[sdiy] AI code generation

[Mike Bryant]

I didn't think it would need an AI to point out that most USB audio dongles are s**t 😄

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Sent: 24 July 2026 08:39
To: Eric Frampton <eric at ericframpton.com>
Cc: SDIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
Subject: Re: [sdiy] AI code generation

Using Claude to design audio DSP on my Mac Mini, I ran into a situation where the audio I could hear was occasionally cutting out, with some pretty bad digit-itis squwawking. I wanted to blame the DSP, but Claude couldn’t find an error in the code that would likely result in such a series of glitches. Since AI is only as good as the questions you give it, I carefully described what I was hearing and it was able to discern by probing into OS system signals that the USB driver for my cheap AES-out dongle (or the dongle itself) was probably at fault. I attached my Yellotec PUC-2 in its place, and the problem disappeared entirely. And the audio sounded clearer, too, so I guess the dongle was f*cking with me.

David Reaves
David Reaves Audio.

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> On Jul 24, 2026, at 6:08 AM, Eric Frampton <eric at ericframpton.com> wrote:
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> Also yeah, Claude’s rate for diagnosing hardware issues is pretty bad - maybe 10% of the time it gives me something useful, but when it is useful, it’s spot-on.


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