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+#+TITLE: amalgam
+
+an amalgamation of various bits of synth code, audio processing code,
+and etc.
+
+* Using
+
+Eventually this will be put into a easier to use library. Currently
+any and all published portions can be taken and dropped into your code
+so long as you retain license and copyright notices and attribute.
+