fabian s. klinke

audio nerd. coding boy. home cook. schmierfink.

I build iOS apps and audio plugins, but that's just the anchor. Around it: painting, design experiments, research notes, writing, and a growing collection of things that caught my attention. This site documents both the focus and the drift.

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each note connects to others. start anywhere and follow the threads through audio research, software patterns, design thinking, and tangents that seemed worth keeping.

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technological people pleaser.

i build tech that disappears into the human moment. if it doesn't help, it doesn't belong.

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meaningful products.

usefulness first. delight second. anything else is just noise dressed as innovation.

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iterative process.

small loops, steady momentum. i compare against my previous self, not someone else's highlight reel.

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surface area of luck.

try more. meet more. curiosity scales opportunity.