Zack Scholl

zack.scholl@gmail.com

Tinker

These are all my posts about things I tinker with, sorted reverse chronologically. Each post is usually based around a small project or idea that I was exploring that yielded some interesting result (usually). Most revolve around music technology, website design, electronics (Raspberry Pi, arduino), and programming languages.

zeptocore creating a sample player machine from scratch.
THX theme in SuperCollider An epic sound in just a few lines of code.
go and zig amazing incantations for easily using CGo by leveraging zig.
sd cards Not all sd cards are the same.
gno -> go Making things in web3 with a new programming language, gno.
habitus habitus, a music technology workshop, is coming to Europe this summer, 2023.
Ube Unpredictable binaural experimentations.
Producing multichannel audio synthesis with norns A continuation of using multichannel audio, but with the norns.
Producing multichannel synthesis with Linux. Its surprisingly easy to utilize SuperCollider's multichannel output with …
Gridding images for painting on the command-line There are a few simple commands to easily create grids on images for painting.
My 2022 in code A lookback at my publicly available code from 2022.
Setting up wireguard+pihole with Ubuntu and other devices The simplest+cheapest way I found to get a personal Wireguard VPN with Pihole.
Calculating the CPU usage of any process in Linux The proc sytem gives all the information you need to calculate CPU usage at any …
How the free energy principle may imply a feedback mechanism for learning The free energy principle may guide feedback mechanisms for learning behaviors …
Tinting an image with `imagemagick` Tinting an image into a specific color can be done with a single command using …
Generating automatically tuned drums for OP-Z and OP-1 A bank of drum samples can be tuned and spliced and turned into a TE device …
Faking ambisonics with SuperCollider There is a simple trick to make audio float around binaural headphones by using …
Emulating a JP-8000 supersaw in SuperCollider Reverse-engineering a non-linear response curve for detuning multiple …
Running norns without the shield Instructions for using a Raspberry Pi to run the norns sound system.
One-line drawings Creating software to reconstruct one-line drawings.
Random music videos A tutorial on making random videos using a neural network.
Stream your audio Personal audio streaming made really easy.
sampswap Generative breakbeats with SuperCollider and sox.
Internet radio Easily broadcast music from your computer.
pianos.pub A website to find every public piano.
CZ-101 Emulating an 80's synth in SuperCollider.
PO-32 hack Soldering switches to a little drum machine.
Live coding Using SuperCollider and norns to make coding music.
AI drummer Composing drum patterns using AI.
Chaotic modulation Make slow oscillators for CV control.
A PO-33 clone Creating a functional PO-33 in the norns with the grid.
SuperCollider sample playback Making a crossfading sampler engine.
Fixing a SVE in croc RedRocket found a vulnerability in croc and helped me to find a solution.
Waveforms on the web Drop-in replacement for an audio tag for stylized audio playback.
Icarus A Supersaw feedback synth for norns.
Plonky A grid-based keyboard for norns
Granchild Quantized granulator synthesizer.
Mx. Samples Multi-layer instrument samples for norns.
Monotron hack Easily turn the Korg Monotron into a drone.
SuperCollider synthesis Tutorial to make evolving drones in a musical programming language.
A sample sequencer for norns Drum sequencing via the monome grid.
whowillmatch.com Find charities that double your donation.
Modulating sample buffers on norns this norns script creates sequences of samples from a tape. you can load any …
norns.online Connect a norns device through the internet.
Sequencing samples on norns this norns script creates sequences of samples from a tape. you can load any …
Raspberry Pi as MIDI to CV device. I programmed the Raspberry Pi to control voltage and respond to MIDI so I can …
Digital tape loops for norns digital tape loops x 6.
Quantize time-bending effects on norns a quantized delay with optional time bending effects in the stereo field.
Every chord A website with the probability of every chord progression.
Text-based MIDI sequencer I coded a new MIDI sequencer that has a high-level syntax for simultaneously …
How to install portmidi A simple way to get MIDI and Golang work together using portmidi.
Making a mellotron from a cassette player. Instructions on converting an old walkman-style cassette player into a …
Heartbeat metronome. Using my heart beat to control the tempo.
op1z.com Create patches for OP-1 and OP-Z instruments.
hostyoself.com Host websites in your browser.
Worker pools in Golang A simple pattern to get started using worker pools with Golang.
Programming a registration bot I keep missing registration for a pottery class so I wrote some code to help me.
Share A website for sharing files.
Books I read (2019) My favorite book this year was Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson.
Websockets A simple pattern to get started using websockets with Go.
Photos I took Photo narrative from 2019.
Javascript for MIDI multiplexing. A simple website for sending midi from one device to another.
findabooktoread.com Using AI to find new books.
How to tunnel with SSH A quick tip for using SSH to tunnel into your local network for easily binding …
Dockerfile for Golang apps A lightweight Dockerfile for Golang apps.
offlinenotepad.com Browser-based offline-first secure notepad.
Using vim with Golang
croc Fast, simple, and secure file transfer between any two computers.
FIND A framework for internal navigation and discovery.
FAAS Make any (Go) function into an API with one HTTP request.
Download songs from a Spotify playlist Download Spotify playlists into mp3 files using YouTube and a simple …
Books I read (2018) My favorite book this year was Stories of your Life and Others by Ted Chiang.
Photos I took Photo narrative from 2018.
Podcasts I heard One of my favorite podcasts from this last year was The Impact.
A website for jotting notes. A minimalistic website for making notes.
🐊 croc - secure and easy data transfer croc is a tool I built to easily and securely transfer stuff from one computer …
Raspberry Pi as a chicken cam A Raspberry Pi automated camera in which I can watch and listen to my chickens …
My Github graveyard Some projects that didn't meet expectations and I expect not to work on again.
Ingredients Turn any recipe into structured data.
Self-hosting VCS with fossil
IPFS enabled personal internet archive A simple way to make an archive of a website using IPFS and wget.
Installing Keybase on Chromebook Instructions on how to get Keybase working on your arm computer.
My .vimrc Here's my very simple Vim setup that I like to use for writing.
Shallow `go get`
Peer discovery Go library for cross-platform local peer discovery.
10 years of marathons An analysis of all the marathons I've done in the last 10 years.
Consensus cookery
Podcasts I heard One of my favorite podcasts from this last year was Science Vs.
Books I read (2017) My most memorable books from 2017.
Painting from primitives I try a technique for painting that involves starting from simple shapes.
makemydrivefun.com A website that finds road trip stops.
Nesting templates in Golang A small snippet for making nested templates in Golang.
My bike was stolen My bike is stolen, but I am able to get it back.
Progress bar A simple thread-safe Go library progress bar.
A tool for web scraping. A simple and powerful web scraper backed by Redis.
Calculating how to cool coffee Lets use physics to find the exact number of ice cubes to drop into a scalding …
Raspberry Pi as piano accompaniment. I made my own Raspberry Pi-powered AI to accompany me on piano.
Raspberry Pi as an aurora alarm. I make a Raspberry Pi powered alarm clock for alerting about auroras.
Recursive recipes Calculate time and cost for generating many recipes from scratch.
Watercoloring with neural networks Can a neural network help me improve my art? Could I take a photo, paint it, and …
Autological words and quines Exploring meta-behaviors.
Better book suggestions Making a book recommendation service from scratch.
How to use Wordpress with Docker A concise method for initiating a Wordpress instance through Docker.
cowyo.com The best pastebin for markdown notes.
My poetry generator passed the Turing Test A simple poetry generator I wrote was good enough to get published in a literary …
Raspberry Pi AI I create a fully functional AI out of a Raspberry Pi - including voice …
Books I read (2008)
Ten commandments for a scientist. A list of ten things every scientist should do.
Scientific perspective on genesis. In the beginning, there was a big bang.