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Nick Lewis
@nicklewis
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Husband, step-dad, Web developer, writer, photographer, amateur historian, geek, electronic music producer. kidney transplant survivor, kayaker, lover of the outdoors - phew!
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Spencers Wood, Reading, UK
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https://modulations.substack.com
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December 17, 2021
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nicklewis
Music Technology
Saturday, January 24, 2026 9:25 AM
Adventures in Modular - Exploring VCV on the Mac
One of the best ways to explore and learn VCV rack, is to play around with patches available online or in this case, one I’ve downloaded via a Patreon membership that I have with Saturata Modular. Tweak
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music
Saturday, March 28, 2026 9:47 AM
The Wake festival 2026, Sussex
Last year I attended a fantastic little festival in Sussex and I’m going back this year with the ModCaf crew, to run a workshop there on using electronic gear to make music. We will be bringing along an
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Music Technology
Friday, March 27, 2026 10:15 PM
Otoo
Otoo, Beepstreets brilliant new groovebox I’ve been playing with this little beauty quite a bit this past week. Laying down some fairly random beats, then processing them in a way that reminds me of how
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pob
Friday, March 27, 2026 1:27 PM
I probably can't make it to Alicante
This is a quick post on the Alicante trip coming up in a few weeks time and that I am highly unlikely yo make it this year. I was all set on coming and on the verge of booking a hotel and all that stuff
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DBuzz
Monday, March 16, 2026 7:35 AM
A little power up a day helps you work rest and play
The other morning 300 hive just landed in my wallet which was nice. I was initially puzzled. Oh you muppet! I converted 30HBD the other day and that ended up being a nice chunk of hive. So for each calendar
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churchproject
Sunday, March 8, 2026 6:43 PM
Two places, Portsmouth and Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner ------------- These photos were taken last weekend on a little road trip from home near Reading down into deepest Hampshire, where we stopped off
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Wednesday Walk
Saturday, March 7, 2026 6:09 PM
Bleak, but atmospheric
Welcome to my first #wednesdaywalk post for ages and on this bleak morning you find me wandering around my favourite local Roman site. Silchester is a place I'v
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Actifit
Friday, March 6, 2026 10:09 PM
My Actifit Report Card: March 6 2026
Photos from yesterday’s walk along a nearby lane that is always an early starter when it comes to hawthorn/blackthorn blossom. I believe it’s a good indicator for a later harvest of berries come August,
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pob
Sunday, March 1, 2026 9:55 PM
March HPUD
I think this is my first HPUD for 2026 but I’m planning to do one each month for now on. I’ve slipped up a little bit. A lot going on of late. Mind you not all that long ago I bounced over the 5k HP level,
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pob
Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:34 AM
Oxford meetup
Yesterday was such a lovely day, it really was a treat. My first proper Hive meetup (I did a writeup in my previous Actifit post) in the wonderful town of Bedford. It has got me thinking about running
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Actifit
Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:20 PM
My Actifit Report Card: February 21 2026
It was an absolute delight to meet up with @steevc @alessandrawhite @shanibeer @chris-uk @gillianpearce today in the town of Bedford. It was a good 2h 20m by car and similar time back at the end of the
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photofeed
Monday, February 9, 2026 6:58 AM
Photos Sunday 8th Feb 2026
It’s important to remember that no matter which camera you’ve chosen to accompany you on any given day - use it! The following set of photos were taken on an iPhone or Ricoh GR3X. Two very different cameras
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leo
Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:08 PM
Smashed my 5k HP target
I’ve done it! I’ve broken the 5k barrier and I’m very chuffed! I swapped some HBD for Hive, now’s a good time to do that which converted to about 28 Hive. I used 8 to power up and trickle over the 5000
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stem
Friday, January 30, 2026 3:45 PM
Clawdbot… Moltbot… Open claw
Developers are rubbish at naming things! The hype about Clawdbot, sorry Openclaw, piqued my interest which had been over-piqued by other things during the week just gone. So I’ve decided to install it
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nicklewis
Music Technology
Sunday, January 25, 2026 8:02 AM
The Grid - Bitwig's modular system
I must thank Polarity, the lovely German chap who runs both a YouTube channel and Patreon dedicated to Bitwig, this patch is freely available from by the way, so you can download it and play with it. It
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Threespeak
Friday, January 23, 2026 4:31 PM
Mirack walkthrough #1
This video is a guide to MiRack or at least a particular patch comprising of several modules. I’m playing around with my microphone setup, so apologies if the balance in this one might be a little off.
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Threespeak
Friday, January 23, 2026 4:31 PM
Mirack walkthrough #1
This video is a guide to MiRack or at least a particular patch comprising of several modules. I’m playing around with my microphone setup, so apologies if the balance in this one might be a little off.
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Threespeak
Thursday, January 22, 2026 6:16 PM
Lovely bells
Another iPad based modular patch which is nice and chill. Uploaded using 3Speak Mobile App ▶️ 3Speak
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Music Technology
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 12:00 AM
Sound design journal #1
I’ve just uploaded a bunch of recordings to Samply from tonight’s modular synth experimentation with MiRack on the iPad. I’ll improve these particular posts a lot more as I create more of them. There is
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Actifit
Sunday, January 18, 2026 12:34 AM
My Actifit Report Card: January 18 2026
Spent the morning cleaning the house whilst my wife was at work, she occasionally does Saturdays but not often. Then went over to Cobbs farm shop to buy some meats for the week. It’s a big shop, selling
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