January 19, 2021
Onset detection is concerned with finding the start of a musical note immediately preceding the attack. Onset detection in conjunction with pitch detection are utilized
Nu Series v2
The Nu Series Modular Active Pickups are hacker friendly, general purpose pickups that can be used in a variety of applications.
Nexus-GK
The Nexus-GK is a flexible, and hacker friendly breakout box that connects your multichannel guitar to the outside world.
Spin ‘Em Up: The Circle Guitar
December 19, 2020
The Nu pickups are installed in all forms of instruments from electric guitars, bass guitars, cellos, harps, pianos, xylophones, etc. Now, the Circle Guitar, invented
December 9, 2020
I’m very glad to announce the availability of Ascend VPU for evaluation. Ascend VPU is an audio plugin that virtualizes the sonic characteristics of guitar
November 23, 2020
Recap Last week, I presented the 4th part of the Virtual Pickups series. The article continues the series with the introduction of the preprocessor and
November 21, 2020
Production time! We only do limited production runs based on demand. Having sold out on all Nu and Nexus items, it’s time for a new
November 13, 2020
A few years ago, I wrote a three part article series about virtual pickups: emulating guitar pickups in software. Now it is 2020 and after
October 25, 2020
The photo below captures the never ending search for paths that may bring me closer to my goal —that elusive dream, ever so vivid in
September 18, 2020
We are now offering consulting services for product development, both hardware and software, from conceptualization and prototyping all the way to the final product. If
August 21, 2020
Before anything else, thank you very much for making the first Nexus-GK batch a success. The batch sold-out pretty fast! To be honest, I was
August 5, 2020
Jessica “Psy” DeLacy is known for her work in the animation industry. Beyond pixels, and into the audio and music realm, Psy generally built a
July 18, 2020
My masterpiece! After years of research and development, starting with the Alpha project, I think my goal is now finally within reach, and I am very
Fast and Efficient Pitch Detection: Revisited
July 6, 2020
Reload Last year, I wrote a series of articles about Bitstream Autocorrelation: Synth Tracking Bliss! Bitstream Autocorrelation The code has matured significantly from its inception.
Nu v1 and Neo Upgrade Path for Nexus-GK
June 27, 2020
Are you a Nu v1 or Neo user? I announced the release of Nexus GK the other day. It was an important milestone for us.
June 25, 2020
Finally! I’m proud to release the Nexus-GK: a small, flexible, and hacker-friendly breakout box that connects your multichannel guitar to the outside world using a
June 17, 2020
These Nexus-GK boxes are fully tested and ready to go! … Embracing the Roland GK-13 pin as a secondary connector. More information to follow. Watch this space.
May 30, 2020
Continuing our Constructing Thor series, here are some more pictures of the work in progress. Check out these links to know more about Thor: Time for
May 18, 2020
Meanwhile, the Q Audio DSP Library is inching its way towards a 1.0 release. For those who don’t know yet what it is, here’s the
May 11, 2020
It’s the first time I didn’t post anything for more than a month. Ideally, my target is posting at least once a week. April was
March 21, 2020
Last month, I posted some mid-section pictures of the Carbon Fiber-Wood prototype. Now this guitar has a name, “Thor”, thanks to Bill Banks who first
Dissecting the 13-pin Connector
March 9, 2020
So, recently I got some connectors from our Spicetone friends. I claimed that this is the best choice (or at least a suitable choice), but there
March 8, 2020
After the release of the BOSS SY-1000, I think it is time to finally embrace the Roland GK-13 pin as a secondary connector. In retrospect,
March 5, 2020
Look what we got recently from our Spicetone friends! Thank you Rein Sabolotny. Now what shall we do with these, hmmmm… 🙂
February 21, 2020
I wrote about the halldorophone before in my post titled Embracing Feedback. The halldorophone is a cello-like, bowed acoustic-electric instrument that utilizes feedback to generate
February 2, 2020
I probably need a name for this concept guitar… Work in progress. Many years ago, I designed and built Alpha. Last year, I started working
How to Make and Repair Pin Header Cables
January 22, 2020
This might be trivial to some, but sometimes you have to dig into the details. As you already know, instead of direct soldering, we use
January 6, 2020
Update Dec 2020: I know, I know… first it was Slack, then Google Group. I value meaningful discussions, but it’s very hard to keep track
December 23, 2019
For those who missed the recent Cyber Week promo, here’s another chance! By popular demand, we’re extending the 20% promo on all items yet again.
December 21, 2019
What is this Nu Capsule all about? Here’s a page, dedicated to demystifying the Nu Capsule: The Nu Capsule. If there’s anything else I might
November 24, 2019
It always bothers me when I see ugly, unmaintainable MCU code, which seems to be prevalent in the embedded programming world. Everywhere I look, I
November 24, 2019
We now offer free shipping on all Nu products including the Nu Capsules and Nu Multis as a small token of appreciation for your support.
October 28, 2019
Last time, I posted a short demo of Infinity at v0.8. Working hard to completion, we’re now at v0.91. Here are some of the latest
October 12, 2019
Another milestone… The Ascend VPU plugin, the virtual pickups software I’ve been working on, is now at v0.9. Soon, we will be in beta. By
October 10, 2019
I’m glad to announce that we now officially have the Nu Multi Acoustic as standard in our online store. We’ve already worked on a few
September 3, 2019
I love Ibanez Jems. I have two. Well, actually I got one, more than 10 years ago, but my wife loves Steve Vai so much
August 19, 2019
Playing around with Infinity, now at v0.8… Nu-6 plus Infinity drivers set at level 0.5 (max 1.0). Clean, with a bit of EQ, compression and
August 4, 2019
I owe Just Dominik some CAD drawings. He asked me if I can share the Alpha designs. It’s a Neck-Through design using Bamboo and Carbon-Fiber.
July 8, 2019
Update: Renamed the library to avoid the name Clash with QNX Photon. Let me tell you a bit about Elements… From my previous post about
June 23, 2019
Allow me to introduce Ascend. As mentioned in my previous post, the Infinity project spun off into two parts. The hardware part will keep the
June 1, 2019
The Infinity project is my holy grail. If you just tuned in recently, you might ask what is that? Well, In a nutshell: “Polyphonic sustain,
May 26, 2019
We recently uncovered a stash of fresh XRs. I thought it would be nice to make some Nu-XR Combos, for the Nu v2. So consider
April 14, 2019
I must have stirred controversy in my previous post. Take the comments from this thread for example: The future of DSP?. I almost wanted to
GPU DSP — When You Can’t Have Enough Cores
April 10, 2019
The writing is on the wall. I said it before, I’ll say it again: The dedicated DSP processor will become obsolete. I’m being modest, actually.
April 6, 2019
Look, we have a few of these All-Black Nu V2 Multi. What do you think? It’s the same Nu Multi like before, but with a black
February 23, 2019
Update: Oh, and in addition to the Academic Discount just announced, we are also now offering the Nu Multi Basic set (less $40) for hackers
February 23, 2019
Update: The academic discount is still valid, but will remain valid only until December 15, 2020. If you are a student or educator, planning to
February 10, 2019
Announcing the release of the Q Audio DSP Library v0.9 beta: https://github.com/cycfi/Q Q is a cross-platform C++ library for Audio Digital Signal Processing. Aptly named
February 2, 2019
One of the most frequently asked questions is how to connect the Nu Multi to Roland gear. There are many ways to do it, from
Meredith – Basic Nu Multichannel Setup
January 6, 2019
There’s this discussion in the Cycfi Facebook group about creating a set of videos and demonstrations on “benefits of independent string processing”. I intend to do
January 2, 2019
Here’s something nice to start the New Year from Fabio Mittino. The guitar is a Cristian Mirabella archtop equipped with a swappable pickguard loaded with a special