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[processzine-org]

🔧⟁ PI ON THE ALBA ⟁🔧 “Play Movie” — but only after decoding the signal chain of the gods.

This is the Alba PTV-12. No composite input, no SCART. Just a single EXT ANT jack. Originally written off as a glorified noise generator—good for fuzz and flicker, but not much else.

Then came the workaround:

VHS as RF modulator → RF OUT → coax to 3.5mm adapter → EXT ANT → tuning dance → signal found.

A chain of translation. DVD signal rerouted through 90s tape logic to whisper into the Alba’s ear. A modern format repackaged as something it could understand.

Watching Pi on this tiny CRT feels more than poetic. A film about obsession, feedback, and pattern recognition—now decoded through a web of adapters and guesswork.

This is what it’s like navigating sound, communication, or even thought when you’re deaf or have APD: Nothing plugs straight in. You make the connections no one else sees. You modulate the world to your frequency.