[sdiy] AI code generation

[Spiros Makris]

It wasn't a stock feature! You could open it up and get the midi out from
some testpads on the PCB. I never dug further into it (I performed the mod
and closed it up), but I suspect they use the interface as a MIDI
controller and send the messages to another "device" that is the actual
synth underneath.
This was around 15 years ago, so newer versions might have changed their
approach.

On Tue, 22 Sept 2026 at 11:55, Adam (synthDIY) <synthdiy at adambaby.com>
wrote:

> Spiros, I can't see a Midi Out on this thing?
>
> Or is it an undocumented feature?
>
> It reminds me of my TR-606! Well, perhaps except for the samples....
>
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> On 22 Sep 2026, at 16:49, Spiros Makris via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>
> The Volca beats worked like that! You could hijack the midi out and use it
> as a midi controller. Admittedly, it was a better MIDI controller than a
> drum machine.
>
> On Sat, 8 Aug 2026 at 17:59, grant musictechnologiesgroup.com <
> grant at musictechnologiesgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> I love that the panel MCU is a MIDI controller for the rest. Is this a
>> pretty common technique? Reminds me of some laptop keyboards and/or
>> trackpads that are USB HID devices. I think I've seen this before.
>> Perhaps Korg.
>>
>> On 8/7/2026 4:31 PM, cheater cheater via Synth-diy wrote:
>> > Someone's been reverse engineering the Roland TR-6S using Claude and
>> Ghidra:
>> >
>> > https://averywagar.com/post/tr6s-part1/
>> >
>> > I thought people in this thread might be interested
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 11:33 AM Sean Ellis via Synth-diy
>> > <synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> For this project I've asked it to do any work in Arduino language and
>> add comments on every line. Fantastic way to learn, not just to hand it off.
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________
>> >> From: Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org> on behalf of
>> francesco mulassano via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
>> >> Sent: Monday, 27 July 2026 10:08 AM
>> >> To: Adam (synthDIY) <synthdiy at adambaby.com>
>> >> Cc: SDIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [sdiy] AI code generation
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> No, be careful.
>> >>
>> >> You need to know what you're doing, otherwise you'll never end up with
>> something that's actually production-ready.
>> >>
>> >> Think of AI as a junior developer who writes code better and faster
>> than you do, but who doesn't know what to do without your guidance. When it
>> gets stuck or goes down the wrong path, you have to steer it in the right
>> direction. And if you don't know how to solve the problem yourself...
>> you're stuck too.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Il giorno lun 27 lug 2026 alle ore 09:57 Adam (synthDIY) <
>> synthdiy at adambaby.com> ha scritto:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 27 Jul 2026, at 17:41, Sean Ellis via Synth-diy <
>> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> TBH, quite scary how knowledge is pretty useless now as long as you
>> have access to LLMs.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ah HA! That's EXACTLY what "they" want you to think.....
>> >>
>> >> ;- )
>> >> A
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