Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

3 thoughts on “Highly Nerdilicious Use of Old Floppy Drives

  • September 30, 2011 at 3:32 pm
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    that's a pretty goofy little device, interesting though, I wonder what it is that is producing the noises, a file or does the disc entry just trigger some weird sequence he has setup?

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  • September 30, 2011 at 9:05 pm
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    @DylanCraig15

    It's an Arduino microcontroller that moves the heads by varying the frequency according to the tune.

    –Pete

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