Author: cerkit

Artistic rendition of the cerkit music studio

The Hardware Hub: A Tour of My Dawless Studio

Step inside my dawless music studio where the AKAI MPC Live II reigns supreme. Discover the unique signal flow connecting Moog, Waldorf, and Roland synths through Mackie and Zoom mixers for a truly tactile, hardware-driven workflow. From custom 3D-printed mods to analog summing, see how I produce music without a mouse.

Surrealist painting of a Bug man.

33 Years Later, My Artwork Comes to Life

Back in the early 90’s, during my more “experimental” years, I drew a lot of pictures. I was inspired by Salvador Dali and other surrealist artists. I’ve kept one of those drawings all these years, even though I never got…

Futuristic city showing a macBook with a retro BASIC program on the screen.

Retro Z80/Z180 Emulator – Part II

Dive into the architecture of the Retro180Emulator v2.0. This case study explores the SC126 Z180 motherboard, MMU banking logic, and how modern design patterns like state persistence and ‘Smart Injection’ bridge the gap for legacy systems.