre.
Zeebrugge. Weather was quite OK, before entering Brugge we drove to Zeebrugge and spotted this verrukkelijk surf station
The down side of North Sea Tourism, Blankenberge, next to Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-24287950075653288212011-08-11T14:47:00.001+02:002011-08-11T14:51:45.281+02:00AntwerpTogether with Mrs. N I spent Monday and Tuesday in Antwerp, Belgium. Easy to reach from Brielle (1 1/2 hrs drive with the car) and being the "Diamond City" it was not that hard to motivate Mrs. N to join this trip, although we were in the Diamond district not even one time. But I have some other tips for everybody who wants to visit Antwerp and is not fond of super touristic stuff: Go to Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-20834025771456386272011-08-08T08:27:00.000+02:002011-08-08T08:27:39.264+02:00NetHousePerhaps you have noticed it, the play.fm widget on the right side presents a new mix from me. And yes it´s true, there was a new recording uploaded. Mixed entirely "in the box" for the first time with Traktor Pro2, using only tracks licenced under Creative Commons. Here is the direct link to the track´s page on play.fm.Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-83718780421781191932011-08-07T20:45:00.002+02:002011-08-07T20:48:41.663+02:00BlijdorpA special for my brother: The Zoo in Rotterdam (http://www.rotterdamzoo.nl/?lang=EN) followed by a coffee at the Hotel New York, one of the buildings that survived the aerial bombardment (14.05.1940) of WW II.
The Zoo has two parts, divided by the railroad
Best children play ground ever
Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-87497137374680961402011-08-07T10:08:00.000+02:002011-08-07T10:08:46.264+02:00LeidenThis weekend´s journey: Leiden
After a successful landing of Mrs. N late Thursday, we were happy to visit Leiden on Saturday, more or less without getting soaked completely (there was only one thunderstorm today).
Very impressive: the Pieterskerk with its famous and shining Hagerbeer organ. Please take a look at the Pieterskerk homepage what you can actually all do in this church!
Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-20088041769702285752011-07-31T19:33:00.005+02:002011-07-31T20:17:22.891+02:00Brielle BluesEvery last Sunday in July the Brielle Blues Festival takes place. This year was no exception and moreover they celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Lunch before visiting the Festival
Every Blues Festival needs some tuned Harleys
What is the shortest way to route a multi core cable to the FOH? You are correct, right through the channel
Here we can see the high HSE standards in the Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-76274874437030344232011-07-24T22:24:00.001+02:002011-07-24T22:26:21.156+02:00The BathAfter three weeks of lovely Dutch Summer (it only stops to rain to enable the next thunderstorm to commence) I was that bored of the weather that some of my synapses connected the wrong way in my brain. I kicked myself off the couch and made preparations for this sunday´s excursion: The Thermal Bath in Barendrecht (http://www.thermenbarendrecht.nl). Normally I´m not that spa guy, but when it´s&Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-44754373436671354222011-07-17T17:16:00.000+02:002011-07-17T17:16:21.551+02:00Weekend in ViennaEvery two months i´m traveling home to Vienna to meet Mrs. N and some of my friends (fortunately the company pays the bill). This time on the agenda: Friday´s lunch with Mrs. N (another Mrs. N) and her lovely four months old son an Mr.U; in the evening an "everybody has a baby or is at least pregnant" party, followed by a farewell party later on for Mrs. A, who will leave in a few weeks the Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602090497253360896.post-45776710423602534432011-07-10T23:05:00.003+02:002011-07-10T23:16:05.789+02:00Musical Freedom with the NetherlandsIt´s Sunday, temperatures raising to 24° Celsius, nearly no wind. There couldn´t be a better day for a cycling trip. The destination was rather easy to find: Scheveningen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheveningen), the biggest seaside resort of the Netherlands and magnetic for all those who want to enjoy a relaxed day at the beach. Distance from Brielle: 50km on nicely routed cycle tracks one Habakukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430381395789794571noreply@blogger.com0