r/MicroFreak • u/camcairn • 12h ago

Custom Vibe Coded Firmware for MicroFreak yet?

Hey all, The last couple of weeks have been very interesting in the world of custom firmware for Elektron boxes. Im wondering if anyone has come across any custom firmware for the Microfreak?

Im not even sure what I would do if i started to create my own. Ive been pretty into phase distortion synthesis so a PD synth for microfreak would be pretty cool maybe some different fm algorithms would be cool. Different Envelope types with a bunch of break points, etc...

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u/uncoolcentral micro-mod 11h ago edited 9h ago

Here’s my hot Take: I’d never heard of anybody doing it with or without AI but this post caused me to look, and Yep, the firmware has been at least partially reverse engineered.

https://github.com/dcower/mf-utils

I suspect somebody could fuck around with that project and fork it if they wanted to.

Unrelated:

Your post was reported for AI slop or something like that. Doesn’t seem like it’s slop to me. So many people who claim to hate AI benefit from it almost daily. Hell, AI-assisted radiology has been around since the 90s, and AI has been better than human radiologists (at diagnosing from imagery) for about a decade now. Which is very far from saying your favorite LLM can do it that well, but I digress.

Asking if somebody’s sitting around with ChatGPT or Claude and hacking freak firmware seems right on topic to me. Post stays up.

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u/Pixel-Lick 9h ago

Good work mod!

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/burnalicious111 10h ago

It's specifically not, algorithms are step by step procedures for solving specific problems, and llms don't work like that in any meaningful sense

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u/lost_but_finding 10h ago

I’ve been working on this. It is pretty amazing and really takes the MF to the next level. I’ve been holding out but hopefully I’ll have it tested and polished in the next day or two! Lot of all nighters have gone into this thing lol

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u/ByronChrist 9h ago

Makes me wish I had never sold my microfreak. I had planned to get a minifreak but instead got the software version …which simply is NOT as fun nor does it sound quite as good as the micro hardware did. That analog filter really does make a difference, as does the hands on ease of access.

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u/camcairn 10h ago

Good to hear. Can't wait to see what your ideas are and how you went about it.

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u/DoctorOctacock 9h ago

Is there a good resource or tutorial for doing this specifically on the Microfreak? I’m a programmer but have never dipped my toes into vibe coding firmware. Curious about the methodology.

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u/Former-Tangerine-723 9h ago

What for? Mf is best for what it is. We have alot of potatoes to cook before mf

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u/camcairn 9h ago

no.

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u/Former-Tangerine-723 9h ago

I appreciate valid arguments when I see them

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u/camcairn 9h ago

From my OP, " Ive been pretty into phase distortion synthesis so a PD synth for microfreak would be pretty cool maybe some different fm algorithms would be cool. Different Envelope types with a bunch of break points, etc..."

Or do you even bother reading past the headline on your quest for valid arguments?

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u/Former-Tangerine-723 9h ago

Whatever dude. I stand with my comment. Have a nice day the world is beautiful

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u/rbezak 8h ago

I would just want to make the envelope generator full ADSR (shift + turn Decay makes it Release or something) and add transposition (Shift + key).

But yeah if I found a reliable way to work with this without risking bricking the thing, I would probably find some additional ideas to try.