1) Instruments, DSP & Control

Last updated: 2025-09-16 (America/Chicago)

1.1 MOARkNOBS-42 (MN42)

Open microcontroller MIDI instrument + teaching platform — knobs as verbs; latency as politics.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Latest BOM + wiring map
  • Parameter map (CCs, ranges, curves)
  • Latency characterization notes
  • DFM deltas & panel/LED array photos
• Next micro-step: Export current param-map CSV and stash in /docs.

1.2 Teensy/ATmega DSP Unit (delay/LPF/feedback + “chaos ladder”)

Wet/dry before limiter; controllable dirt; PT2399 vs pure DSP study.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Final signal-path sketch
  • Chaos-LED status logic + seeding/reset behavior
  • One 60-sec audio demo per mode
• Next micro-step: Commit schematic block diagram PNG to repo.

1.3 SeedBox (concept)

Seeded generative performance surface.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • 1-page concept brief
  • Interaction sketches
  • Constraints & “what it refuses to do” notes
• Next micro-step: Draft the brief as SEEDBOX.md (≤300 words).

1.4 StringField (concept)

Spatial/gestural string-like interface.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Play paradigms (pluck/bow/scrape metaphors)
  • Sensing options survey (optical/capacitive/MaKey)
  • 1 quick proto note set
• Next micro-step: Record a 30-sec video of any sensing test.

1.5 Room Lens (concept)

Site-sensing instrument that “plays” a room.

• Artifacts to (re)gather
  • Sensing matrix + scene→sound mapping
  • First test recording (room tone → gesture)
• Next micro-step: Sketch a mapping table (sensor → timbre axis).