555 timer light synth

Technology

Another 555 project today: Matt made this simple mod to the 555 circuit in Make Volume 10 to create a light-sensitive analog noisemaker, and busts out a bit of Beethoven’s 9th. – Link.

Related:
Remote camera timer and 555 roundup – Link.

8 thoughts on “555 timer light synth

  1. Simon says:

    That sounds awful! Clever way to use a 555 timer though!

  2. Matt says:

    Take that, Clara Rockwell! :D

  3. samurai1200 says:

    its like a light theremin! i’m FOR it!

  4. Rock Moore says:

    RockWELL! HA HA!

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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