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• LINUX AUDIO: Getting started

At SMBA, we design audio systems that listen, speak, and think — weaving together DSP, wireless protocols, and low-level firmware with an ear for nuance and a hacker’s precision. Whether it’s building custom audio hardware, writing multi-language code, or making field recordings in the most remote regions of the world, we explore every aspect of audio creation and production.

Our work lives somewhere between the datasheet and the drum machine — driven by curiosity, and grounded in craft. From custom DSPs to long-term biophony experiments, we build things that hum, resonate, and occasionally break in beautiful and fascinating ways.

Currently crafting in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., we’relways down to collaborate with fellow weirdos, audio nerds, and artists pushing boundaries.