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November 20, 2006
The Electronic Sitar controller
Here's the The worlds first digitized Indian String Instrument! -
"The purpose of this project is to use microcontroller technology to create a real-time instrument that models the Sitar. This Electronic Sitar (known as the ESitar) has digitizing sensors, custom positioned to traditional Sitar technique, which converts human musical gestures to binary code which machines can comprehend. These signals can then be used to trigger real-time sound and graphics.
With the goal of capturing a wide variety of gestural input data, the ESitar controller combines several different families of sensing technology and signal processing methods. The specific gestures our system captures data from are the depressed fret number, pluck time, thumb pressure, and 3 axes of the performer's head tilt. The core of the ESitar's sensing and communication systems is an Atmel AVR ATMega16 microcontroller." [via] - Link.
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Nov 20, 2006 07:42 PM
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November 15, 2006
HOW TO - Carry cooler box speakers
Here's how to turn an old cooler into a boom box! - Link.
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Nov 15, 2006 07:50 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music, iPod |
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November 13, 2006
HOW TO - Give Front Row a new theme
I've been toying around with my new iMac and so far my favorite new feature is Front Row, the simple movie theatre app that's enabled on the newer IR remote equipped machines. You may have heard about a hack to enable Front Row on older Macs, but that's not what this hack is about.
I wanted to give Front Row a slightly custom look and feel for when friends stop over to watch movies. Now, I'm not going to pretend I have even an iota of the graphical talent of an Apple designer, but with this hack I'll show you how to make your machine look a bit different. And different is cool.
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Nov 13, 2006 09:07 AM
Computers, Home Entertainment, Music |
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November 8, 2006
Awesome Felt Speak and Spell, Speak and Math + Others
GetLoFi continues to have amazing finds Circuitmaster writes - "Telephone1562 has posted this Arts and Crafts version of a popular circuit bending candidate Speak and Math to LiveJournal Circuit Bending Group. The felt does nothing for the glitches, however it does make your speak and spell warm and fuzzy to the touch... To take this Speak-Tacular a step further here is a link to a Sherman filter bank triggering sounds through some bend points on a Circuit Bent Grillo Parlante ( Italian Speak and Spell ) by Asmoeddie. Blinky Blinky, Glitchy Glitchy." - Link.
Related:
- Circuit-Bending: Build an Incantor - Link.
- Circuit Bending @ MAKE - Link.
- MAKE 04, Circuit Bending - Link & Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
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Nov 8, 2006 12:19 PM
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November 7, 2006
HOW TO - Circuit bend... a computer!
Get LoFi shows how to "circuit bending" a computer, nice! - "Computer Bending Yes, it is possible. I always wondered what would happen if you start circuit bending a computer. The obvious answer is that it will crash. Indeed it is not very good to cross pins on the motherboard. However this does not always hold true for the Video ram chips. My original idea was to start bending the video inpired by some Nintendo Cart bending that I have seen. The ISA video card which I began experimenting with had 512kb chips in individual sockets. The initial exploration yielded interesting results, scrambled video, aliasing, noise. Great!" - Link.
Related:
- Bending @ MAKE! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 7, 2006 03:49 PM
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November 6, 2006
HOW TO - Make a telephone handset microphone
Randofo writes - "Some time ago my girlfriend asked me if I would make her one of those telephone microphones like the kind that all of those hipster bands have. So, I of course told her I would. Much time passed... and then I made this. This is designed to work with the old-style handsets with the carbon mics inside (see picture). It probably won't work with most newer handsets." - Link.
Mic projects @ MAKE!:
- DIY Microphone Projects - Link.
- Stereo microphone in a mint tin - Link.
- HOW TO - Simple Microphone Preamplifier - Link.
- RF-Condenser microphone circuit - Link.
- DIY desktop microphone stand - Link.
- HOW TO - Furious contact microphone assembly - Link.
- Microphone made from an egg timer - Link.
- Make a microphone blimp - Link.
- HOW TO - Make a Stereo Miniature Microphone and ... - Link.
- HOW TO - Improvised amplified microphone - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 6, 2006 11:15 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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November 5, 2006
Robotic hand - $16
For $16, this could be really useful for a lot of projects... A robot hand - "The various gears and levers inside this clear plastic hand interact to move the fingers as if they are playing one of six classic piano pieces; as the digits play selections from Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony", Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer," or Chopin's "Minute Waltz," you'll be fascinated by their precise movement and precision-tuned mechanical genius. Sound sensor starts the music when you clap; requires 2 AA batteries (not included)." [via] - Link.
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Nov 5, 2006 06:15 AM
Music, Robotics |
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November 3, 2006
Intense recasing - electronic, musical sculptures
Mike Ford makes amazing musical sculptures with a retro twist! [via] - Link.
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Nov 3, 2006 12:27 PM
Arts, Made On Earth, Music |
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The Altmann DIY turntable
Paul writes - "Was rummaging around the net as usual, and ran across this... This fellow has built himself a high end turntable using wood and motorcycle engine parts. I wonder how much other hobbyists can improve on this design? A turntable seems to be prime territory for the maker." - Link.
Related turntables:
- Turntable microwave - Link.
- DIY Turntable - Link.
- Modding a Beatmania controller turntable - Link.
- Phonograph turntable strobe zootrope - Link.
- VR-object Turntable with LEGOs - Link.
- Recording vinyl to digital - Link.
- Papercone record player - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 3, 2006 05:27 AM
Arts, DIY Projects, Music |
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November 2, 2006
12 Pikachu circuit bent orchestra
There isn't a sound sample -yet- but check out these photos of a 12 modded Pikachu circuit bent orchestra! [via] - Link.
Related:
From the pages of MAKE:
- Circuit Bending - Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you've ever heard. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 2, 2006 12:32 PM
Electronics, Made On Earth, Music |
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October 25, 2006
Circuit bending in France
GetLoFi (one of the best bend sites on the web) points to this Circuit bending workshop in France, we have a lot of French readers of the site and some subscribers, so here ya go... Circuitmaster writes - "Ana-R.org is hosting another Circuit Bending workshop in Lille, France on October 29th, 2006. The festivities will run from 2-7 PM, wrapping up with a noisy Jam. Participants are encouraged to bring their own toys for bending, but admission is 100% free. My guess is that the tools will be provided." [via] - Link.
Related bends:
- Circuit-Bending: External Controllers - Link.
- Circuit-Bending: Build an Incantor - Link.
- Circuit bent Furby - Link.
- Circuit bending is easy - Link.
- Circuit Bending Audio Looper - Link.
- Circuit Bending Games - Link.
- Father of circuit bending Reed Ghazala's Flickr finds ... - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
- Circuit Bending - Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you've ever heard. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition! Don't have MAKE yet? Get it for $29.95 (that's an additional $5 off USA) - use code CMAKE, just for /blog readers :)
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 25, 2006 08:27 PM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Blip Festival 2006 NYC NOV 30 - DEC 3
If you're in the NYC area mark your calendars for 11/30 to 12/3, this looks to be a great fest! I'm pretty sure MAKE is going to be doing something there, so when the details are all set, we'll have another post -
"THE TANK and 8BITPEOPLES are pleased to present the Blip Festival, a four-day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit videogame consoles and home computers used as creative tools. Familiar devices are pushed in new directions with startling results -- Nintendo Entertainment Systems and Game Boys roaring with futuristic floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melody, art-damaged Sega hardware generating fluctuating and abstracted video patterns -- and that's only the beginning. An exploration of the chiptune idiom and its close relatives, the Blip Festival is the biggest and most comprehensive event in the history of the form, and will include daily workshops, art installations, and nightly music performances boasting an international roster larger and more far-reaching than any previous event of its kind. Small sounds at large scales pushed to the limit at high volumes -- the Blip Festival is an unprecedented event that is not to be missed. " [via] - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 25, 2006 04:05 AM
Events, Music |
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October 24, 2006
MCE Tunes - All-in-one music playback, iTunes on the Media Center PC
I prefer MythTV for TV-on-PC watching, but the Windows Media Center PC isn't that bad, one of the things that was annoying is that you couldn't really use iTunes via the Media center interface, but MCE Tunes (there are free and fee versions) allows you to do just that. So, it's almost like FrontRow, but on a PC... [via] - Link.
Related MCE projects:
- Remotely record with the Media Center PC using instant messages... - Link.
- Use Google Maps on a Media Center PC and XBox360 - Link.
- Open source media center for Windows... - Link.
- Mobile Home Entertainment... - Link.
- Record HDTV on Windows Media Center Edition... - Link.
- Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC - Link.
- MythTV projects - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 24, 2006 09:29 AM
Home Entertainment, Music |
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Cylinder transfer archive
Here are over 40 cylinder recordings from the early 1900s @ Archive.org - "The cylinder recordings available here are an online project started in 1998 by Norman Bruderhofer, a phonograph collector and audio preservationist from Berlin. Dedicated to the invention and development of the phonograph, the Cylinder Archive serves as a detailed source of information for hobbyists. One component of Bruderhofer's project is a monthly release of a new cylinder recording. The releases are produced by carefully filtering electronic transfers from the original cylinder recording. Altogether, these recordings provide a syllabus of recorded sound that ranges roughly from the 1890s to the 1920s.
The easiest and most entertaining way to learn about the heritage of recorded music is to tap the main source itself, the original recordings, which provide a window on a time that has been closed for a century." [via] - Link.
Related:
- The Cylinder Archive - Link.
- Cylinder preservation and digitization project - Link.
- Berliner Gramaphone Kit and Edison Cylinder Kit - Link.
- Very early recorded sounds... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 24, 2006 01:22 AM
Music, Retro |
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October 23, 2006
Altoids switchbox
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Tsangal made a nifty switchbox with volume knob and jammed it in an Altoids (the project box of choice for Makers). The title of the project is passive pre-amp, but I'm not sure where the amping is being amped - Link.
Related:
- Altoids and tin cases Archives - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
- Mint-Tin Amp - Pocket amplifier punches up headphones, this one I know exactly where it's ampin'. MAKE 04 - Page 131. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 23, 2006 11:37 PM
Altoids and tin cases, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Huey Lewis Mellotron synth sculpture
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Devowski writes - "i built this mellotron for a sculpture class, each key plays a part of the intro to 'the power of love' by the legendary huey lewis and the news..." - Link.
No sound sample, hopefully one will be posted soon!
Related DIY Synth'in:
- HOW TO - Build your first synth - Link.
- Synth-in-a-box - Link.
- Synth module of the month - Link.
- Cheap hackable synth kit - $99 - Link.
- Super-simple DIY synth plans - Link.
- Hackable Windows PC / Synth / Entertainment Center - Link.
- Gameboy case 6 oscillator synth - Link.
- Maker-made Synths @ MAKE - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
- Maximoog - A tribute to Bob Moog, the man who gave us so many good vibrations. MAKE 04 - Page 45. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 23, 2006 04:40 PM
Arts, Music |
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October 22, 2006
Lamellaphone - made from TV electronics
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Yapruder writes - "[Here's a] Lamellaphone using lozenge tin and tines made by trimming a small metal comb from interior electronics of a television set." - Link.
Related DIY musical instruments:
- Altoid tin pocket thumb piano - Link.
- FolkUrban Music - DIY instruments - Link.
- Weird DIY Instruments - Les Luthiers - Link.
- More DIY Musical Instruments: PVC Recorder - Link.
- Make your own musical instruments - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 22, 2006 03:35 AM
Altoids and tin cases, DIY Projects, Music |
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iLights - iMac speaker lights
Looking for something to do with old/broken iMac speakers? Do what Wayne did "Tear out all the guts. Stuff them with miniature christmas lights and let them hang - Link.
Related iMacery:
- iMac MAME cabinet - Link.
- Steam powered iMac - Link.
- DIY PC "iMac" - Link.
- Running the Tablet PC OS on an iMac - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 22, 2006 12:34 AM
Computers, DIY Projects, Music |
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October 20, 2006
Songbird 0.2 Released - Cross-platform and open source music player
Windows, Mac, Linux, 30+ languages, 64-bit support, cross-platform and open source music player... dev preview now avail for download, go get it! - "Songbird 0.2 is a preview release to let developers and early birds who can't wait for 1.0 explore Songbird's potential. Check the release notes. Songbird has already attracted some birdwatchers. Ross Karchner at Ross Notes says, "It's like taking iTunes, ripping out the music store, and replacing it with the rest of the internet." We couldn't have said it better ourselves. If you haven't yet, have a look at our Songbird 0.2 screencast to learn what Songbird can do today..." - Link & screencast!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 20, 2006 03:32 PM
Computers, Music, Online |
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DIY Pipe Organ in Alaska: the passion of Captain Crapo
In response to our homemade pipe organ post, MAKE reader NineInchNachos sent in this video of his friend (Fishing Boat Captain Brian Crapo in Juneau, Alaska) building a pipe organ in his bedroom... - Link.
Previous:
- Homebrew pipe organ - Link.
- Related:
- Homemade instruments for kids - Link.
- Build your own instruments - Link.
- Andy's organ project - Link.
- Making Ruffatti Organ Pipes - Link.
- Making Piccolo Pipes - Link.
- How to Build a Portative Organ - Link.
- Raphi Giangiulio's Pipe Organ - Link.
- More homemade instruments @ MAKE - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 20, 2006 04:19 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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