Month: June 2023
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Some times simple thing is better and fun
SLR vs point and shoot camera Professional sampler vs SnapBeat There are two types of product. One is a high-end professional product and the other is simple affordable product. For example of camera, a SLR (Single-Lens Reflex) camera is professional product and a point ‘n’ shoot camera is simple product. I think that not always…
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OpnBeat changed the name to SnapBeat
OpnBeat, the simple and fun Lo-fi sampler changed its name to SnapBeat. When I started development the simple DIY sampler, I wanted to name it as OpenBeat because it was open-source project. But because someone had already used the brand name online, finally I named it as OpnBeat. But this was not good idea since…
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The first production for test marketing
Yesterday, I visited our manufacturing partner to prepare the first production of SnapBeat’s board. We will produce 25 pcs of pre-soldered board for design verification and test marketing purpose. By now, I’ve made the board one by one by my hand, but from now I can make it a lot by the power of automation.…