A delightful trip with Deb in the morning to B&Q for some wood for a new cabinet to cover the extractor fan in the kitchen. There were hardly any hinges, an empty wall of no stock. We went to Wickes then, which was well stocked, though B&Q generally has a larger range. I then spent all day making this cabinet, which needs to fit inside an alcove.
The fan opens to the air, and the plastic shutters on the outside have long since broken, their tiny springs rusted away. This is already the second fan, the first had the same problem. This makes the window very cold in winter, so this box can be used to close it off at will. It will open inwards, and have visible hinges on the outside, in 'L' configuration when closed and doubling over when open (this gives the tightest seal when closed), so I needed to work out the curve for the deep doors so that the inside edge has clearance. I've also embedded some magnets in the wood to form a catch. The two doors are gluing overnight. Drilling the wall and fitting the hinges is the hardest part. The space is cramped. I'll mark and drill the wall, then mark and drill the cabinet, all before removing everything before painting.
Deb has heard the first drafts of the new music and thinks it's a leap above what has come before, and I'm happier too, but there are still lots of work and tracks to go.
In Prometheus I've had yet another feature idea, making Set Parameter events for MIDI specific events, the Sustain Pedal, and other controllers (like the MODX Super-Knob, controller 95 by default). These will give me far more control over these than I have with Sekaiju, which is generally limited to editing recordings rather than crafting new music from scratch.
