#embedded audio

[fayrobertsuk]

Quick reminder that it's a week until Valentine's Day, I'm skint, and I love writing poems to order. You can order haiku/ senryū (£7.50+) or sonnets (£25+) via my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/fayroberts/commissions (the +s are for if you want them looking pretty or if you want an audio recording of me reading them).

If you want a different kind of poem, use my contact form here: https://www.fayroberts.co.uk/contact/ and let me know what you're after.

(Obviously it doesn't just have to be a Valentine's Day poem. Yes, it's a commercial hell, but see also: I'm skint and I love writing poems to order.)

In case you were wondering, the sonnet featured above was inspired by a mushroom (Russula vesca) for @28sonnetslater three years ago.

[pagesupinflames]

“if lovin’s wrong, what’s a boy to do ? i ain’t scared of death, i’m scared of losin’ you. you ain’t outta my league, yer outta this planet—but dammit, if you ain’t drilled into my skull”

— sam collins to his darlin

[adafruit]

TLV320DAC3100 is an I2S to headphone/speaker DAC 🔊🔩

We're working on getting some more / better I2S options in the shop - we like this TLC320DAC3100 (https://www.digikey.com/short/8w81vmhw)for being able to drive stereo 16Ω headphones and also a single 4Ω 2.5W speaker. We've also had good experiences with the TLV320 series; the only annoyance is that we need to configure the DAC with I2C before using it. However, because a more advanced processor is inside, it can run an equalizer and control volume. There's also a tone generator and headphone detection, and it looks like you can also generate MCLK from BCLK using the onboard PLL. It's also affordable, at $1 in reel quantity. This breakout will help us get this chip working; it exposes everything you need to get started.

[twoheadedtulip]

[regicidal-defenestration]

Who called this / Son of a fish? / Half mile tall / Does he look like a bitch?

[wizardofvamp]

For your distraction needs, please may I know ✅ + 🎶 + 🤔 + ⛔️ for the fic writing ask game? Thank yeeewww

hellllll yeeeeee ty for the ask @porcelainseashore!

✅ - ohgaaaaawd uh I'm very bad at harvesting my own glimmers but I'm gonna harvest some from notes I've gotten from other folks bc I trust other folks taste over my own any day of the week:

Glimmer from the most recent Sascha fic:

Eroded molars plucked like pomegranate seeds and summarily replaced with brighter pearls.

Idk I really like how this sentence shook out it's info dense while still retaining an easy, readable flow. Also tips its hat on the kitbashing going on without being obvious so it'll be a fun thing to pick up upon a second or third read (I think)! Because I'm one of those annoying people who likes reading/writing things that require several passes to get the full picture.

Glimmer from Limits:

Either post was crafted to mimic the trees they were gored from, the arc of the back panel--branches that tangled and fused at its center. Wildlife roiled behind the broad leaves–[Ana] had spent hours while she was young sprawled out on the bed, tracing her fingertips across every twig-clutching talon and leaf-stem coiling mousetail. Pressing her fingers into the two ragged, unvarnished gashes that tore into the falcon roosted in the top right corner. To this day, she does not know what put those there–Kliment would never tell.

okay cheating this is a full passage not a single line, but I'm particularly proud of this description of Ana and Roman's headboard from the second chapter of Limits so full excerpt be upon ye! And yes the tenses are weird but Memorium can be like that sometimes (says the editor-less writer)

🎶 - I'm hugely reliant on music!! I create playlists for all my projects, and the majority of my music listening habits are more or less informed by whatever I'm writing/drafting on a particular day. All my playlists are in tatters because I'm in the middle of yet another spotify playlist overhaul but here's an ole reliable I recently updated for some Ana/Roman oneshots that will hopefully see the light of day eventually:

🤔 - I got two different answers! One more general and one more fic- specific. So two answers for the price of one! General: I've been writing since literally I was old enough to hold a pencil/sit at a keyboard. So I don't really have an answer outside of "well I also eat and sleep so yeah I write" it's just something I do whether I set out to do it or not. Even if I go years without publishing/posting/producing, I usually have several WIPs floating around for me to peck away at and manage sanity. Fan/Fic: Usually a good setting is enough for me to spin out fic! I don't typically write canon characters unless they become an Intense Blorbo where I feel like I have something to add to the greater blorbo-sphere. Currently I don't really have any of those outside of stray Sascha concept that I've got cooking out back. But yeah if I come across a setting that strikes me, OCs will just start spawning naturally so I write fic to wrangle those OCs.

⛔️ - If I'm writing canon characters for a specific fandom, I try to limit the number of "Big Names" in the piece bc nothing's more annoying that reading a fic tagged with a specific character only for said character to be around for three paragraphs as a contact/side mission. If there's a bit part to be played, give it to nameless rando 172 and if he grows a personality great! I now have a shiny new OC people can get to know! But like if you have a vamp fic and you need a Nos contact maybe give Mr. Tung a break he has enough going on in SoCal he doesn't need to be bothered with breadbasket intel unless he absolutely has to, give that job to a bright-eyed Nos upstart with a cool pet rat named Pichu and let that fun lil gal bounce off the Big Wigs in the fic. Makes the story more accessible to folks who are new to the fandom/lore as well as something new for the old heads if executed with care. Win-win! I hope!

[kyndahot]

I have made a morgan/seer obscura playlist :3c I will continue to add to the playlist as time passes!

[cedarboots]

Introducing my first ever podfic! Recording of @chiropteracupola's fic Sergeant Harper and the Banshee, which you should also check out.

[fayrobertsuk]

Realised that, while I'm doing some fun voice acting work at the moment, I can't share any of it yet… but I can share auditions I've recorded, so here's one I sent off last night - enjoy!

[Link preview description: Against a teal background, what looks like an online audio player labelled "A Dastardly Audition | Fay Roberts" that lasts 3:23 minutes with the Patreon logo - a kind of misshapen, floppy p - and the shorter link to my Patreon page. There's a picture of me with bare shoulders in a black spaghetti strap top, grinning at the camera. I have wayward, curly light brown/ dark blonde hair that looks a bit like kelp floating around my head, glasses, and a short, goatee beard nearly the same colour as my hair. End link preview description]

[supershadsy]

if you are a fan of Backing Up Your Files and decide to backup your blog, take note of exactly how long you have had your blog, and how actively you've been posting on it! BECAUSE

that's a lot of gigabytes!!!!!!! and it's still counting up!!!!!!!

[harumiura]

the surface cracks and i shines

[adafruit]

Desk of Ladyada - 🍐🍒🫐🍊 Fruit Jam jam party https://youtu.be/MNbGPl67N0Y

Fruit Jam! Our new credit card-sized computer inspired by IchigoJam! Built on the Metro RP2350 with DVI & USB host, it's a retro-inspired mini PC with modern features. Plus, we're hunting for the perfect I2S DAC for high-quality audio output!

[girltakovic]

i like davinci better than premiere as an editing tool but i HATE how it manages to fuck up subtitles

[scarecrowbutch]

excuse me why did the audio file turn into THIS??

[trevination]

hear me out, pbj and its pony trying to cope with johnny’s death post canon 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

[bitstream24]

The Teensy Series of Processor Modules: A Versatile Platform for Embedded Systems

The Teensy series of processor modules is a family of compact, high-performance microcontroller boards developed by PJRC. These boards are widely recognized for their small form factor, powerful processing capabilities, and extensive I/O support, making them an ideal choice for a variety of embedded systems applications, including robotics, audio processing, and IoT (Internet of Things) projects.