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a swiss front end engineer based in Lausanne with a love for electronic music and hiking.
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Jamuary 2026 #05: The loss

2026-01-19 05:50:00

Here’s a short piece recorded live, born from the frustration following Switzerland’s loss to Slovenia in the European Handball Championship.

The entire track is built around a small sample, heavily processed by the Ectocore module.

Jamuary 2026 #05

My defaults app end of 2025

2026-01-14 06:00:00

A little behind schedule this year. Following 2023 (and admitting I missed 2024), these are the apps I used throughout 2025.

Mail service & mail client
HEY
Tasks
Worflowy
Shopping list
Reminders app
RSS service
Miniflux (self hosted)
RSS Client
Reeder on iOS and web client elsewhere.
Launcher
Raycast
Cloud storage
iCloud for photos and kDrive for everything eles.
Photo library
iCloud
Photo editing
Darkroom
Camera App
Leica LUX
Web browser
Orion
Reading
Readwise Read related: external
Calendar
Fantastical
Contact
Cardhop
Weather
MeteoSwiss App
Hicking
Swisstopo App
Podcasts
Castro
Music
Spotify and Navidrome (self hosted)
Clipboard manager
Raycast
Passwords
1Password
Mastodon server
omg.lol
Mastodon client
Ivory
Chat
iMessage, WhatsApp (because everybody use it 🤮), Discord
Screenshots
CleanShot X
Video editing
ScreenFlow
Notes
Worflowy
Markdown editor
iA Writer
Code Editor
Nova
Terminal
Ghostty
Search
Kagi
Package tracking
Parcel and Post-App
Automation
Keyboard Maestro
VPN
ExpressVPN
AI Code Assistant
Claude Code release: external
AI Chat
Claude
Raycast virtual assistant

Jamuary 2026 #04: House life

2026-01-14 05:25:00

Tonight, during our family dinner, I recorded sounds of pots, forks, plates, glasses, etc. on my iPhone. Then, using XLN Audio's Life, my favorite program on Mac, I mixed all of that to create breaks using the recorded sounds. All of this was then recorded in the Ectocore module, which further mixes and manipulates the sounds.

The result is a kind of deconstructed house with syncopated rhythms. Everything I love!

Jamuary 2026 #04

Jamuary 2026 #03: Extrem bassline

2026-01-10 03:05:00

Since Bohm is mainly in charge of the kicks, it was a good opportunity to use Ultra Kick to try and generate a bassline. And I think it turned out pretty well. It’s very dark and heavy, so I really like it.

Jamuary 2026 #03

Jamuary 2026 #02: Atlantix

2026-01-07 05:15:00

Running short on time, this is the same patch as the last jam, except this time the main voice is the Intellijel Atlantix module.

You can enjoy over 2 minutes of intro where I’m looking for a decent sequence to play with the Atlantix. 🫠

Jamuary 2026 #02

Jamuary 2026 #01: Bishop's melody

2026-01-04 03:40:00

A new year means a new series of jams for the month of January. And yes, it’s the traditional Jamuary.

For this first session, I decided to use the “Bishop Miscellany” by Shakmat to generate the melody. I just got it, so it was the perfect opportunity to get the hang of it. The sounds are generated by the Plaits module running through the Blades filter, with a bit of reverb, a good kick, some drums, and this is what it sounds like. I hope you’ll like it.

Jamuary 2026 #01

You may have noticed; this year, there’s no video. I’m going to try to release audio only, using the 8TR module, which allows me to record directly from my Eurorack setup. This will make my work a bit easier and allow me to publish this content a little faster, since family life doesn’t let me spend hours on it.