Coming up this week at the Centre for Computing History! ☀️ 🎵 Wed 5 Aug – Musical Code with Sonic Pi ⚡ Thu 6 Aug – Electronics Lab: Beat the Buzzer 🤖 Fri 7 Aug – Rubik's Cube Robots Find out more and book here www.computinghistory.org.uk/pages/30677/...

Teacher summering - A few more days of: geek; tinkering with Linux, learning shell scripts, GitHub and playing with Sonic pi

Waiting for feedback about your latest software release candidate is a *very* anxious business indeed. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 8 | Sam Aaron

Hi everyone, hot on the heels of RC7 is RC8. This primarily addresses an issue on macOS with Bluetooth headphones, but the audio pathway ha

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I thought being more active on Patreon and publishing more things would help me turn things around - but it seems to have done the opposite and I've lost way more Patreon supporters this month than in any other month for a long time. At least I'm going on holiday soon, so that's an upside!

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 8 This release addresses an issue on macOS with Bluetooth headphones and internal improvements on all platforms. Please give it a try on your most esoteric audio setup and let me know how it goes! www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 8 | Sam Aaron

Hi everyone, hot on the heels of RC7 is RC8. This primarily addresses an issue on macOS with Bluetooth headphones, but the audio pathway ha

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Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 6 This includes improvements for multichannel audio on Linux and lots of lovely polish. Grab it whilst it’s hot! www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 6 | Sam Aaron

Hey everyone - this is hopefully the final release candidate of Sonic Pi v5. This release focusses purely on audio config - especially on Li

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@Sonic Pi release candidates V5... wow the latest - its got builds for Linux (appimage) this is terrific!!!Try it, test it, give feedback www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 5 | Sam Aaron

Another day, another release candidate. Unlike the others, this one is pretty much v5 - so please do let me know if there any last minute sh

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Last year at @kcdc.bsky.social, I presented an offbeat dev tool for making visual novels! I’m doing it again this year, but this time, I’m presenting an ON-beat dev tool for making music: Sonic Pi! @samaaron.bsky.social , I thought you should know! Details: www.kcdc.info/sessions

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 5 is now available. New drive control to either power the limiter or create more headroom, much improved preferences, 18.5ms lower latency and so much love and care. Grab your copy for free now! www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 5 | Sam Aaron

Another day, another release candidate. Unlike the others, this one is pretty much v5 - so please do let me know if there any last minute sh

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Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 4 is now available to download. ...final bits of polish, further improvements for screen readers, more colour theme control. Read more and download for free here: www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5-RC4 (Release Candidate 4) | Sam Aaron

Hi there, for those of you following along Sonic Pi's release candidates as we head towards the final Sonic Pi v5 release, here's the latest

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Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 3 is now available to download for free. This addresses an issue booting on macOS 14 and PipeWire support in the Linux AppImages. It also lets you play the samples directly from the autocomplete! www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 - Release Candidate 3 | Sam Aaron

Hey everyone, fresh new release candidates just dropped. This new release candidate specifically focusses fixing an issue booting on macOS

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Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 2 is now available to download. This contains a *significant* amount of polish since RC1 and a few nice features even managed to slip in. Read all about it and get the links for free on my Patreon post: www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 2 | Sam Aaron

Hot on the heels of v5 RC1 is this fresh new Release Candidate - v5-RC2. This contains a significant amount of polish and quality of life i

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Our summer workshops are getting booked up, so don’t miss out! Spaces are still available for: 🤖 Build-A-Bot: Introducing QB 🏃🏽‍♂️ Keep Fit with the micro:bit 🎵 Musical Code with Sonic Pi ⚡️ Beat the Buzzer www.computinghistory.org.uk/pages/30677/...

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Summer is definitely here 🥵 We hope you are all managing to stay cool in this weather! Our summer holiday workshops have gone live on our website - www.computinghistory.org.uk/pages/30677/... Check them out whilst enjoying an ice cream 🍦

"I don't tell people I'm a programmer anymore..." 😅 @samaaron.bsky.social has a better answer: "I'm a musician. I play code." A fun take on why programming is more than just building business software. 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/v7hL8... #Programming #CreativeCoding #SonicPi

Sam Aaron: Why I Lie About Being a Programmer at Parties

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I put a *lot* of effort into improving Sonic Pi's accessibility. So it's genuinely heart-warming to get this feedback: "I’m loving the new auto complete with my screen reader! It’s like a stealthy little ninja waiting to jump into action." "[I] want it in all my code editors now, wonderful work."

A bit old video but still relevant. Sonic-Pi is one of the most inspiring Open Source projects ever and I believe it deserves more visibility. It's also a lot of fun 🎉 https://youtu.be/bBKu3qb0o_Y https://fosstodon.org/@alex/104400262485586472

It took 7 years of self-funded work, but Sonic Pi is finally at a place I'm happy with. It's even easier than beginners and even more powerful for pro users - and just way more polished in every way. It's also a (friendly) technical trojan horse for SuperSonic. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 1 | Sam Aaron

Hey there, happy Friday and huge love to you wherever you are in the world. Today, it's time to open the vaults and let loose something that

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In Sonic Pi v5 the documentation for each synth is an actual playable synth. Use the qwerty keys to trigger the notes and play with the control knobs like a standard synth - it then generates the code for you. Sonic Pi v5 RC1 is now freely available to download: www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 RC1 is now public and available to download. I think it's the most significant release ever. Please give it a whirl - I would love to know your thoughts. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 1 | Sam Aaron

Hey there, happy Friday and huge love to you wherever you are in the world. Today, it's time to open the vaults and let loose something that

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Sonic Pi v5 now opens up with a new Quickstart Card system. This gets people up and running much faster and more joyfully than a long wordy tutorial. You can play the cards directly or drag them into the editor to use the snippet in your own composition.

"I play code." @samaaron.bsky.social explains why programming belongs on stage, not just in the office. From @sonic-pi.net to AI & Tau5, this is a fresh look at creativity, software, and the future of coding. 🎥 Watch this @yowconf.bsky.social talk now: youtu.be/-L4OoOgQ5Wk?...

Beyond Sonic Pi: Tau5 & the Art of Coding with AI • Sam Aaron • YOW! 2025

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Sonic Pi v5 Release Candidate 1 is almost ready for a public release. Highlights: - New SuperSonic engine: hot-swap audio devices live - New autocompletion with built-in docs - Session recording: window + audio to video - Syphon/Spout streaming (OBS + VJ apps) - Game controller input continued...

How cool! You can use @samaaron.bsky.social Sonic Pi together with @intellijidea.com internal APIs to get adaptive music while you code. The music then reacts to how dangerous the method you're editing is. No danger? Cool, calm and collected music. A lot of danger? Pure chaos and stress!

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 - Release Notes Read about the new features in the latest Sonic Pi beta release: Support for gamepads (works like MIDI), tracking and sync with external MIDI clocks, bundled with lots of polish and love. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 - Now Available | Sam Aaron

Hello Patreon friends - Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 just dropped and it's a huge leap ahead of the current public v4.6 release. Get your hands on an

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I'm so excited about my work on SuperSonic for a myriad of reasons. Yet, it's not anything technical that gets the most interest. It's when I say: "SuperSonic is the project I intend to spend the next 10 years of my life on". It's like it's an alien concept to have such a long-term perspective.

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 - Download Links Available. This is pretty much v5. Just performance testing and further polish left. Beta 4 brings support for tracking external MIDI clocks (up to 8 simultaneously), and many, many internal improvements and optimisations. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 - Download Links | Sam Aaron

It's fresh release day! The latest pre-release downloads for macOS, Windows and Linux for both CPU types (x64 and ARM64) - exclusively avail

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I'm almost ready to cut a new Beta of Sonic Pi v5. Hotswappable audio settings, debug + log panes, new autocompletion, MIDI clock tracking, Link Audio, gamepads, shortcut editor, screencast recording, Syphon/Spout streaming, ipv6 support, improved MIDI/OSC timing accuracy. patreon.com/samaaron

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Get more from Sam Aaron on Patreon. creating Sonic Pi & Tau5 - open source tools for creative coding. Support Sam Aaron and get exclusive access to their work.

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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Hire this man to make your event absolutely slam. He does custom shit all the time and he delivers very consistent cool stuff. Live coding DJ, teaching your devs something to exercise their creativity, sky is the limit.

Sam Aaron@samaaron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This next year is going to be extremely testing financially. Cost of living continues to grow & interest rates are crazy high. In the next 6 months I'm going to have to somehow earn a *lot* more just to continue to barely stay above the waterline. Not sure what to do. Suggestions on a postcard!

This next year is going to be extremely testing financially. Cost of living continues to grow & interest rates are crazy high. In the next 6 months I'm going to have to somehow earn a *lot* more just to continue to barely stay above the waterline. Not sure what to do. Suggestions on a postcard!