Writing & Thoughts

Notes on software development, open source, and building tools for people.

March 19, 2026 BloomeeTunes

BloomeeTunes v3.0: A Complete Rebuild Around the .bex Plugin System

Version 3.0 rewrites the foundation of Bloomee. Local music, a global equalizer, crossfade, and a Rust-backed plugin architecture that replaces every hardcoded source. Here is what changed and why it matters.

February 20, 2026 Melodfy

Melodfy: How a Python App Turns Your Piano Playing Into MIDI

Melodfy is a GUI application that converts piano audio recordings to MIDI using ByteDance's transcription model running via ONNX, entirely offline. This is how it actually works — from audio input to playable MIDI output.