The author shares solutions to two technical challenges encountered while programming the Yamaha RX5 drum machine, focusing on audio playback issues and ROM header mysteries.
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6.5The DWVW audio compression format
2025-07-20 • programming c compression dvwa cam16-ucs
The blog post discusses the DWVW lossless audio compression format used in the Typhoon operating system for the Yamaha TX16W. The author describes their experience creating a program to convert between DWVW and AIFF audio files, e...
The author discusses their experience developing software for the RX5USB aftermarket memory cartridge for the Yamaha RX5 drum machine. They explain the RX5's functionality, the RX5USB's open-source design, and the challenges faced...
6.4AdventureKid Waveforms for the Casio FZ-1
2025-07-30 • music c casio fz-1 akwf
The blog post details the process of converting AdventureKid Waveforms for use with the Casio FZ-1 sampler keyboard. It explains the unique challenges posed by the FZ-1's custom filesystem and file format, and describes the author...
The blog post discusses the author's project involving the Casio FZ-1 sampler/synthesizer, focusing on creating disk images for the device. The FZ-1, launched in 1987, was notable for its 16-bit sampling capabilities. The author a...
5.6Lessons from Aegispolis
2025-12-29 • music learning equipment production coverage
Jacob Vosmaer shares insights from covering Aphex Twin's 'Aegispolis,' focusing on music production techniques and the learning process involved in creating a cover.
The blog post discusses the author's journey of simulating the sound of the Casio VZ-1 synthesizer using Pure Data. The author reflects on their initial frustrations with the synthesizer, which is known for its unique sound capabi...
Jacob Vosmaer discusses his recent experiences with samplers and audio editing in music production. He highlights the creative potential of samplers, particularly in using found objects and manipulating audio playback speeds. Vosm...
Jacob Vosmaer reflects on his process of covering Aphex Twin's songs, highlighting the learning experiences and production techniques involved in music creation.
Jacob Vosmaer discusses the creation of a MIDI velocity mapping gadget inspired by the Yamaha RX5 drum machine. He explains the limitations of traditional MIDI pads that lack velocity sensitivity and describes how his DIY solution...
5.1Portfolio websites
2025-08-02 • web development music software portfolio
Jacob Vosmaer discusses the creation of two new portfolio websites for his music and software projects. He explains the rationale behind having dedicated portfolio sites instead of relying solely on platforms like Soundcloud, Band...
Jacob Vosmaer reflects on his experience with the Building Blocks music production course, which consists of video lectures and exercises aimed at improving music composition skills. He discusses the structure of the course, inclu...
4.7Audible Genius Building Blocks
2025-07-24 • music building kit syntorial audible
Jacob Vosmaer reflects on his experience with the self-study music course 'Building Blocks' from Audible Genius, which focuses on composition and music theory for electronic pop music. The course includes video lectures, quizzes, ...
The post reflects on the making of a Youtube video about the Casio VZ-1 synthesizer, focusing on the misconception that it does FM synthesis when it actually does wavefolding. The author discusses the challenges of camera position...
0Forth progress report
2025-06-15 • programming software development forth
The author reflects on the progress of building his own Forth implementation, yaforth, and the changes he has made since his last post. He discusses the challenges and goals of the project, including moving closer to Jonesforth, c...
The post reflects on the author's experience with the Yamaha TX16W sampler, discussing its reconstruction filter, digital filters, individual outputs, panning, and the Typhoon OS. The author also shares tips for using an external ...
0Yamaha FM pitch ratios
2025-06-05 • music ecmascript directx z80 emulator
The text explains the pitch ratios of Yamaha FM synthesizers, specifically the DX7, DX100, and TX81Z. It details the coarse and fine settings for each model and the number of bits needed to store an oscillator ratio. It also discu...
Jacob Vosmaer's blog post from June 4, 2025, provides an overview of 10 synthesizer videos he produced in May. The videos cover various synthesizers and sound design techniques, including FM synthesis, pad sounds, pulse-width modu...
0Revisiting Forth
2025-06-04 • programming technology forth
The author revisits Forth, a low-level language that allows writing high-level code. He explores Jonesforth and its conventions, the basic building blocks of Forth, memory management, and interpreter state.
The author reflects on the reasons for starting to post videos on their Youtube channel, the type of videos they are making, the production technique, the challenges they are facing, and the impact of analytics on their motivation...
0Why I write blog posts
2025-05-11 • blogging writing reflection success marketing
The author reflects on the reasons why he writes blog posts, including sharing, reflection, marketing, and a sense of progress. He discusses how writing helps him reach more people, reflect on his knowledge, self-promote, and feel...
The author reflects on a DIY project to replace the power supply in an old synthesizer, the Roland MKS-80, which led to an unintended repair side quest. The original goal was to get rid of the humming power supply, but the author ...
Jacob Vosmaer shares details of the system used to generate the HTML of his blog. He switched from a Ruby script to using Make for faster and incremental builds. The most complex part is generating the Makefile and creating tag pa...
The post discusses the use of AdventureKid Waveforms with the Yamaha TX16W sampler and the author's evolving thoughts on using presets in music. The author shares observations about using the AdventureKid Waveforms with the Yamaha...