Webeleon

Tagged: build-notes

4 articles

Software

Real-time pitch detection on a laptop mic: what actually works

A build note on detecting the note you just played from a laptop mic in the browser — why FFT peak-picking disappoints, what autocorrelation fixes, and where "good enough" lives.

8 min read · Jul 28 2026

Software

Inside Arpèges: designing one-tap practice

A build note on Arpèges — why the whole design bends around getting from a cold start to your first arpeggio rep in a single tap, and what I gave up to protect that.

7 min read · Jul 17 2026

Software

One workshop, three tools — the new Webeleon

Webeleon is now a one-person workshop making practice software for musicians — what changed, the three tools I ship, and how I use them every week.

7 min read · Jul 07 2026

Software

How We Render Chords in MDX

A build note on the Webeleon blog pipeline — how authored MDX turns into brand-styled chord symbols, why we map components instead of raw HTML, and where the safety pass fits.

8 min read · Jun 18 2026