FAQ

What is this? A collection of interactive musical toys. Part of my growing Toms.Toys collection.

What’s it built with? Preact for UI, Tone.js for audio synthesis (am trying to expand on this, as sometimes feel like i’m hitting limitations, but music theory is hard. So leaning on a library is the way to go for now), and Hugo for the site. Hosted on Netlify.

Do I need to know music theory? I dont. Most of these toys I’m starting from some visual/generative mindset, and working backwards into music. I hope to change that in future, never know really.

Can I share what I make? Please do, I try to add sharable urls. I’m scared to break working ones… so if i do, let me know.

Did you vibe all this? Eh, a bit of both. If you’re asking did this whole site vibe up, no. If you’re asking if I hand coded every knob and tuner, yes.

I found a bug / have an idea Email me at toymaker@toms.toys.