Something is happening, and I'm not quite sure what it is. All I know is that it's some combination of EDM (That's Elevator Dance Music for the uninitiated), four-operator FM bass wobbles, square waves, and headbob jams. It'll be a SONIC (oh no, puns!) experience!

This month's Patreon track will be "My Adult Life", a throwback to FM soundtracks from Genesis / Mega Drive, Arcade, and PC games from the early 90's. And it'll be extreme, mainly because I'm still learning to balance my levels on the YM2612!

Patrons, your rewards and download codes will be delivered after billing completes as usual. Thanks so much for your support!

Learn how magneto-optical storage discs work, and see how a focused laser can directly alter a material's optical characteristics.

Background sources:

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=E5B999706AB03703B56466094A7B079B?doi=10.1.1.84.4693&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://books.google.com/books?id=RVqeAGKkesEC&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=cesb+kerr+rotation+euse+euo&source=bl&ots=_vemqlKPhl&sig=dbloCjnRF6qkDY0eMIR94TpTeTk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAWoVChMIw8H2l7idxwIVhqWICh3Y-gov#v=onepage&q=cesb%20kerr%20rotation%20euse%20euo&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=U57RpAaMKgAC&pg=SA2-PA26&lpg=SA2-PA26&dq=magneto+optical+disc+kerr+gauss+constant&source=bl&ots=l-iqbQtogI&sig=nPqEWFlWYilHKmzo81Sva5LB3Lo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBWoVChMIh8vX_YudxwIVyT6ICh06-g3R#v=onepage&q=magneto%20optical%20disc%20kerr%20gauss%20constant&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=e4ntCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA586&lpg=PA586&dq=kerr+rotation+magneto+optical+storage+layer&source=bl&ots=5zOkDcsIyq&sig=-HBUsD5P4s9954jTEbh-syMTLjc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBWoVChMImLrd2ZadxwIVVymICh1yXAIL#v=onepage&q=kerr%20rotation%20magneto%20optical%20storage%20layer&f=false

http://www.study-on-line.co.uk/whoami/thesis/chap2.html

This video shows a microcontroller-based image capture system that makes it easier for me to record animations with my scanning electron microscope.

Teensy firmware: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YXWiqYWB99bHd5ekVjeS1VZDQ/

Processing.org script for image viewing on PC

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YXWiqYWB99TTlBdHI2TFRQS2M

The Teensy microcontroller: https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensylc.html

Ladies and gents, I'm excited and jittery. I've overloaded my responsibilities once again and I will be writing an album worth of Sega Genesis music for the indie game "Where's My Mommy?" The game is currently on Steam Greenlight and needs your votes. Please hit http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=516355703, log into steam, and hit that Yes button so we can self-publish!

Attached to this post is the unedited music from the trailer. Also, a build of the game will be shown sometime in the next month (I think?) so my current plan is to have three more tracks (not counting this one) by the end of the month, at which point they will become a secret EP for you, my Patrons. =]

Let me know what you think and thanks for your support!