Everything else
Other projects
The scores are on the works page. This is the rest: the products, the instruments built to make the music, the research, and the small sites that exist for no good reason.
Products & tools
Apps other people use, tools built for the studio and the rehearsal room, and open questions pursued in code.
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An original-music platform and iOS app built for dance teachers and performers.
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An iOS app and instrument for playing class music live, built on the same audio engine.
- maestro-core MIT licensed
The Rust audio engine behind both Maestro apps: seamless loops, tempo change without pitch change, stems, and beat-locked switching.
- Vamp MIT licensed
A touch controller for live looping in Ableton Live that runs in a web browser, with a video guide to every part of it.
- Ableton Device Creator MIT licensed
A Python toolkit and command line for building drum racks, Samplers and Simplers from folders of samples, and batch-editing Live devices.
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One page of links for Ableton Live, Max for Live, Extensions and the tools around them.
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A starter for print-ready photo books laid out in HTML and CSS, producing PDFs to a print service’s bleed spec.
- Autosampler
Batch-renders sampler instruments into labelled WAVs for use anywhere.
- Musical perception Private
An ongoing investigation into whether a machine can accompany a dance class: watch the room, follow the teacher, and play in time.
Ben's dumb side projects
Small sites built alongside the music work. No theme, no roadmap.