The following is a list of some of the projects that I’m currently working on and about which I hope to write periodically on the blog.

• Eurorack Modular Synthesis (as written about in making again
• SatNOGS ground station an open hardware/software satellite ground station

You might also know me from such projects as:

• SunshineSF - a public resource to make San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance requests more accessible to all citizens.
• Noisebridge - a hackerspace in San Francisco’s Mission district
• Noisetor - a Tor exit relay and bridge operation housed within Noisebridge

This is an extension of my last post: A brief musical journey, as well as a number of stories which I’ve been posting on Instagram in recent days.

As part of my of my adventures in the world of producing elecronic music I came across the fascinating world of modular synthesis. Modular synthesizers are composable musical instruments which are built up of many discrete modules, almost like the Lego bricks of synthesizers. Unlike traditional keyboard synthesizers which have defined signal paths modular synthesizers allow you to patch together whatever sequence of modules you want to create the sounds you desire. For a computer nerd like me it’s the perfect mix of music creation and programming. If you’re not familiar with it then I highly recommend taking a quick look at this introduction YouTube video to familiarize yourself with the idea as it’s much easier to understand through observation.