Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Is that two Controls stacked on the left? Makes me so happy to see you using them. 100
Reposted by Tom WhitwellRobin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 20/09/2026A little teaser for a forthcoming software instrument that digs into a lost world of 1980s recordings, to create a unique new sound library drawn from my personal archive of 4-track tape machines, cassette recordings, tape loops, and experimental sound-making. More soon... 0554
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ahem... computer.musicthing.co.ukcomputer.musicthing.co.ukWorkshop Computer Program CardsProgram cards for the Music Thing Modular Workshop Computer. 110
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.james-saunders.com/2026/08/19/t...james-saunders.comthe bells - James SaundersHere’s a short demo video for the Modular Music Thing Workshop System computer card I made last month. I’m having so much fun making these, and have a few others on the go at present. There’s a really... 020
Reposted by Tom WhitwellBarney Grubbs @barneygrubbs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026If a bunch of collaborative 90-second field recording/synthesizer tracks seems intriguing, check them out here (or on bandcamp) 001
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Sixty-five track collaborative album made by Workshop System owners around the world. youtu.be/Vp3Dgo2UvIk?...youtu.beThinking #1: Shared Air Collaborative Album (Spectrogram Video)YouTube video by Tom Whitwell 020
Reposted by Tom Whitwell𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚊 𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎 @loulayorke.bsky.social · 18/08/2026New 1-day workshop at Asylum Studios on sale now ✨ Patch & Splice ✨ Learn to splice 16mm film to create unique visuals from found footage + patch up a compact modular synth to improvise a live score to accompany it! Join me, Graeme Hogg & @tomwhitwell.bsky.social in Suffolk on Sat 17th Oct 😃eventbrite.co.ukPatch & SpliceMake your own analogue sounds and visuals using a 16mm film projector and a compact modular synth. 2104
Reposted by Tom WhitwellSamuel Pepys @samuelpepys.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Walked forth to my instrument maker, and there had my rule he made me lay now so perfected, that I think in all points I have never need or desire a better, or think that any man yet had one so good in all the several points of it for my use. 3343
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This is fantastic work, and has really changed the capital (and living here) for the better. Thank you Sadiq and [gritted teeth] thank you Boris. 000
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This weekend I replaced a built-in fridge and unblocked a very blocked shower using a cable tie. I've been looking for someone to tell. 010
Reposted by Tom WhitwellDANIELPEMBERTON @danielpemberton.bsky.social · 30/06/2026🚨LONDON! 🚨 🕷️ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE 🕷️ LIVE IN CONCERT.. returns! 19 Dec 2026 at the Eventim Apollo www.eventimapollo.com/events/spide...eventimapollo.comSpider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseFilm with Live Orchestra 1206
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I read this and assumed the novel was called THIS IS INTOLERABLE which I think would be pretty on-brand for him. 110
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026dyski.bandcamp.com/live/sound-m...dyski.bandcamp.comSound Maps, Toronto Listening PartyJoin Dyski for a free listening party to celebrate Sound Maps, Toronto. Come along to listen to the music with the artists and chat about the making of the album. 020
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I did some consulting for National Grid and had exactly this conversation with them on the first day, felt very silly! But yes, turns out it goes both ways 020
Reposted by Tom WhitwellEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Can I just say that Londoncentric is proving to be the most important media outlet in London and a crucial part of the city's social and political fabric. I'm a subscriber and I always feel like it's a great investment 26517
Reposted by Tom WhitwellDANIELPEMBERTON @danielpemberton.bsky.social · 17/02/2026So excited that the guy who built this crazy museum LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is gonna rep the UK at Eurovision this year. Bonkers. I love it. 2425
Reposted by Tom WhitwellPeter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Workshop workshops, ensembles, free and open cards doing all kinds of stuff (mungling! granular!), Workshop System in a browser, and a whole lot more. @tomwhitwell.bsky.social was generous in summing up all the goodness from the world of his creation, and I cribbed his notes:cdm.linkWhat's new in the DIY world of Music Thing's Workshop System - CDM Create Digital MusicIt's a Very Workshop System Jamuary. Music Thing's patchable music lab-in-a-lunchbox has proved that small-batch personal hardware can attract a select, dedicated community sharing great stuff with on... 191
Reposted by Tom WhitwellRobin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 08/01/2026I had a lovely chat with Tom Whitwell of Music Thing Modular about the role of radio in my career. Watch it back here. @tomwhitwell.bsky.social youtu.be/nE4H1mJB0eU?...youtu.beRobin Rimbaud on using radio to make musicYouTube video by Tom Whitwell 1367
Reposted by Tom WhitwellPeter Walker @pegerteg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025The best end-of-year list. Thanks @tomwhitwell.bsky.social medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 001
Reposted by Tom Whitwellhayden and things of that nature @hayden-higgins.bsky.social · 01/12/2025awesome to see @katiejwells.bsky.social research mentioned in @tomwhitwell.bsky.social's annual '52 things i learned,' terrible to see that AI is being used to selectively offer lower wages to nurses with more difficult financial straits medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 231
Reposted by Tom WhitwellMatt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social · 02/12/2025The yearly list of '52 Things I Learned This Year' has become an annual treat, and this year's selection by @tomwhitwell.bsky.social contains some typically-great facts; this year I was most struck by shrinking Americans and the possibility of a shrimp uprising: medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 064
Reposted by Tom WhitwellAndy Davies @andydavies.me · 01/12/2025Tom always seems to come up with a list of interesting and optimistic things e.g. "London is safer today, with fewer murders, than at any time since I moved here almost 30 years ago." 011
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 100
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Hi Derek, here's 2025 medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 1124
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Hi Nat, here's 2025: medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 120
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Here's the 2025 edition: medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 100
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Here's the 2025 edition, Riitta medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 000
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Here's the 2025 edition, Lorinda medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 000
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Here's the 2025 edition, Al medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 110
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 01/12/2025I just published 52 things I learned in 2025 medium.com/@tomwhitwell...medium.com52 things I learned in 2025This year I stopped being a consultant, started a tiny company, sold hundreds of little modular synths, hosted two incredible events, and… 052
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Nowadays (possibly as a result of the hack) it is extremely easy to get in - just turn up with ID and you get a pass, no checks. In the past, you had to explain what you wanted to study etc, no longer. 230
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I always do this for all my family, but use pages from HTSI instead, which is somehow more luxe 100
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Thank you this looks incredible and I didn't know it was here 120
Reposted by Tom WhitwellLiz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 08/08/2025This graph is misleading. It shows the number of tokens processed by OpenRouter per day and per model, not consumer usage. Students usually wouldn't be using OpenRouter, they'd be using the LLM provider's website directly and the telemetry would not be captured by OpenRouter. see openrouter.aiopenrouter.aiOpenRouterThe unified interface for LLMs. Find the best models & prices for your prompts 15214
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 24/06/2025SO pleased to see this review of the Workshop System www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABbW...youtube.comMusic Thing Workshop System modular synth demo.YouTube video by mylarmelodies 051
Tom Whitwell @tomwhitwell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Pay what you like for a Music Thing Workshop System - inspired by Teenage Engineering www.musicthing.co.uk/NYP/ 060
