Made in 2024

Here are some things I made in 2024:

• Music Box Fun: Advanced Editing (a new major feature):
  • Adds multiple-note selection for bulk operations on notes (like deletion, copy/paste, nudging and dragging)
  • Also includes a “space editor” for arbitrarily adding/removing space anywhere in the song
  • Includes other niceties like note highligting during playback and pitch highlight on hover
• Music Box Fun songs I made:
  • Elliott’s Theme (Stardew Valley) in 15-note and 30-note versions
  • Bluey Theme Song
  • Jupiter Theme (The Planets)
• 11 new projects added to Let’s Get Creative, now available at a new domain name: https://letsgetcreative.today
• The Firefly Building in Minecraft (if you know, you know)
• 13 blog posts on bryanbraun.com, including a companion repo to my post on unusual Git IDs.

I’m happy with this list. It was a year of many challenges. In February we got hit by a flooded basement and an emergency hospitalization which left my wife with limited mobility for a month. It was a difficult time and I’ll be forever grateful for the family and friends who helped us get through it. It was also a year of growth for my kids in particular, bringing many new parenting challenges.

At the same time, I have so much to be grateful for. My wife and I hit our fifteenth anniversary and our relationship has grown stronger despite (or perhaps because of) the storms we’ve weathered. Every year brings new opportunities and challenges and it’s a privilege to have a committed partner that I can face them with. 🚵🏻‍♀️🚵🏻‍♂️

I wish you all the very best in 2025.