Impermanence
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
A 0.75-second stereo looper whose Chaos knob re-slices the take every time it moves, into a shimmer reverb.
by Matt Allison
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/110_Impermanence
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/110-impermanence/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/110_Impermanence/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- looper
- granular
- effect
- reverb
- generative
- cards
Description
Record 0.75 seconds of stereo audio, then play it with a single **Chaos** knob. Every movement re-cuts the loop: more slices, reordered, reversed and pitch-scattered as Chaos rises. A still knob holds the loop exactly; a moved knob throws it away for good, with no undo and no presets. Three layers of different lengths phase against each other into a shimmer reverb whose tail rises in octaves and animates as its decay knob opens. Tap the switch **down** for Rhythm mode, where slices step to a clock on Pulse In 2.
Install notes
Copy the UF2 onto the Computer's program card (RP2040 bootloader drive).
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.4.2 | 2026-09-28 | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |