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Entrepreneur · Musician · Instrument Designer · Norwich, UK
I am a musician and software engineer, and the founder of Orbiton — a novel hardware synthesizer that blends an acoustic instrument with a digital synth engine.
I also help companies build audio plugins and applications in C++ with JUCE.
I am building Orbiton — a novel music instrument. I founded the company 10 months ago and we are now a team of dedicated freelance engineers bringing this product to market.
I have recently moved to Norwich after having lived in London for 6 years.
Currently reading The Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent.
Work
2017 — 2026- 2026OrbitonA portable synthesiser with a new kind of interface. Hardware, firmware and the instrument design. Ongoing.Hardware · C++
- 2024ScoreSyncAn iOS app that shows the score and metronome on multiple iPads during a performance.iOS
- 2024BLResamplerAn open-source JUCE application that creates band-limited wavetables from audio samples.JUCE · C++
- 2023CodecateA learning platform where children learn Python, Scratch and Roblox. Next.js, Firebase, Stripe, Sendgrid.Web
- 2023Catmull-Rom SynthesizerA JUCE synth that draws its waveform with splines on a 2D canvas instead of taking MIDI.JUCE · C++
- 2022DrummyA drum machine running in the browser on the Web Audio API, with volume, pan, LPF and pitch modulation.Web Audio
- 2020Fluid SequencerThe tool I used to compose movement for the kinetic sculpture — points on a timeline, interpolated into arm positions.Software
- 2019Kinetic Sculpture — HeadlessA two-armed robotic installation that moved and generated sound, expressing the energy of the music in gesture.Installation
- 2018Street PatcherSoftware for a musician and an interviewer working in public space — cut the recorded voices, sequence them into rhythm, live.Max/MSP
- 2017Ear Training AppA Max/MSP trainer for modal chords — 2nds and 4ths, spacings and inversions, shown on a keyboard and a stave.Max/MSP
Music
Listenmihai@platosolids.com
Available for JUCE / C++ audio work.