Equanimity
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
Generative ambient melody loops in six FM tones over a slow drone, into a 1.1s and a 9.7s delay, all stirred by one slow tide.
by Matt Allison
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/112_Equanimity
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/112-equanimity/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/112_Equanimity/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- generative
- ambient
- delay
- fm
- synthesizer
- polyphonic
- cards
Description
Melody notes repeat on their own loops, a little quieter each time, and the overlapping loops make the melody, in the spirit of Eno and Chilvers' *Bloom* -- over a drone of slowly drifting layers. Everything feeds a **1.1-second** and a **9.7-second** delay whose repeats drift past each other. One slow **tide** rises and falls under it all: as it rises, notes come more often and ring brighter, the drone brightens, and the triggers and wander CVs grow restless; as it falls, everything settles. Each set has a random root, scale and tone (harp, marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone or bell, all from one FM pair). Tap the switch down, or send Pulse In 2, for a new set.
Install notes
Copy the UF2 onto the Computer's program card (RP2040 bootloader drive).
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.3.4 | 2026-10-04 | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |