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They/them online pseudonym. Anti-capitalist, anti-religious, anti-spiritual, anti-AI, anti-fascist. I was apparently raised in one of the more relaxed branches of a cult.

I don't have a fleshed-out political theory yet. I'm not sure I can attain to one, but I belong somewhere among the anarchists and socialists.

I make music, pottery, food, repairs, software, and hardware. I boost much more than I post, but I don't boost images without alt-text.

Fascists fuck off.

#nobridge #nobot

Digital Gardenhttp://lyk.so
Bandcamphttps://mumbleandsigh.bandcamp.com
Mirlohttps://mirlo.space/mumbleandsigh
Codeberghttps://codeberg.org/lykso
Covers printed and working so far!
They're a bit off-center, but they fit, and they feel a lot better than what I had before. Time to get the wires soldered up and some covers printed!
These "normally open" momentary switches are awful for chording. They only conduct when completely bottomed-out. Lots of accidentally switching to other notes as I attempt to hold them down while doing other things around the patch, and lots of wrist pain after just an hour of play. 1/
Finally getting in a little play time.
Done! Had to replace five of the ten, in the end, as more from that batch failed during testing. Hopefully the ones that remain won't die on me too. 😬

Used a 3D printed template as both a drilling guide and for holding the potentiometers in the right positions as I soldered them before transferring to the box. Would have had a harder time getting all those wires routed and soldered like that otherwise.

(As I write this, I realise I could've done without it, in theory. Too late. 🙃)

A small voltage divider and unity gain buffer, on perfboard, to control 6V outputs on eight jacks with eight potentiometers, now in place in this small box from IKEA. Tomorrow I'll hopefully tame and terminate all these wires and get this thing put back together.

See? Pencil-and-ruler. Not evenly spaced, not exactly square, but for an instrument I'll be playing myself which hardly anyone else will get a close look at? It's fine.

I don't know what my point is, exactly. I think I'm just talking to myself in public here and partly trying to convince myself that it *is* fine. 😅

Putting together a little #diy #eurorack mixer based on the "ultra simple mixer circuit" from MFOS: https://musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth_new/OLDIESBUTGOODIES/AUDIOMIXER/monomixer.html

Used components I already had on hand. The LM324 I used instead of a TL074 gets distorted unless the volume knob is kept very low, so I've sent off for TL074s as a replacement. Headphone out is completely unusable, but the line out is okay with the volume down.

Also used 33k resistors instead of 20k, as that was what I had and I didn't imagine it'd make much difference.

Seen about town.