[sdiy] AI code generation

[Loscha]

There are MIDI out pads on the PCBs of most or all of  the Volcas (maybe
not modular?)

So you have to run them off onto a socket on a cable, or use a MIDI jack
that mounts to the side of the unit.

On Tue, 22 Sept 2026 at 19:02, 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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