Selectable Waveform Modulation (V9)
*Bounce Mode OFF: Rises then resets (Sawtooth).
*Bounce Mode ON: Rises and Falls (Triangle).
Phasor-Based Modulation Engine (V8)
*Sawtooth Phase: Smoothly accelerates or brakes without resetting position.
Complex Spectral Synthesis
Over the years since I started taking up perfumery ingredients collecting, I can say that I’ve had a fairly good and decent run of many aroma chemicals and naturals, alike. At one point, my collection came out to over 300 items, I believe, and I had a dedicated large shelf where my miniature perfumery organ would sit.
I wish I could have kept the collection longer, but it got taken from me during a forced move-out from a home I was staying at. It was supposed to last me for years, and I kept buying more ingredients like there would be no end to my fragrance ingredients explorations.
Some of my favorite materials to work with were the powders and crystals, as some of the ingredients were partially or fully solid at room temperature, or depending on the room’s temperature, alternately. Some of them melt in to a liquid, when heated over a flame. The texture of some of these materials is fascinating to explore, and their organoleptic profiles are typically powerful and unique, within a fragrance composition.
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| A sample of cetalox, procured from Perfumer Supply House. |
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| A 5 gram container of cetalox, from Perfumer Supply House. |
Cetalox, ($11.50 for 5 grams, currently) pictured above, in its solid form, is an amber or ambergris type fragrance - it’s smooth and enticing, and I’d easily imagine it in a laundry detergent. Another comparable scent would be carpet cleaning shampoo, of a particular, store-bought type. I started working with this material only recently, even though I’ve owned it on 2 different occasions. I mostly would just smell the powder in its container. This time, however, I set about in tackling the discovery of the scent profiles of my solid and powdered fragrance ingredients, so I purchased some isopropyl myristate, which is a great material to work with in perfumery and in skin applications. It’s similar, in the solubility profile, to isopropyl alcohol, or an alcohol, in general, but there are some things, I should mention, that, while they “work,” in an “at all,” or even “well enough” sense, the materials are just not worked with, because of some defeating feature of the material. Isopropyl alcohol is one of these no-nos. It’s very easily accessible, and it functions like other alcohol solvents, for perfumery materials, but the scent profile is too prominent when trying out isopropyl alcohol for fragrance uses, and, I believe, there is something about the chemical molecular structure of isopropyl alcohol that amounts to wasteful and detrimental free radicals affecting fragrance materials.
Isopropyl myristate, on the other hand, is commonly known as a suitable solvent for perfumery uses, and it has other properties that complement the cosmetic character of this material’s use case profile, such as that it assists in permeating the skin, and, subsequently, materials dissolved in IPM will permeate the skin to provide therapeutic effects more prominently. It also acts as an emollient, when applied to the skin, for a short while, and that emmolience dries up neatly, not leaving an oily residue.
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| Isopropyl myristate, by Soapeauty, on Amazon. |
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| Small, travel size spray bottles, used to hold single ingredients, for fragrance layering, in a practical setting/sense, are a suitable means of making use solid fragrance materials. |
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| Solid Prismantol in its container. |
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| I used a paper clip to scrape out some shavings of Prismantol, to prepare it for dilution and diffusion. |
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| With about 20 mL of isopropyl myristate in a 1 oz. container, I achieve about a 5% dilution, from using around 1 gram of solid material. |
City life isn't all bad. Sometimes, **Humans** (tall blue figures) will stop and throw seeds! If you see one standing still, fly over and land nearby for a feast.
Instructions: Walk into yellow seeds to eat. Avoid the brown squirrels. The sky darkens as your energy fades—don't let the sun set on your pigeon journey!
This app visualizes bird song in a 3D space in real time. Here’s a link to some bird songs that you can upload to try out the app.
https://dl.allaboutbirds.org/backyardbirdsdownload-0
