IC Alchemy

IC Alchemy / workshop record

Instruments for curious hands.

Open source hardware, firmware, and the notes behind them. Built one module at a time and documented as it happens: what each thing is, how it works, what building it is like, and what you can download.

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Projects

01 / the backbone

complete for sale $199

Mudras

A eurorack sequencer that translates hand movements into melodies.

eurorack / sequencer / sensor / open source

complete not for sale

Pico2Seq

A sequencer project built in the workshop. Complete, and not for sale.

rp2350 / sequencer / open source

complete coming soon

VelocityEncoder

Velocity sensitive magnetic encoder library. Slow motion gives fine control; fast motion covers large range.

encoder / arduino / library / open source

Experiments

02 / play with it

live

Waves

An oscilloscope in the browser. Two oscillators drive X and Y directly, drawn with WebGL2 persistence buffers and shader-generated phosphor traces.

WebGL2 / no install

Journal

03 / the running record

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04 / finished work

Finished modules and tools are sold through the IC Alchemy store. Prices, shipping, and payment live there. This site tells you what the thing is and how it works.

Mudras , $199. A eurorack sequencer that translates hand movements into melodies.

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