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Great! Also inspired by Pink Trombone, we ported the same model to our maker platform and then to a modular synth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo5ZEgBEapk

https://twitter.com/BelaPlatform/status/856110345332674561

https://github.com/giuliomoro/pink-trombone

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Hey yeah! I actually came across that when I first set out to make my project.

I was going to actually fork off your project, but decided it would be cleaner/faster to do it off the original code since I wanted to write it in ANSI C.

Slightly off-topic sorry, but why ANSI C and not C99 (or C11)? Is it common to come across systems where C99 isn't supported, or are there reasons why you prefer C89 to C99?

There aren't any real reasons I have for choosing C89 over C99. Both tend to be very portable, which is very nice if you aren't sure what operating system you are running on (if any, in many situations). I still write many programs using the "-std=c99" flag, but I never find myself in dire need of the extensions, basically honorary ANSI C. For projects like this that just do numerical processing, C89 C really isn't that much more of a hassle.

I think you probably made a good choice, since our fork of the original was worked on very quickly to get a basic demo going :)

Ha. Your README was very honest at the time :)

It was very encouraging for me to see some ports to C/C++ already in progress. At the time, it was definitely an overwhelming notion. That chunk of JS code looked impenetrable to me.

Nice, are you planning on releasing a Eurorack form-factor kit for your platform? I'd imagine this can be a good alternative to other digital modules like nw2s::b and Rebel's OWL.

Hello, yes we are going to do a limited edition run, it is actually a collaboration with Rebel Tech! From our latest Kickstarter update:

"The Bela Modular breaks out the audio, analog and digital I/Os to jacks, and handles voltage scaling for Eurorack-compatible CV levels, providing a total of 2 audio in, 2 audio out, 8 analog in, 8 analog out, 4 digital in, 4 digital out and 4 LEDs over two modules, 12HP and 10HP wide.

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We are planning to do a small production run of Bela Modular units later this year. Please contact us[0] directly if you think you would like one of these, or stay tuned here and on the forum.[1]"

[0] info at bela dot io

[1] http://forum.bela.io

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