Finally got a big version of the MPC-wannabe up and running. 16 1 x 1 x 1.5 speakers (with library textures, but it works for now), for a grand total of not quite 50 prims. Which kinda sucks. But the sound definitely hits a wider radius, and up close it’s pretty darn loud.

Tried enlarging the speakers more, for a giant (think wall-o’-sound full stack JCM800s lining a stage) setup, but hit link distance limits on the last set of 4. Messing about trying to find a workaround for it, but outside of making the control box larger, I doubt it’ll get much larger than it is. Could maybe make *some* of the speakers larger, and leave some small, but that would put some tricky rules on cartridge making, would have to decide which samples get to be loud & which don’t.

Then again, that might make it a bit interesting… Maybe even change a couple of the speakers to limit their radius to a 45-90 degrees and have them rotate for doppler effects… Maybe a custom version, would suck to find it would throw the base melody of an existing song completely out of tune. Would still be fun though :)

Anyway. It’s amped. I’m amped. Should probably pack it up and let people start playing around with it someday soon, once the other lives let up a bit. Would love to get a few more cartridges assembled first, and get some real textures on the beast, and… meh. It’ll happen eventually.