Completed · 2024
ModuLoop
An open-source hardware music sequencer with variable measures, chained patterns, multiple sound sources, and real-time effects.
A hands-on embedded systems project
ModuLoop was a four-engineer UMass Amherst senior design project built to make loop-based music creation more modular and approachable. The device supports variable step and beat counts, multiple sounds, chained measures, and effects.
I led the software architecture. The work crossed input scanning, LED control, audio scheduling, storage, and the timing constraints of an embedded system. Solving SD-card latency required moving critical data into hand-soldered QSPI PSRAM, helping the system reach four-sound polyphony with tight timing accuracy.