https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects daily 0.75 2024-10-07 https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/the-last-renamer monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/42145e24-4775-45fa-98c8-4b36f5611a1d/Screenshot+2024-10-06+214243.png Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/e7097e85-e3f3-4e6c-8b28-1231b46bb935/Screenshot+2024-10-06+225244.png Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/ebff9cad-09e1-4ed4-b9be-3cdc5afeb726/Screenshot+2024-10-06+222049.png Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/744a5f4f-a03b-4949-b4d6-6411b7424149/Screenshot+2024-10-06+221606.jpg Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/78cfe68e-74c5-4618-a540-3f9332135c72/Screenshot+2024-10-06+215719.png Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/63a78682-212f-4ec8-bcb7-77bbec66d162/toolbar_square_lastrenamer.png Side Projects - The Last Renamer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2024/9/4/so-you-want-to-build-a-pc monthly 0.5 2024-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/47dc20c0-8a79-48f8-aedb-ea72786fdcc0/DSCF2147.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/62c08087-2163-4bcf-a885-3675ab3e0ca9/DSCF2149.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/e7317fcc-62e1-4f4d-afde-054cf114480d/DSCF2152.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/6a313131-b5c8-4fab-845a-8e32bd77b1d2/DSCF2141.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/58b3644c-ae0d-428e-95f6-51d36caa0561/DSCF2090.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/321101f4-be60-4a76-a996-169d8c2d6e25/DSCF2143.JPG Side Projects - So You Want To Build A PC - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2024/2/15/i-shipped-a-game monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/6ff9c70a-02e3-4c64-aa91-12f384478dbf/Screenshot+2024-02-15+093536.png Side Projects - I Shipped A Game! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/8368574e-51ba-4e4a-afb8-1f6d667716ee/d7669710-eabf-11eb-babb-322abab2b70c.jpg Side Projects - I Shipped A Game! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2023/11/3/multi-mic-manager monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/77018f5e-0bd0-4eee-8263-fd04b8218dc5/Screenshot+2023-11-03+170623.png Side Projects - Multi Mic Manager - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/f5e3cb07-ab94-4523-bbd2-4711235d4c92/Screenshot+2023-11-03+170457.png Side Projects - Multi Mic Manager - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/fab3721e-c7f4-4b3e-9379-ad6e8e2a4aeb/Screenshot+2023-11-03+171307.png Side Projects - Multi Mic Manager - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/0d9134da-8162-4e32-b3a1-9c8a5a6fa9e3/Screenshot+2023-11-03+171707.png Side Projects - Multi Mic Manager - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/reaper-sync monthly 0.5 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/0040319b-14dd-4af3-9085-32c747757eb2/Screenshot+from+2023-03-01+19-26-51.png Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/d93d83ee-864c-4f41-9666-6843dae83453/Screenshot+from+2023-03-02+09-30-33.png Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - The Manual Way REAPER already includes a way to synchronize your configuration settings on multiple computers: manually importing and exporting a massive zip file with all of your settings via the preferences panel. While this approach is great for backups, and could be used to keep your content synced, it would be… an undeniable pain in the ass to maintain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/01d1d3c4-ede1-4df9-89c6-ebd2de06ea61/reaper_portable_install.PNG Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - The Portable Way When installing REAPER on Windows, there’s a sneaky checkbox that bundles everything as a “portable install”. This allows you to keep your REAPER Application and Resources in the same location. By using a portable install you can run your entire REAPER configuration off an external flash drive, SSD, or cloud sync software like DropBox that monitors contents within one specific parent directory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/01973072-836c-4ead-9bfe-20cccc37c8df/Screenshot+from+2023-03-03+07-38-27.png Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - The Programmer’s Way For years, I have been using GitHub to synchronize a private repository with my configuration files across PCs. It works, but I have never recommended it to any rational human, as it requires meticulous setup every time I start from scratch on a new PC, a small pile of scripts and batch files, and the occasional self-imposed disaster of rebasing and squashing and nuking it all just to start from scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/5d1ee23a-a93d-40b6-a76d-4d83b420e252/Syncthing+Demo.gif Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - Make it stand out Making a track template on Windows, switching over to Linux, then adding a new track from that template. All without closing/reopening REAPER, exporting a config, dealing with the filesystem, or emailing myself a copy of the template file! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/49eba159-48d1-46d3-8378-302067c4acda/Screenshot+from+2023-03-02+09-06-58.png Side Projects - Synchronizing REAPER Installs Across Computers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2022/10/28/micro-blog-post-diy-sennheiser-ambeo-cable-wiring monthly 0.5 2022-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/b6ea5c49-649d-4eda-a6aa-9132e26c32df/Amphenol+T3635+Connector.jpg Side Projects - Micro Blog Post - DIY Sennheiser AMBEO Cables - Make it stand out Amphenol T3635 (Male) https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/simple-batch monthly 0.5 2021-10-31 https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/guns monthly 0.5 2021-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1634042353325-V1JPIH0MW07ND4OTWVJS/20211010_155206.jpg Side Projects - First Time Recording Firearms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1634043466634-WHPLJ04OV47UIEDH7WZD/20211008_141844.jpg Side Projects - First Time Recording Firearms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1634045630497-L4P70Z45O4YPWM6TV38P/Mic_Placement.png Side Projects - First Time Recording Firearms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1634048397818-T4KD0R5CYINLYNFI9O8P/Capture.PNG Side Projects - First Time Recording Firearms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1634090356038-KB0WHOPN171IN7N35RGX/20211008_171954.jpg Side Projects - First Time Recording Firearms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2021/8/1/julibrary-2021-vba-and-recording-everyday monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1627844414088-MO6E6OYWS3D9YEWYM4NS/DSC_9082.JPG Side Projects - Julibrary 2021: VBA and Recording Everyday - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/utility-fx monthly 0.5 2021-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1618507398043-UES5V8QLS4131J7P6Y8A/Metering.png Side Projects - Utility FX Chains https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/noise monthly 0.5 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1616522551923-5A7SK09ITQG799MH8ZNN/Noise_Toolbar.png Side Projects - The Noise Toolbar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1616602116850-QUXZF6M86NQMPDCAIIVO/Annotation+2021-03-24+120831.png Side Projects - The Noise Toolbar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1616523088379-0WILOV7ZTJLJRT8HTEOS/image.png Side Projects - The Noise Toolbar https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/another-reaper-controller monthly 0.5 2021-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1614699876181-7DG1XMDSNPSSDMY3A8CA/7AC08153-3D75-4D22-8E91-00BA8A553975.jpg Side Projects - Making Another Reaper Controller! https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/batch monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1608659063171-9O9AESZKLTOQ2ZMKPYND/Batch.png Side Projects - Batch Files Are Underrated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1608659460267-H9YH4GCGM569LOEIRCXF/Copy+Multiple.gif Side Projects - Batch Files Are Underrated https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/2020/11/29/learning-through-refactoring monthly 0.5 2020-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1606675868453-7ORA7KH64E7S7K9OXC1V/Screenshot+2020-11-29+135052.png Side Projects - Learning Through Refactoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1606678238340-7A13J6NANHMQM5WCHRH5/Screenshot+2020-11-29+142902.png Side Projects - Learning Through Refactoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1606679604021-8EBVU43H0S11GT3QFDXP/Screenshot+2020-11-29+145308.png Side Projects - Learning Through Refactoring On the left is an array of frequency values that the user assigns on a Submix Analyzer. On the right is a map that adds an additional “compartment” for each frequency to store and pass relevant information with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1606681148661-3BAIG7RDFHQKOBOQLPV4/image.jpg Side Projects - Learning Through Refactoring https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/noise-redux monthly 0.5 2020-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1597870539455-89N8FMK719EH5HNYJ16F/NoiseReduxPic.jpg Side Projects - Taming Noise Reduction https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/julibrary monthly 0.5 2020-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596309605494-HTQDB1F4VYPX315AWTX4/Julibrary_Pool_Session_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303796321-T5DHEHQ4UAJEA6IMH4P3/FOODGware_Clinking+Glass+With+Hydrophone+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Hydrophone in Vase I built a hydrophone (a microphone that can record sound while immersed in water) and recorded some taps on glass and tin containers filled with water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303796730-V95WOB39PRLSQDEBK4M6/HMNMisc_Slapping+Hand+Between+Legs+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Body Sounds One of the week’s themes was “the human body” so I recorded some slaps, claps, and rustles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303802267-3EJXJU3O2YFLXMSUKJI1/TOOLPowr_Circular+Saw+Quick+Bursts+01_AC_JU20.JPG Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Garage Gear Recorded my circular saw and drill press one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303804928-K1XPMTB1Y73EJVHOIKLV/DOORMech_Iron+Wine+Cellar+Door+Latch+01_AC_JU20.JPG Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Cellar An iron cellar door; particularly squeaky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303805174-010BY4J33BPXH60T6OC6/MECHLock_Metal+School+Cabinet+Lock+with+Chain+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Lock and Key A chained lock to keep pesky high school students from getting into an art supplies cabinet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303813654-UH6H0ZIOVD4AOINO1L20/WINDVege_Rustling+Plants+Ponytail+Palm+02_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - "Bobo" the Plant My girlfriend happens to have a particularly… loud… plant that makes a rather vicious rustling when shaken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303813756-4JZDZL0E41UDQW36R2QG/PLASFric_Plastic+Hobby+Workstation+Arm+Creaks+03_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Hobby Arms These plastic arms are meant to help hold wires and circuit boards while soldering DIY electronics. They make some pretty gnarly creaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303821064-J2Z2Z5Y3N74URFDYXD8Y/FRWKRec_Sparkler+Burning+Extinguished+in+Water+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - July 4th Recorded some sparklers dunked into a sake bottle for America Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303822644-UI7ZCBFEPFQ2NYAKG79K/MACHAppl_Pouring+Coffee+Beans+Espresso+Moka+Pot+01_AC_NONE.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - A Necessity Like many others, I require coffee to function. This is my usual daily setup: a “Moka Pot” and a piercingly loud coffee grinder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303826308-VF4UD177W3KYCCFANUXC/WATRMisc_Underwater+Swimming+Pool+Movement+Plops+Flow_AC_JU20_Hydrophone.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Jacuzzi Recorded the hydrophone immersed in a jacuzzi’s jets and tiny waterfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303826457-XVHQWGZ8BR0MVX1JMRK4/MACHAppl_Nespresso+Machine+Water+Tank+Operation+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Coffee Pt 2 I stuck the hydrophone in the water tank for my Espresso machine, for those days where the Moka pot isn’t powerful enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303830902-KC5E2AM2TUEHQOZGEG0U/VEHCar_Porsche+Macan+S+Ignition+01_AC_JU20_C2+ORTF.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Vroom Was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to record a Porsche Macan! My first experience with vehicular field recording. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303830079-1GQCECMSQDPD55F6XT8M/TOOLPowr_Drill+Press+Through+Pine+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Drill Press As mentioned in the garage photo, here’s the drill press! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303833498-7MA34CS3DVXCUC70LNM8/GORESqsh_Hydrophone+In+Boba+Tapioca+Pearls+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Boba Turns out the tapioca balls that make bubble tea.. bubbly… sound pretty nasty when you stick a microphone into them. The goriest sounds I got in the month, by far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596303833356-X1PRCAK8K72PS1SC6DD3/COMCam_Fujifilm+Instax+Camera+Printing+Polaroid+01_AC_JU20.jpg Side Projects - Julibrary: Recording Something New Every Day - Analog Recorded some DSLR auto-focus and shutter sounds, along with a polaroid-style printing camera. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/ucs monthly 0.5 2025-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596310010917-HO818L4CP8CSHTE2EBL3/UCS+Blog+Post+Header.png Side Projects - UCS Renaming Tool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1594525174708-P9JTJOD3CISI6QOE7CAA/UCS+Demo+Snip.png Side Projects - UCS Renaming Tool The UCS Reaper Renaming Tool (right) in action, renaming items and tracks in Reaper (left). https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/heartbeat monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596310177515-A1S8H8VP3YK4GVK1DZI3/Sakura+FMOD.png Side Projects - Sakura: Controlling Music Intensity With Your Heart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1591394162396-27DGRDC5KJPATI7CRK8H/PulseSensorAmpedFinger_2_grande.jpg Side Projects - Sakura: Controlling Music Intensity With Your Heart https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/find-and-replace monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1590675903702-JTR76ITBAKOMOPT73XA8/Marker+Region+Names+in+Reaper.PNG Side Projects - ReaScript: Find and Replace in Marker/Region Names https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1590356702886-KC8H7ONWU6IX1INUTIUE/Region+Demo+Image.PNG Side Projects - ReaScript: Find and Replace in Marker/Region Names The green, red, and blue subdivisions along the top of this image are distinct regions, used for separating individual assets prior to export. Despite only having three separate colors here, each section contains a handful of separate regions dedicated to each unique sound. Larger projects can have hundreds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1590675903702-JTR76ITBAKOMOPT73XA8/Marker+Region+Names+in+Reaper.PNG Side Projects - ReaScript: Find and Replace in Marker/Region Names The “Browse Packages” menu in ReaPack includes additional information about the script and version history info. https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/saturation monthly 0.5 2020-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1596310393576-16BWG96A4SVGE0L0MR1V/image-asset.png Side Projects - Saturation and Loudness in Sound Design https://www.aaroncendan.me/side-projects/reaper-midi-controller monthly 0.5 2021-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589900240254-ZUJKKM4S46H8CF4WYG1D/1%2B-%2BNQk6hAn.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736347598-KGHGMPS81M9FW6WHSCEW/1+-+NQk6hAn.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller As is tradition in online DIY forums, here's a sneak peak of the final product before breaking down how I got to this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736334904-DLFHLCIOAKBPW4127CFD/2+-+rCgcIBR.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller - Early prototyping... A cluttered mass of wires, buttons, and an Arduino Uno. Curiously enough, this was plenty to play with and help inform what would and would not be possible in the final controller build. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736339884-JUKI7MO26VY21YVWZFKY/4+-+8riyO6f.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller The first semblance of a case! This case came from an entirely different side-project, so I didn't need to assemble it or do any tweaking for use as a testing ground. Just scrap wood from around the garage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589748525812-D0D7W9VJ832DB9PDPBA8/cad+case.jpeg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller At this point, I knew what I wanted to get from this controller. I designed a 3D version of my ideal controller in Sketchup and Fusion 360 before converting that to a 2D model and sending it off to a local water jet company per the recommendation of a friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736351529-YMS6WVOWJOTCCEYC0BSQ/6+-+xUn52kB.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Here's the controller fresh off the water jet! Done on two sheets of 1/16" thick aluminum. You can see by the two screw holes on the edge that the alignment was absolutely perfect, something I could never get as clean by hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736352929-PJ136W8LZZQKTV4ZGDLU/7+-+4BDImuw.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller I couldn't help myself from doing a quick test fit before getting the aluminum bent to the form of the 3D case. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736377021-CEXPSYSZV7T6LXQB2K7P/8+-+jOSBk21.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller And here it is just after being bent to shape! A simple 80* bend along the back edge and 110* bend along the front edge. Starting to look like a real controller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736372063-GMRA2VXNBM0XZJIMM5AF/9+-+EhbHuLp.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller The edges were pretty sharp at first so I sanded them down and rounded them off with this oscillating multi-tool I use all the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736398936-2KCJQ1SPZACBEWLO0Y2D/10+-+jpCXG3t.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Spray paint! I initially looked into getting the controller powder coated but that was going to cost me anywhere from $75 to $150 and quite frankly, I didn't want to put that kind of money into it when I could get something decent with $15 worth of spray paint. Would it look more professional? Yeah sure probably. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736381592-M0GLDE5B8QCG1X79KMQI/11+-+gHbIgal.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller But spray paint was good enough for me. Bronzy copper sort of finish on the sides and then a gunmetal grey on the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736403914-54IE8XVFGBJ9KY88APA2/12+-+M86LDzF.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736401916-QO8JHMAL56PEZQRHJN2O/13+-+PDce2ji.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Then came the final stretch: wiring. Here's a wiring schematic I made for the controller using Fritzing. I ended up doing the wiring pretty much exactly as it's shown here, which is rare because I usually just diverge from the plan when it comes to that end of the build and inevitably need to make adjustments to accommodate for space inside the controller etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736404670-EFFBU3XOZY3GQQDNTMZQ/14+-+qez5sAZ.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Mounted the new 4x20 LCD display using nylon PCB standoffs and some 3M mounting brackets. Started up wiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736413606-D9JC9GWMMZFDP6XVVUI4/15+-+5AuMUnX.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Not the best soldering but they survived the "tug aggressively on the wires and see if they pop off" test. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736416044-AA2ZXZGSP78O1GOK8F4H/16+-+KNgS7Rh.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller Here's what that clean looking wiring diagram from earlier looks like in real life. Not as pretty but good enough for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736420929-3G1BSCJFZ2B1QNK5T4ZP/17+-+EDOvW3C.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller And here's the final thing! Everything on the physical side of things works as intended, so all of the big updates to it will come exclusively from the software and programming end of things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1589736423197-WTMOQ4BFKZONQB8AWV3Z/18+-+KjoRAIy.jpg Side Projects - Custom Reaper MIDI Controller And in my usual fashion, I made a USB cable for the back of it, parts supplied by my long-time buddies over at Zap Cables. 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The Sequence Director will then take care of seamlessly selecting and playing the appropriate sounds, as is the case with the grind system demonstrated below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1602628585738-4G4NYWGU0S4P0LOXAPO3/image-asset.gif SkateReel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1611854093604-9KYPGOGLIH3L1GUZUFIX/Reaper+Session+Screenshot.png SkateReel - Phase 5: Reflection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1602689580688-PHT4NQCZWACZF6J8SXR1/Sequence+Director+Crash.gif SkateReel https://www.aaroncendan.me/fiea daily 0.75 2020-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1603030744634-0SC7U2QDD2NHDBPE4POC/Drift_Light.jpg FIEA - Drift Light Sound Designer, Composer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1603030745275-JJTTN9QQYDEZJ4PGVJ2Y/In_Harmony.png FIEA - In Harmony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1603030747634-WERW2FYO23IYOPE0GYJE/Malediction.png FIEA - Malediction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1603030747199-3EROJUPD40GMP79Z6TMI/Snowfall_Village.png FIEA - Snowfall Village https://www.aaroncendan.me/sony daily 0.75 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/0e694705-2311-442b-bf93-adb454fd8f05/BEST-AUDIO-DESIGN-God-of-War-Ragnaro%CC%88k.jpg Sony Santa Monica God of War: Ragnarök won Best Audio Design at The Game Awards 2022! https://www.aaroncendan.me/relic daily 0.75 2023-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/0cdb1fd4-f704-4899-8365-db4c3b21d31f/relic-office-2.jpg Relic Entertainment - Senior Technical Audio Designer An RTS-focused studio based out of Vancouver, BC, Relic has spent the last 25 years building some of the world’s most beloved strategy franchises, most notably: Age of Empires IV, Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War, and Company of Heroes. 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You would think that the upper right sure looks like a lot of empty space to place a microphone. And you would be correct, but in a test run prior to the session, I found that all that empty space just leaves more room for things in the engine bay to rattle around and make a somewhat unlistenable racket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761525124235-1X9RF9FJ1BN6BNX656HM/RX7_Oct2025_Rear_Mics.jpg RX-7 Sim - Exhaust Mic Placement The Countryman B6 here picks up the most raw exhaust note. The license plate mounted SM57 adds just enough of an air gap to give some more breathing room for the sound. The tow hook mounted SM57 is aimed towards the rear tire, and captures a somewhat distant perspective on the exhaust; plus a gritty layer of road texture and gravel (gracefully chipping away at the paint on my rear quarter panel). For the car nerds: it made ~280 to the wheels (on a Mustang dyno) that day. Still prior to sorting out an issue with the primary turbo’s wastegate actuator, and a sprinkling of oil pressure gremlins, but we’ll take it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761525265280-CPRLFXZSIJ9L60OI2B3T/RX7_Oct2025_Interior+%28Large%29.JPG RX-7 Sim - Interior Mic Placement Unfortunately, I don’t have a great photo of the LOM Usis mounted on the RX-7s rear strut tower brace, but the camera’s perspective is roughly where the left of the two mics was placed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761525524592-J8HH4TMQ1WE9NF4ZVZYA/Screenshot+2025-10-26+173815.png RX-7 Sim - Timecode Sync With so many recorders, mics, and cameras in the mix, this seemed like a great opportunity to experiment a bit with timecode sync. At the end of the day, the old-school “clap sync” can take you pretty far, but the Tentacle line of sync devices proved useful regardless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761526239205-ZZJD0B2C2AHJYDFBHE92/Timecode+Manager+-+Track+Offsets.gif RX-7 Sim - I Can't Help Myself It’s hard to remember the last time I prepped for a bigger recording session without getting side-tracked and writing a REAPER script of some sort. If you’re looking to sync your assets, check out acendan_Timecode Manager.lua in my ReaPack! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761165387562-8R7ZM8DVI34IGRP63M5O/20251013_060548.jpg RX-7 Sim - Early to Rise It’s hard to find a quiet time to record vehicles near the heart of downtown Vancouver. The 5:30am alarm on recording day was rough… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761165377771-PIXREWZ2BO1ODSXM660E/PXL_20251013_133109372.NIGHT.jpg RX-7 Sim - Mic Prep Thankfully, I’d taken the time to run most of the microphone cables through body panels and windows in advance. This made setup relatively quick on recording day, just around half an hour total. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761165378475-VIWKDDYBAAJCZQM0EZKA/PXL_20251013_152321400.jpg RX-7 Sim - Mic Check Spoiled by 32bit recorders, the process of setting levels is somewhat unnecessary and arbitrary. That said, it’s always worth ensuring you’re getting a healthy signal on all channels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761165400651-EI3B8LDZM2HSBY88DWQ5/20251013_072656.jpg RX-7 Sim - Ready to Go With all three mics mounted on the back of the car and Paul armed with his trusty Sound Devices 702, not much left to do but hit “Record”! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761165476148-KL4BX78VU8FQFZI7UAC6/20251013_075835.jpg RX-7 Sim - "I swear it's not broken down" Thankfully, passerby didn’t seem all too concerned by the look of an RX-7 with its hood up; not an uncommon sight for cars with a rotary engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/1761526642768-82Q0CP6B4B547PGUZR38/RX7+Video+Preview.gif RX-7 Sim - Sneak Peek Here’s a brief look at some cinematic footage shot by a couple of close friends, which will be backed by the sounds recorded at this session! Stay tuned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b84872b697a9811e7f06b35/62ed34a8-26fd-4650-8836-c4a5162b4030/I+Tried.gif RX-7 Sim - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.