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Frustration.exe: When the Code Fights Back
There’s a point in every project where things stop making sense.
Where every amp model, JSON key, and block reference becomes a blur.
Where it feels like the machine is laughing at you.
Today was that day.
I set out to do something simple: finish importing every FM9 amp into my ToneGPT project.
I’ve been building this thing for weeks—carefully mapping tone chains, mimicking FM9-Edit's layout, and feeding it the right logic. It was supposed to be smooth. Efficient. Smart.
But today?
It was a slugfest.
The data kept truncating. The file formats broke.
I was parsing amps 50 at a time like I was hand-copying a holy book—only for the backend to throw a fit.
And every time I thought I had it, some part of the system spat in my face.
So yeah—I’m frustrated.
But here's the thing:
That frustration? It’s part of the process.
Every dev hits this wall.
Every artist, builder, hacker, creator—whatever label you throw on it—ends up here.
And we either turn around.
Or we punch a hole through.
I’ll be back at it tomorrow, debugging and refining.
Not because I want to. Because I have to.
Because this matters to me.
And because CTRL+Strum isn't some shiny gimmick.
It's a terminal into music, tech, and weird science.
And it’ll carry the scars of every glitch, rage-quit, and reboot.
If you’ve ever hit that wall—whether in code, in music, in life—I feel you.
Today, the machine won.
Tomorrow, I love you.
> echo "let's build more."
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