Skipping Stones
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
Marbles-inspired controlled-random patch conductor for the Workshop System.
by Adrian Vos
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/174_Skipping_Stones
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/174-skipping-stones/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/174_Skipping_Stones/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- random
- sequencer
- generative
- cv
- workshop-system
- cards
Description
Skipping Stones is a controlled-random patch conductor inspired by the ideas of Mutable Instruments Marbles: related random gates and voltages, deja-vu loop memory, bias/spread shaping, clocked uncertainty, and musical repetition. It is adapted for the Workshop Computer and Workshop System rather than being a literal panel clone. CV Out 1 is a calibrated quantized pitch stream for a SineSquare oscillator, CV Out 2 is a related smoothed modulation voltage, Pulse Out 1 and 2 drive slopes, filters, or accents. Embedded TR-606 closed and open hi-hat samples on the audio outputs provide a rhythm bed before any analogue patching is done. Their attack shaping and short retrigger crossfade prevent abrupt sample-playback clicks during dense patterns.
Install notes
Copy the UF2 onto the Computer's program card (RP2040 bootloader drive).
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2026-08-30 | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |