[sdiy] ML / AI for music & synthesis (not coding!)

[Brother Theo]

I had a back burner project that was bugging me because I was hung up on
getting a dev environment for PI Pico working on my windows machine. So I
turned Claude loose on it and discovered it can compile the code for me and
present a .uf2 file for me to use. It split the code up onto the 2 cores
just the way I was thinking without being prompted. When I pointed out the
display and expander chips were on one I2C port and asked if separate I2C
ports would be better, not only did it say yes but also explained why it's
better.

I gotta say this is exciting but also a bit scary.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 11:57 AM Eric Brombaugh via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> These are great ways to use it - as an augmentation of your own
> understanding, rather than a substitute for it!
>
> But yes, not quite what I was driving at - I'm talking more about ways
> to use the ML coprocessors available in inexpensive computers for
> realtime (rather than offline) processing.
>
> Eric
>
> On 4/25/26 7:06 AM, Pete Hartman wrote:
> >
> > This was more "expert advice" than "vibe coding" and the result is
> > definitely not a black box.
> >
> > It's also not quite what Eric was meaning 🙂....
> > .....
> > Still probably not quite what Eric was meaning, I don't think, but my
> > point is that  these are tools that can be used without them turning
> > into a black box.  It's about how you engage with them.
> >
> > Pete
>
>
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Timothy Ressel
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