Archive
Tag: Firmware
The code running on the Teensy.
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August 15, 2026
Teaching the encoders to ignore the screen
Turning a knob while the display was updating felt like the instrument was ignoring you. The fix was to stop reading the encoders on the same schedule as the screen.
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August 11, 2026
Making the firmware, the web app and the manual agree
Three implementations of one instrument drift apart quietly. This pass forced them into line, and wrote the checker that keeps them there.
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August 9, 2026
Version 2: USB commands, six effects, and a tilted enclosure
A command interface over USB, a proper effects suite, three I2C expanders, and a case that does not sit flat.
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August 9, 2026
Modern Industrial: giving the synth a face
A 320x240 display, a theme worth looking at, eight performance macros, and patches that survive a power cycle.
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August 8, 2026
Putting the synth under version control
Eight voices, three oscillators, a filter, and a microcontroller with other ideas. The state of the instrument on the day it became a repository.
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