Blog

A blog about my personal interests, including composition and sound design; audio programming using Max/MSP, C++/JUCE, C, Rust, and SuperCollider; and web development and philosophy on the IndieWeb

I've been mostly making music tools rather than writing music. Today I'm talking about getting out of this rut with a “take two” on my current composition.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Reverb Part 1—“Freeverb”

I discuss how algorithmic reverbs work using the popular “Freeverb.” I give details on feedforward/feedback delays and allpass filters, and I include a Max/MSP patch to play with.

Thursday, June 05, 2025

May 2025 IWC—More Easily Joining Small Web Communities

For this month's IndieWeb carnival on “small web communities,” I'm thinking about lowering the barrier for web independence and freedom

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

I Would Rather Spend an Evening on a Web Scraper than Use Your App

My Swedish textbook publisher wanted me to listen to audio examples on their site or in their app. I had other ideas.

Friday, May 23, 2025

Databending Part 5—Listening to Telephone Codecs

One way to get more variety when transforming data into audio is to change the encoding. Today I'm implementing the VOX ADPCM telephone codec—which I especially like—in Rust to accomplish this!

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Databending Part 4—Data to Audio with a Rust Tool

Manually importing data as audio in Audacity sounds super cool but takes a while and slows down my composition. Today I'm automating it in Rust!

Thursday, May 01, 2025

IndieWeb Blog Carnival—“Renewal”

I often feel compelled to tweak and redesign my website at the expense of other things I value. I talk about reconnecting with what I most enjoy about composing and coding, and avoiding treating my leisure and projects as if I need to impress someone.

Friday, April 18, 2025