Developer. Maker. Musician. Writer.
I build apps, make things, and write about them.
This site brings together my apps, workshop projects and writing from here, Audio Appraisal and The Blind Man’s Workshop.
Apps
Featured apps
TTControl
A waveform generator and controller for multi-phase turntable motors, built around the Raspberry Pi Pico.
Pico Player
A Pico W audio player with browser control, local WAV storage and optional microphone streaming.
From the workshop
Featured projects
Glasshouse Speakers, Mighty Mini Monitors
This is a pair of speakers built based on a kit from Hi-Fi Collective, the Speaker Kit No. 1.
Project Leoht V2 Progress Update
A year ago I introduced Project Leoht, my take on an ultra-low mass turntable inspired by Rega Research. I learned a lot from that project and version 2.0 has been in development, with physical part prototypes in my hands and several new ideas in my head and on paper.
MarkAudio Alpair 10.3 Speaker Build
My friend Michael Fidler was having a clearout, and offered a surplus pair of MarkAudio Alpair 10.3 drivers. He imparted to me some of his knowledge in loudspeakr design, and leant a hand in the box modelling to create the speakers herein.
Across my sites
Recent writing
It’s Not All Doom & Gloom: The Funny Side of Disability
For all its negatives, disability does have a funny side. Good humour is essential, and having a disability provides plenty of opportunity for a…
Beginning My CNC Journey With The Genmitsu 3020 PRO MAX V2
I’ve been working behind the scenes on some ambitious projects, and struggling to find machinists who are not only willing to work on one-off designs, but prepared to challenge what they believe to be possible in terms of precision. The struggle to find machinists has been a steeper hill to climb than learning CAD modelling, with no summit in sight.
Veneering Speaker Boxes With Iron-On Veneer
The process of veneering speaker boxes with an iron-on veneer. It is no more difficult than using a traditional veneer, but requires fewer tools,…