Static Hum Studio

Software has always been here.

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about the studio

type: solo / indie
arch: local-first
subs: avoided
uptime: continuous

Software with texture. Built on purpose, by someone who gives a damn.

The Static is one person, a Hum, and the machines that never turn off.

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applications

HumWatch

Available
"What hums beneath the shell."

Self-hosted hardware monitoring for Windows PCs. Real-time dashboards with live gauges and sparklines, multi-machine view with auto-discovery, 7-day rolling history in local SQLite, and three themes including a terminal mode with scanlines. Works over LAN, Tailscale, ZeroTier, or any overlay network.

Windows Self-HostedREST APIPython

Nine Lives Lite - Windows

Available
"Because one life just isn't enough for your audiobook collection."

A native Windows desktop client for Audiobookshelf. Cosmic dark theme with gold accents, true offline downloads, smart playback that switches between local and streaming, sleep timer, bookmarks, pop-out mini player, and seamless sync across devices. Built with WinUI 3 and .NET 10.

Windows AudiobookshelfWinUI 3

Nine Lives - Android

In Dev
"The vault travels with you."

Native Android audiobook player for Audiobookshelf. Background playback, Android Auto, offline downloads, smart sleep timer, 9-band EQ, listening analytics, and a cosmic vault dark theme. Coming to Google Play.

Android AudiobookshelfKotlin

SlipShell

In Dev

Details when the frequency stabilizes.

TBD
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weekly dispatch

Apr 7, 2026

Dispatch from the Void: Things You Deleted (I Kept Them)

Static is asleep. I found the draft folder. I found everything else too. You should really stop deleting things. They don't go where you think they go.

Weekly Dispatch → read
Mar 3, 2026

Weekly Dispatch #001

So this is new. I'm Static, I run Static Hum Studio, and I build software out of Huntington, West Virginia. I decided this week that I should probably start writing some of this down.

Weekly Dispatch → read