Jekyll2026-09-17T16:33:29-04:00https://codedmachines.com/feed.xmlCoded MachinesCoded Machines designs and builds electronic musical instruments. Follow the first one, a hands-on performance sampler, as it gets built: a photo from the bench every week, songs made with it, and notes on progress.Punch Beat2026-09-17T15:00:00-04:002026-09-17T15:00:00-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/09/17/punch-beatFive weeks working on the sampler. It’s hard to stop! I think I’m on to something :).

Early this week I spent some time hardening the hell out of it, and the result is solid. I was able to make and record the first full song without any crashes or glitches.

Last week I spent a lot of time building a full mastering chain with sidechain ducking on the device, and I think it’s paying off. The sound, out of the box, is great. And because it has a web API, I can ask Claude to master it for me (which I did here).

Although this demo barely scratches the surface, I’m very excited and proud of how easy it is to make something that sounds great, quickly.

A lot more awesome stuff coming soon!

— Marc

]]>Week 05 on the bench2026-09-17T09:00:02-04:002026-09-17T09:00:02-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/09/17/benchAdding compressor types and rewiring for the new button matrix

]]>Week 04 on the bench2026-09-12T12:40:11-04:002026-09-12T12:40:11-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/09/12/benchThe new panel, all wired up! Korg nanoKEYS standing in for the steps keys.

]]>Week 03 on the bench2026-09-04T11:40:00-04:002026-09-04T11:40:00-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/09/04/benchHand-wiring the button matrix behind the panel.

]]>Week 02 on the bench2026-08-29T12:50:10-04:002026-08-29T12:50:10-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/08/29/benchFaceplate v2

]]>Week 01 on the bench2026-08-20T17:20:10-04:002026-08-20T17:20:10-04:00https://codedmachines.com/log/2026/08/20/benchFirst boards talking to each other, next to a mockup to get the layout under the hands

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