Music

A while ago I talked about how I had trouble playing music in my car because it doesn’t have an aux port. As I mentioned in that post, I decided to use an FM audio transmitter, but one of the problems with this is that the signal could potentially be picked up in nearby cars. I had some evidence that this was possible, but I figured I should actually test this out.

I bought a new car in 2020, and while I was test-driving it, I noticed something missing: an auxiliary audio (“aux”) port.

I still use a portable music player (sometimes called an “MP3 player”) to listen to my music.

(All the nitty-gritty details, ironed out after hours of frustration)

Sonic Pi is a music synthesizer powered by code. Instead of playing on a keyboard and turning knobs, a performer writes code on the fly. To progress the music, change the code. I’ve been trying to explore ways to perform music live for some time, and combining music and code is too good for me to overlook.