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Eleven Faders and One Very Unfortunate Drop of Solder
Experiments & Ideas

Eleven Faders and One Very Unfortunate Drop of Solder

How I built my own MIDI mixing controller, got almost everything working, and destroyed it while trying to fix the cheapest components.

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Just Another Cyberdeck Build Story, but With a Twist
Projects & Builds

Just Another Cyberdeck Build Story, but With a Twist

Because apparently a portable Linux computer wasn't complicated enough.

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The Art of Building Yesterday
Projects & Builds

The Art of Building Yesterday

Modern hardware, old-school charm, and a few questionable engineering decisions.

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A little inspiration

One spare screen.
A whole new desk companion.

Illustrative project · Your builds could live here.