# Hacking **URL:** https://forum.critterandguitari.com/c/organelle/organelle-advanced-hardware-software/12.md [Latest](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Hacking category](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/about-the-hacking-category/1460)
**Author:** [@critter](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/critter)\ **Replies:** 0
Discussions on advanced hardware and software topics. Low level programming. OS hacking. Compiling Pd externals. --- ## [Supercharged Organelle!](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/supercharged-organelle/1819)
**Author:** [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/supercharged-organelle/1819 "2026-09-15T03:50:26Z")
I now have a supercharged Organelle :slight\_smile: Important Note Before reading past this point - what I have done here, voids my warrant on the Organelle, could have caused serious damage to it, furthermore, there i… --- ## [8pin DIN analog input into organelle](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/8pin-din-analog-input-into-organelle/11393)
**Author:** [@mynk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/mynk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/8pin-din-analog-input-into-organelle/11393 "2026-08-11T17:22:13Z")
Hello I’m a violinist and I’ve been exploring using the violin as a controller for synths. I’ve had issues with phantom triggers and feedback on my acoustic instrument on loud gigs and soundscapes so I’m looking for a ha… --- ## [Web-based Pd patch editor](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/web-based-pd-patch-editor/11379)
**Author:** [@jmogens](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/jmogens)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/web-based-pd-patch-editor/11379 "2026-07-23T15:52:43Z")
Hey, I know that the Organelle has a built-in VNC server, but the new OS 5.1 web editor is so nice I wished there was a way to edit Pure Data patches from the web editor. I took a stab at integrating Xpra (which allows r… --- ## [Orgasmnelle](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/orgasmnelle/8543)
**Author:** [@Audivit](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Audivit)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/orgasmnelle/8543 "2026-05-03T18:42:40Z")
Hi would love to share my experience with customizing / hacking my Organelle S. I wasn’t a big fan of the wooden buttons, they’re cool but they felt weird to me… So I’ve replaced them with black and light grey and arra… --- ## [How To : PD - using an external USB audio interface](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/how-to-pd-using-an-external-usb-audio-interface/2463)
**Author:** [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/how-to-pd-using-an-external-usb-audio-interface/2463 "2025-12-23T11:47:11Z")
Ive had a few people PM’ing me about this, how to do it…and since its easier since OS 3.0 I thought Id post a quick ‘how to’… and some pitfalls, and things to consider the essence of the answer to this question - is to… --- ## [Remote Patching (using VNC)](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/remote-patching-using-vnc/3607)
**Author:** [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/remote-patching-using-vnc/3607 "2025-10-25T11:51:04Z")
if you have WiFi this will allow you to do patching on your desktop via a VNC client rather than having to use an HDMI monitor and a keyboard attached to the Organelle https://patchstorage.com/startvnc/ basic idea is… --- ## [Adjust OLED brightness](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/adjust-oled-brightness/10700)
**Author:** [@Floris](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Floris)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/adjust-oled-brightness/10700 "2024-11-04T16:19:35Z")
Is there a way to make the OLED less bright? Or a line of code maybe? Same for the AUX LED. --- ## [Gen~(-erating) externals for Pd (gen\_ext)](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/gen-erating-externals-for-pd-gen-ext/8851)
**Author:** [@samesimilar](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/samesimilar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/gen-erating-externals-for-pd-gen-ext/8851 "2024-07-23T13:33:29Z")
I’m not sure how much interest there will be in this, but I wanted to share in case it is useful. I’ve had an intention for a while to learn more about dsp coding, and it looks like the gen~ object in Max 8 is a useful t… --- ## [Digikey Parts/Capacitor Fix?](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/digikey-parts-capacitor-fix/10451)
**Author:** [@crowboat](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/crowboat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/digikey-parts-capacitor-fix/10451 "2024-05-14T21:46:39Z")
Had capacitor C29 break off during a fix, wanted to know how to find it on Digikey or if one of my spares can be soldered in if I can match its specs. Didn’t have any luck with my initial searching. Cheers --- ## [How to install touchosc2midi](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/how-to-install-touchosc2midi/9090)
**Author:** [@vins](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/vins)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/how-to-install-touchosc2midi/9090 "2024-02-16T22:17:57Z")
hey there! I was trying to find a way to use my iphone as a midi controller and/or screen for parameters overview using TouchOsc especially for Orac where the parameters involved are a lot, but discovered isn’t so obvio… --- ## [Ethernet for Organelle M](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ethernet-for-organelle-m/4541)
**Author:** [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ethernet-for-organelle-m/4541 "2023-11-28T17:40:03Z")
hi i wanted to see if i could use deken with pd on organelle and i had an extra usb to ethernet adapter this one plugged it in and added iface eth0 inet dhcp to /etc/network/ interfaces and voila deken-ed else, c… --- ## [Adventures in overclocking Organelle M](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/adventures-in-overclocking-organelle-m/8501)
**Author:** [@RPLKTR](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/RPLKTR)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/adventures-in-overclocking-organelle-m/8501 "2023-07-16T14:24:45Z")
NOTE: Do not try this at home. It voids your warranty. I had good success using pd~ to utilize the four cores of the Organelle M in my patches. At some point though the main core that gathers the voices starts being t… --- ## [Display mod](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/display-mod/9383)
**Author:** [@possan](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/possan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2023, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/display-mod/9383 "2023-04-11T13:11:35Z")
I hacked around with the display a while back and now finally got around to ordering some small adapter PCB’s to mount a bigger display in the Organelle without shaky jumper cables Of course it won’t fit in the original… --- ## [Organelle~ running csound](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-running-csound/1395)
**Author:** [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-running-csound/1395 "2023-04-09T16:23:59Z")
http://csound.github.io/ --- ## [Latest OS and (lack of) pacman](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/latest-os-and-lack-of-pacman/9113)
**Author:** [@zygomorph](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/zygomorph)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/latest-os-and-lack-of-pacman/9113 "2023-01-13T07:46:22Z")
I have basically one sort of low-level goal for the Organelle, which has a thread: Pd-extended mp3amp~ crashes It seems most expedient to me to attempt to use something like mpg123 on the command line and pipe it into P… --- ## [Ssh root@organellem.local password denied](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ssh-root-organellem-local-password-denied/9074)
**Author:** [@feargorta](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/feargorta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ssh-root-organellem-local-password-denied/9074 "2022-12-22T21:24:32Z")
Hello all, I am trying to ssh my organelle m but the following (increasingly desperate) passwords aren’t accepted: music organelle organellem Music pleaseletmein On the third denial I receive this message: root@… --- ## [Working SDL Organelle Firmware, need advice](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/working-sdl-organelle-firmware-need-advice/8988)
**Author:** [@konsumer](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/konsumer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/working-sdl-organelle-firmware-need-advice/8988 "2022-12-12T16:21:36Z")
Hi, I don’t have a real Organelle, but I think they are great, and am working on an SDL hardware def for OrganelleOS, so it will run on desktop and other devices (like a pi) with official firmware. I have it mostly work… --- ## [Alt/midi navigation on main menu?](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/alt-midi-navigation-on-main-menu/8794)
**Author:** [@JCBGRT](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/JCBGRT)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/alt-midi-navigation-on-main-menu/8794 "2022-12-03T01:39:06Z")
Hi there, I’m working on a project where silence is a determining factor and I would like to know if someone has an idea for navigating in the main menu without using the dedicated encoder, which is very noisy, especial… --- ## [Minidexed on Organelle](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/minidexed-on-organelle/8386)
**Author:** [@baguettesoja](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/baguettesoja)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/minidexed-on-organelle/8386 "2022-11-24T22:41:40Z")
i read about this new project, called minidexed, running 8 instances of dexed as a multimbral synth on rasp pi. GitHub - probonopd/MiniDexed: Dexed FM synthesizer similar to DX7 running on a bare metal Raspberry Pi (with… --- ## [Organelle & pdjs (javascript)](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-pdjs-javascript/8969)
**Author:** [@Audivit](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Audivit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/organelle-pdjs-javascript/8969 "2022-11-19T16:58:05Z")
Hi, has anyone tried this extension on the organelle? --- ## [Building GUI for external screen?](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/building-gui-for-external-screen/8967)
**Author:** [@aus10](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/aus10)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/building-gui-for-external-screen/8967 "2022-11-18T21:49:58Z")
Hi there. I wanted to experiment with making a GUI for an organelle patch that displays on an external monitor. The idea is that eventually maybe I could attach a small touch screen to the organelle and certain patches w… --- ## [Decker on Organelle - hyperlinked documents](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/decker-on-organelle-hyperlinked-documents/8906)
**Author:** [@samesimilar](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/samesimilar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/decker-on-organelle-hyperlinked-documents/8906 "2022-11-11T16:15:31Z")
This is a bit left-field, but I wanted to share a fun experiment. There is a new app out there called “Decker” that is inspired by the classic Hypercard app for Mac. https://github.com/JohnEarnest/Decker How the autho… --- ## [FFMPEG -\> RTMP success](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ffmpeg-rtmp-success/8618)
**Author:** [@schmooster](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/schmooster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ffmpeg-rtmp-success/8618 "2022-07-25T17:49:31Z")
Hi all, I have been trying to get an RTMP stream out of the Organelle, and just stumbled upon success. There is no video, it appears as a black screen, but the remote stream is then available to include in another strea… --- ## [Updating PD to a newer version](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/updating-pd-to-a-newer-version/8567)
**Author:** [@cotik1](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/cotik1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/updating-pd-to-a-newer-version/8567 "2022-07-06T11:01:09Z")
Hi there, is there a way to update Pure Data to 0.52-2? will organelle OS let me build from source? i am asking as I would like to use the Else Library and its latest version which includes a sound font player \[sfont~\]… --- ## [SSL Certificate issues, Organelle\_OS 4.1, raspbian-stretch?](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ssl-certificate-issues-organelle-os-4-1-raspbian-stretch/8548)
**Author:** [@schmooster](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/schmooster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/ssl-certificate-issues-organelle-os-4-1-raspbian-stretch/8548 "2022-06-28T10:32:13Z")
Greetings, I’ve stumbled on what seems to be a certain type of problem with the ca-certificates package in the stretch repositories. Connecting with SSL to github & …well quite a number of other sites… seem to rely on … --- ## [Paint an M](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/paint-an-m/8463)
**Author:** [@swhic](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/swhic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/paint-an-m/8463 "2022-06-11T22:26:00Z")
Thinking of painting my cream M. Will I be able to remove the housing if I unscrew the obvious screws? Ta --- ## [Faustgen~ for Max7](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/faustgen-for-max7/1586)
**Author:** [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/faustgen-for-max7/1586 "2022-04-24T11:48:53Z")
Hi Folks While linking someone the definition of LADSPA i was re-introduced to FAUST http://faust.grame.fr/ I forgot that in the documentation it’s possible to create a LADSPA plugin from FAUST code. So it’s possible… --- ## [Capture : record/resample stereo audio from almost any patch](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/capture-record-resample-stereo-audio-from-almost-any-patch/4817)
**Author:** [@electrafa](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/electrafa)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/capture-record-resample-stereo-audio-from-almost-any-patch/4817 "2022-03-25T17:09:01Z")
Hello :v: This is my first contribution to the Organelle, i think i’m in love with it… but since day one i missed the ability to record internally, so i worked on Capture → https://sourceforge.net/projects/capture-organ… --- ## [Processing Power on Organelle](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/processing-power-on-organelle/135)
**Author:** [@oweno](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/oweno)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/processing-power-on-organelle/135 "2022-01-20T19:37:19Z")
There have been some questions about the processing power of the Organelle, how complex a patch may be, and single versus multi-core processing. I made some basic tests / benchmarks, and the following are some notes tha… [Next page](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/c/organelle/organelle-advanced-hardware-software/12.md?page=1)