Smart Project Backup
A source-installable Python CLI for project backups: SHA-256 change detection, SQLite manifests, config defaults, watch mode, and explicit restore-safety boundaries.
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Robotics Systems - Web Software - Audio DSP
Hi, I'm Matt Maitland
I work in robotics. Outside of work, I build software and audio tools, and I write and produce music.
I currently work as a Robotics Technician at Barn Owl Precision. Before that, I supported complex golf simulator systems. This site is where I share software projects, audio DSP work, research experiments, technical notes, and music.
StringFlux - JUCE plugin: transient-aware granular delay and freeze for guitar
NEUROCHEMICAL ENTROPY - original music (write, record, produce, master)
I tend to work methodically: understand the problem, change one thing at a time, and keep notes on what worked and what did not. Case studies and blog posts show that process in more detail.
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Simulator technical support
Remote triage across calibration, licensing, display, networking, and Windows behavior. The public case study shows how multi-layer failures are isolated with incomplete logs and privacy limits on what can be shared.
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Research Radar (demo linked)
Paper discovery for MIR and audio ML with ranked feeds, visible signal breakdowns, corpus-scoped trends, and evaluation against baselines. The case study is the primary portfolio entry point, with the hosted prototype linked separately.
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StringFlux (JUCE / C++)
Real-time DSP work: transient-aware behavior, safe oversampling transitions, and disciplined feature scope. What is public is architecture and decision records; core implementation stays private for licensing.
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Selected Work
Featured Projects
Here are four things I've spent substantial time on: a backup tool, a case study from my previous support role, a live research prototype, and an audio plugin in development. The projects page has the full list.
PythonCLISQLite
Smart Project Backup
Source-installable Python CLI for incremental project backups. It hashes files with SHA-256, copies only new or changed content, tracks state in SQLite manifests, and can watch a configured source tree for DAW-style save bursts.
Status: Source-installable milestone
Project links: repo / release / workflow / test / ci
PythonCLISQLiteBackupsFile Watching
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Full Swing Technical Support
Prior support work with complex simulator systems. This case study documents the triage approach I built from that work.
Status: Prior role
Project links: case study / decision record
Technical SupportTroubleshootingWindowsNetworkingHardware/Software Integration
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Research Radar
A working prototype for MIR and audio ML papers: ranked emerging and undercited feeds with visible signal breakdowns, plus paper detail, trends, evaluation, and bridge experiments.
Status: Live prototype
Project links: case study / repo / decision record / test
Next.jsFastAPIPostgrespgvectorPythonRanking
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StringFlux
A multiband granular delay and freeze plugin for guitar. The effect reacts to how you play, not just what you play - pick attacks and sustained lines drive grain scheduling so the texture follows the performance.
Status: In Progress
Project links: case study / decision record / product page
Audio PluginDSPGranular SynthesisTransient DetectionOversampling