A few weeks ago, I bought this DNAfx GiT Core by Harley Benton as a first ultra-cheap (89€!) dip in guitar modelling. It’s a cool thingie, but to my surprise the software to edit/control via laptop was only available on Windows/macOS…

This is the story of how I decided to write my own open source editor for it, by reverse engineering the protocol, and how I used that to open the door to more interesting opportunities, like using MIDI to automate tasks on the device. Notice that, while I’ll focus on the Core, this should actually work with other DNAfx GiT devices too (I just haven’t tested them).

I just released a new EP, which contains a 27 minutes rock opera song on Cleopatra, split in 9 parts for easier listening. I wanted to try and create video previews for the different tracks to share on Instagram, so this is how I did it using the MLT Multimedia Framework.

At a previous edition of FOSDEM, I remember chatting with Saúl about how tiresome bringing your laptop just for presentations was, which is why he had shown up just with a much smaller tablet for the job. This year I started thinking if I could get to an even smaller device, and this is how I challenged myself a bit.

I know what you’re thinking… not another blog! Bear with me for a minute, though…