jschrier · jschrier · Feb 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026 · Feb 23, 2026
diff --git a/_posts/2023-05-20-Autodidact-guide-to-electronic-music.md b/_posts/2023-05-20-Autodidact-guide-to-electronic-music.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Alternatively [tidalcycles](https://sonic-pi.net) is a Haskell-based domain spec
 
 - (03 Oct 2024) [Jonathan Dubois](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0WXE25AAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao) asks: *I do have a dumb question about analog synthesizers though..  Aside from the cool factor of actual analog, where are the open source digital patch panels?  it doesnt seem like it should be that hard to compute pretty much anything you want in real time.* 
 
-Indeed, it's a thing. 
+Indeed, it's a thing.  And you're basically right.  
 
 - I've seen the [DaisySeed](https://electro-smith.com/products/daisy-seed)-based [eurorack modules](https://electro-smith.com/products/patch) as one example.  
 
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ Indeed, it's a thing.
 
 - The [Digital Signal Processing Primer](https://amzn.to/4dIAbNF) has been languishing in my cart for a few years, as has [Hamming's Digital Filters](https://amzn.to/4gZ7ejx) book.
 
+- (21 Feb 2026) [Ken Wessen wrote an excellent online book](https://thewessens.net/synthbook/) that introduces subtractive synthesis using WebAudio + the [Teensy Audio library](https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Audio.html), which is a popular alternative for digital synth building.
+    - Pair it with the [gingoduino music theory library](https://github.com/sauloverissimo/gingoduino) 
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 # Ableton Live
 
 If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.  [Notes]({{ site.baseurl }}{% post_url 2025-01-27-Intro-to-EDM-101 %}) There's nothing really text-based about this, but under the hood the projects are just XML files which you can parse if you like. 
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diff --git a/_posts/2024-10-11-Guitar-Pedals.md b/_posts/2024-10-11-Guitar-Pedals.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Going to the [BK Synth and Pedal Expo](https://delicious-audio.com/brooklyn-synt
 
 In a way, there are only about 6 different types of guitar pedals.  Yet, there is tremendous variety in the offerings, most differentiated by microdifferences, user interface, and branding/packaging.  Make of that what you will.
 
+Background reading: [Pedal Crush](https://bjooks.com/products/pedal-crush-stompbox-effects-for-creative-music-making) seems great, but is no longer in print.
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 # Analog Circuits 
 
 - Alan Lanterman's [Guitar Amplification and Effects](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOunECWxELQS7JV_KeeTJJpgGjOftoaAH&si=IN01nOACMy-fcZIm) course ([previously mentioned among his other music-EECS courses]({{ site.baseurl }}{% post_url 2024-06-22-Electrical-Engineering-for-Music %})).
@@ -20,14 +22,17 @@ In a way, there are only about 6 different types of guitar pedals.  Yet, there i
 
 # DSP
 
-As much as I want to love analog, we live in the digital age.  [Open-source DSP pedal kit](https://clevelandmusicco.com/hothouse-diy-digital-signal-processing-platform-kit/) based on the [daisy seed](https://electro-smith.com/products/daisy-seed)
+As much as I want to love analog, we live in the digital age.  
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+- [Open-source DSP pedal kit](https://clevelandmusicco.com/hothouse-diy-digital-signal-processing-platform-kit/) based on the [daisy seed](https://electro-smith.com/products/daisy-seed)
 
-(26 mar 2025) [Raspberry-Pi Pico multi-effect pedal](https://101-things.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guitar_effects.html) --- very low part count, well explained. Has some  very interesting links including to [musicDSP](https://www.musicdsp.org/en/latest/index.html) "a collection of algorithms, thoughts and snippets, gathered for the music dsp community"
+- (26 mar 2025) [Raspberry-Pi Pico multi-effect pedal](https://101-things.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guitar_effects.html) --- very low part count, well explained. Has some  very interesting links including to [musicDSP](https://www.musicdsp.org/en/latest/index.html) "a collection of algorithms, thoughts and snippets, gathered for the music dsp community"
 
-(12 apr 2025) Yet another [Raspberry-Pi pico guitar pedal design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpfROA2EMzo).   It appears to use a DAC for audio output (maybe better than doing PWM as in the previous one, but doesn't seem as well documented )
+- (12 apr 2025) Yet another [Raspberry-Pi pico guitar pedal design](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpfROA2EMzo).   It appears to use a DAC for audio output (maybe better than doing PWM as in the previous one, but doesn't seem as well documented )
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+- (24 Jan 2026) The [Polyend Endless](https://polyend.com/endless/) is a user-programmable DSP pedal...they are also including a "vibecoding" mode for defining effects by LLM.  [Discussion at HackerNews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46726907)
+    - (12 Feb 2026) Folks appear to be doing [open-source VST plugin design through vibecoding (e.g., APC)](https://github.com/Noizefield/audio-plugin-coder), so it doesn't seem like much of a lift to adapt that to devices like these.
 
 # Parerga and paralipomena
 
 - (25 Sept 2025) From a certain point of view, [chorus pedals can be thought of as microtonal shimmer chords](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdOmSYLKj4)
-- (24 Jan 2026) The [Polyend Endless](https://polyend.com/endless/) is a user-programmable DSP pedal...they are also including a "vibecoding" mode for defining effects by LLM.  [Discussion at HackerNews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46726907)
-    - (12 Feb 2026) Folks appear to be doing [open-source VST plugin design through vibecoding (e.g., APC)](https://github.com/Noizefield/audio-plugin-coder), so it doesn't seem like much of a lift to adapt that to devices like these.