PCBs, firmware, panels — and the way there.
a tight Eurorack clock on the RP2040
Pulser in development
A clock module whose top priority is tightness: pulse
generation runs in the RP2040's PIO hardware state machines, unaffected by
the CPU. With demo video, build log and tempo control deep-dive.
Watasoge in development
A digital wavetable sound generator on the STM32G431KB —
the build log follows the journey from the first wavetable to firmware on
the board.
a personal note
I started experimenting with electronic music when I moved to Berlin in 1985 after finishing high school.
By attending Superbooth 2025, I found my way back into the world of electronic music after decades as a software developer, and discovered something new (to me): Eurorack modular synthesizers.
The fascination lies in the combination of electronics and software. You can generate sounds with analog components. You can develop firmware for microcontrollers, and you can combine both approaches.
Particularly interesting and useful is the modular design. You can create a small, dedicated module for each specific purpose and combine the modules into a — sometimes complex — larger whole. A principle that was fundamental and defining throughout my life as a software developer.
The emergence of artificial intelligence as a tool offers nearly unlimited possibilities and opens up an infinitely exciting field.
engineering articles and references
Agentic Coding
A dual-repo workflow with project and Zettelkasten — using Claude Code with long-term memory.
Clean Fracanto
Clean Architecture, SOLID, DRY and KISS — applied to an embedded C framework.
CV Input Signal Types
A reference to 20 control-voltage input signal types in the Eurorack world.
Kicking the CAN
A CAN-bus experiment with agent-driven development — STM32, Raspberry Pi and the bugs in between.
professional background
I design and build these modules in Berlin — and I take commissions:
custom modules, embedded firmware, prototyping.