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July 6, 2006
DIY Sound level indicator
Audioguru writes - "This project uses an LM3915 bar-graph IC driving two sets of ten LEDs for a 30dB range. The circuit is unique because it has an additional range of 20dB provided by an automatic gain control to allow it to be very sensitive to low sound levels but it increases its range 20dB for loud sounds." - Link.
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Jul 6, 2006 05:40 PM
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June 30, 2006
Homemade Oil can guitar
Great collection of instructions from the ATLAS of Plucked Instruments - "The ramkie is the famous "blik kitaar" from Southern Africa; a home made guitar, using an empty oilcan for the body. The wooden neck is sometimes stuck all the way through the can; sometimes it is fixed to a wooden "lid" on the top. The 4 to 6 strings (if not of nylon) are made of unraveled bicycle brake wire. The frets are made from U-shaped pieces of wire stuck in the front of the neck. The kind of capodastre construction is usually just an upside-down bridge and can not be moved. The ramkie is mainly found in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia." [via] - Link.
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Jun 30, 2006 12:50 PM
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June 28, 2006
Modified circuit bent NES
Outstanding circuit bent NES, schematics, PCB layouts and how to make your own on the site. [via] - Link.
Related:
- Circuit Bending - Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you've ever heard. MAKE 04 - Page 88 (subscribers log in).
- Circuit bend articles and projects - Link.
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Jun 28, 2006 09:15 PM
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Optical theremin + soapdish
Kevin put an optical theremin in a soap dish, I'm hoping he'll do a how-to for this - Link.
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Jun 28, 2006 07:56 AM
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Anthropomorphic synthesizer monsters
These Anthropomorphic synthesizer monsters (Thingamableeps!) are cute and sound great (check out the video on the site) - Link.
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Jun 28, 2006 04:33 AM
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MP3 table radio
Pekar writes - "If you're itchin to get into that vintage tube sound, you can, quite easily and cheaply, obtain an old film projector, tape player, or console stereo, and gut it for the amp. I've gotten great results with reel to reel tape players, like the Wilcox-Gay Recordio pictured here. BE VERY CAREFUL OF THE HIGH VOLTAGES CONTAINED WITHIN! Death is possible! Sometimes these have input jack, other times you have to tap into the tape head.
Pair it with a vintage speaker, and voila! Here I've used an old Realistic speaker that actually had a teak cabinet. I did replace the driver inside the cabinet. " - Link.
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Jun 28, 2006 02:59 AM
DIY Projects, Music, Retro |
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June 23, 2006
Hand-Drawn Soundtracks
Check out these handmade "soundtracks" from 1936 - I'd like to know if there are any still around and what they sound like... ""Sketches" Sound; Files It For "Talkies" - SYNTHETIC musical notes that can be filed away in a card index have been developed by a group of Soviet musicians and scientists. The hand-sketched notes, resembling combs, are used to produce musical accompaniment for motion picture films. N. Voinov of Moscow sketched and cut out cardboard combs of the 80 semi-tones of the piano. By selecting the proper combs and photographing one after another in correct order on the sound track of a movie film, Voinov was able to produce any favorite piano melody." - Link.
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Jun 23, 2006 02:24 PM
Modern Mechanix, Music, Retro |
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Papercone record player
Here's a really cool paper cone record player from Simon Elvins - "To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3 rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pick up and amplifies the sound enough to make it audible. " [via] - Link.
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Jun 23, 2006 11:42 AM
DIY Projects, Music, Paper Crafts |
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June 22, 2006
Stereo microphone in a mint tin
Francisco writes "After searching for a suitable mic to record band practice with my LINE IN only (no mic input) minidisc, I decided to build one myself. The link shows photos of the finished project." - Link.
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Jun 22, 2006 06:50 PM
Altoids and tin cases, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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DIY Rainstick
Fibra has -another- neat project, this one is for building a DIY rainstick - "Rainstick originally comes form South American indians. They used to fill sun dried hollow cactus with small rocks, and stick its pins around cactus all the way down in form of a spiral. For homebuilt DIY rainstick you can use any kind of tube, any kind of grainlike material and nails. " - Link.
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Jun 22, 2006 07:26 AM
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June 20, 2006
NI Traktor MIDI controller in a C64 case
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Fibra posted up a cool homemade MIDI controller - "This is homebuilt MIDI controller for NI Traktor. The panel is made of laser cut / engraved, scratch-acid-UV-resistant, very durable plastic. Everything is built into black painted C64 case which was absolutely perfect for this use. " - Link.
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Jun 20, 2006 04:59 PM
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June 19, 2006
Cigar Box guitar (photos)
Here's a great photo set of building a cigar box guitar from MAKE Flickr photo member Unosian - Link.
Related:
- Cigar Box Guitar - Build and play this sweet-sounding 3-string instrument in an afternoon. MAKE 04 - Page 76.
- Cigar box guitar projects - Link.
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Jun 19, 2006 03:57 AM
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June 12, 2006
Digitizing Records and Tapes
Michael writes "Very detailed instructions on cabling your turntable or tape deck to your computer and digitizing your records and tapes, including taking out the pops, crackles, and hiss, using GoldWave, which has an unlimited free trial." - Link.
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Jun 12, 2006 03:58 PM
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June 7, 2006
Squeezebox caller ID
Ben writes - "I've now got my music collection ripped onto a server PC. A new problem then became apparent: when the phone rang, I had to find (a) the remote for the Squeezebox to pause it, and then (b) the phone to read the incoming number and see who's calling. When making a call, we needed to pause the Squeezebox first. In both cases, we needed to remember to unpause the music again afterwards. Surely technology could help here... I've put a system together which sits between the phone line and the SlimServer." [via] - Link.
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Jun 7, 2006 01:08 AM
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June 6, 2006
Sonic Impact Eclipse Mint tin amp
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Pekar writes - "I've managed to squeeze a modified Sonic Impact digital amplifier (under $40) into an Eclipse mints tin with little to no room to spare...I've kept the speaker clips, due to their being free, and easily modified to take up minimal space inside the tin. I've modded the internals using the "stealth mod" which avoids surface mount soldering, other than bridging two capacitors. Power supply is external. Volume pot is an Alps(surplus score). Knob is from Mouser (ME450-2034). There is no power switch for now. I disconnect power to turn it off." - Link.
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Jun 6, 2006 03:52 PM
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Wrench Xylophone
Howtoons writes - "Want to make a real Garage Band? Then you'll need an instrument. Get out your wrench set, start wacking 'em, and make a xylophone." - Link.
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Jun 6, 2006 01:36 PM
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June 5, 2006
HTML to MIDI - What does a site sound like?
This site takes a web pages and turns it into a MIDI you can listen to - [via] Link.
Here's what MAKE sounds like - Link (MID).
I then imported the MIDI file to GarageBand - not a bad way to make music for soundtracks, games or whatever else. Here's the MP3 - Link (MP3).
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Jun 5, 2006 06:23 PM
MAKE Podcast, Music |
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June 3, 2006
HOW TO - Make PVC instruments
Have your pipe dreams come true and make PVC instruments like the ones the Blue Man group uses, thanks K-milo! - Link.
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PVC projects - Link.
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Jun 3, 2006 02:28 PM
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June 2, 2006
Zipper Orchestra
Pretty neat, using zippers as sensors, then making music - ""Zipper Orchestra" is interactive video installation: a combination of the "Conductor Musical Score" as a physical controller and the "Zipper Actions Collage Video" as musical display. Users can play music by zipping and unzipping the physical zipper. The screen is a fashion collage, filled with 9 video clips from different people zipping and unzipping their clothes. By moving 9 sub zippers and 1 main zipper attached in a canvas, users can control the individual zipper motion in the screen as a conductor" - Thanks Hadley! Link.
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Jun 2, 2006 03:57 AM
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June 1, 2006
Listen to math proofs in MIDI
Norman writes - "I added this web page just for fun. While looking at some proofs, it occurred to me that their structure resembled musical scores, so as an experiment I decided to see what they "sounded" like. Essentially, the musical notes correspond to the depth of the proof tree as the proof is constructed by the proof verifier. A fast higher note is produced for each step in the construction of a formula. A sustained lower note is produced when the formula is matched to a previous theorem or earlier proof step, to result in a new proof step (which corresponds to a proof step displayed on the Metamath Proof Explorer page that shows the theorem's proof). Is it "music"? I guess that's for you to decide. It is richly structured, with underlying themes that on the one hand seem to repeat but on the other hand are interestingly unpredictable, teasing your mind as the piece progresses." - Link.
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Jun 1, 2006 09:30 PM
Computers, Music |
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