https://soundcloud.com/shawnlukas/temptation

https://open.spotify.com/track/13YjNaJShJPmcbUavf4803?si=09aedc413c744230

I think Zed might be ahead of it's time. I will come back to this post a few years later.

Exploring a drum sequencer for Zyphr. 8 bars grid. All synthetic sounds. Still have to figure out changing pitch of each element in a nicer way.

Next iteration of Zyphr Synth. A web synth module for designing and prototyping my music. Still have to figure out doing more with less on the UI. This iteration will use WASM but it's also my excuse to learn Rust, haha. Current iteration: https://synth.shawnlukas.com

Sketches from my drawings when COVID happened. https://draw.shawnlukas.com

Messing around with current version of Zyphr Synth Module. Performance could be better.

What if music producers collaborated on the fly?

Been trying to figure out how to visualise reverb without affecting performance (just on the web). The blurry lines are reverb sounds.

Minimal mono theme for Zed editor. Code at the speed of thought. Still in progress though (especially light mode): https://theme.shawnlukas.com

Added double-click function to reset knobs to their default parameters. I'm not so sure about transition knob turning though, for performance's sake (might remove it later if non-performant). Anyways, here's a link and be careful with volume: shawnlukas.com/#music

Prototype for visualizing stereo of audio. I still have to write some code to visualise that nice sound of nature and more in the background.

New song. Luminosity. It would be cool to have a speed control to slow the song down or speed it up and maybe then reverb it. Sound on, by the way.

Shaker in progress. Using only white noise to emulate shaker sound. Added some recording, playback, download capabilities. This is me shaking my phone. More to do on the simulation: https://shaker.shawnlukas.com

Note Mapping and Frequency Sweeping. Helps me with progressive sound mixing. Sound on, by the way.

Added decibel (dB) and frequency (Hz) cursor tracking.

Song Artwork. Temptation. https://soundcloud.com/shawnlukas/temptation

Song artwork. Hello. https://soundcloud.com/shawnlukas/hello

Zyphr Shaker module. Debug mode. Still early version: https://shaker.shawnlukas.com

Been trying to maintain cool web links. So I built a personal archive and search system. Still in progress. Hehe, my biggest challenge is that URLs don't last long on the web. Demo: https://links.shawnlukas.com

So today I took a stab to visualise what's really in my head as I compose music for Sound System. Not live yet. Sound on, by the way.

Added color vision check for lab components. Color System needs a bit of work: https://canvas.shawnlukas.com

The Sea in You. From The Piano Project. https://open.spotify.com/track/13YjNaJShJPmcbUavf4803?si=09aedc413c744230

Wrote some quick notes like a mad man on how Zyphr works as a reminder as I develop. Still new and ongoing: https://docs.shawnlukas.com/zyphr-studio

Been working on vision settings for lab to explore designing for color vision/blindness and text legibility (part of why I designed typefaces). This will help me debug visuals right on the web browser as I design and develop. Inspired by TV test patterns of the past, haha.

So been working on-and-off on Type System. Designing a collection of typefaces for designing and programming interfaces. Today I expanded Japanese characters.

Type inspector for a sans-serif typeface I have been designing under a constraint of the grid. https://fonts.shawnlukas.com

Zyphr Sampler Module. One of early rough explorations. The idea for slicer controls/knobs is to slice an audio sample according to its selected size and time (which could involve main tempo and sample tempo) and who knows. Haha, still have to figure out more as I make music.

Hover effect for some tiny details of a sans serif typeface I'm working on.

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