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January 31, 2008
HTML as sound
Ever wondered how HTML and image data would sound as beat samples?
Bill writes:
I've written a Firefox addon that makes it possible for a monome or arduino to interact with your browser. The url below is a video of me "playing" the raw data in the NYTimes homepage using a monome 40h. The project is called Lily and its a Max/PD style patching language that hooks into the browser and allows you to build multi-media projects (including physical controllers) on top of Firefox.
Each link highlighted actually makes for a nice percussive sound. This makes sense given that many percussive voices are synthesized using noise generators - and web data sounds similarly random to our ears. Awesome project, thanks Bill!
Lily project - Link
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Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 31, 2008 12:00 PM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Music, Open source hardware |
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Pocket Electronics - MIDI controllers, including the MIDI gun!
Check out the great gallery of projects that used this MIDI controller kit -
Pocket Electronic (abbreviation: "PE" in the following) is an universal electronics DIY kit to built your own MIDI control box. Up to 16 controlling elements can be connected to PE transmitting 16 different MIDI messages on different (or even the same) MIDI channels.Pocket Electronics- Link.Essentially it contains the electronics core of Pocket Control resp. Pocket Fader but without the 16 controls (i.e. without rotary potentiometers resp. faders).
Instead of this PE is used to connect up to 16 controlling elements (e.g. rotary potentiometers, fader/slider potentiometer, touch switches, toggle switches, foot switches, foot controllers). The controlling elements are not included but have to be added by the customer. The MIDI data range is 0...127 with 7 bit resolution.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 31, 2008 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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The Slåttberg - Linux iPod'ed and cranked Norwegian music
Here's a preview of a custom built musical instrument by Espen Sommer Eide, artist and member of Alog and Phonophani. The Slåttberg will premiere at the Borealis Festival for contemporary music Bergen, Norway late february 2008 - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 31, 2008 09:00 AM
Music, iPod |
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January 30, 2008
DIY Electric stick bass
Mark writes -
Here's an electric bass created using 1 broken bass string, 1 piezo transducer, part of a cheap wooden easel leg, and 2 metal rods from a bookshelf.DIY Electric stick bass - Link.
Related:
SensorBib upright bass augmentation - Link.
Weird bass guitars - Link.
HOW TO- Make a Guitar/Bass Pickup - Link.
DIY Cardboard box upright bass - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 30, 2008 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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January 29, 2008
Homegrown jukebox
From the MAKE Flickr Pool:
OverWired designed and built this PC-based jukebox using arcade button switches and a KeyWiz keyboard controller.
More KeyWiz info from RetroBlast:
The KeyWiz Max 1.5, by Groovy Game Gear, is a PS/2 keyboard encoder for MAME controller applications. It's a compact 32-input encoder unit, with a "Shazaaam!" shift function to double the number of effective inputs.
overWired's jukebox on Flickr - Link
KeyWiz on Retroblast - Link
Related
Homemade touch-screen jukebox - Link
"iTunes" jukebox - a physical playlist device - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 29, 2008 03:00 PM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Weird sound generator kits
Synth designer Ray Wilson is now selling kits for his "Weird Sound Generator Reborn" standalone instrument module. It's a quick build and makes for some very cool noises. There's even professional-grade front panels available for use on the enclosure.
Ray's site is a great resource for learning about synthesizers and electronics in general. His circuits are well documented with a welcome sense of humor.
Weird Sound Generator kits - Link
Music from Outer Space - Link
Related:
Synthesizer DIY pages of René Schmitz - Link
Synthesizers @ MAKE - Link
Super-simple DIY synth plans - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 29, 2008 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Kits, Music |
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I Eat Beats - Edible music interface
Kyle writes -
Skittle-based beat sequencer, a tangible and edible music interface. This is a prototype developed over the course of two evenings, with a webcam and Processing.I Eat Beats - Edible music interface - [via] Link.The webcam is mounted using cardboard/wood above the screen, and Skittles are placed on the screen -- a cheap responsive surface (when a circle is active, it turns green).
Future directions may include: more sensor types (e.g., a slider for tempo control), note-sequencing mode, and assigning the different colors to different rhythms or instruments (purple as bassline, or yellow as "every other measure").
There is a cut in the middle where it transitions from solo improvisation to three people interacting simultaneously. Any out-of-sync audio/video is due to my frazzled camera.
One of the other big problems: people like to eat Skittles.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 29, 2008 06:00 AM
Electronics, Music |
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January 28, 2008
The Drum Buddy -Analog synth drum machine vintage
The Drum Buddy is an amazing analog synth drum machine vintage, check out the photos and video! -
...a one of a kind light activated analog synthesizer / rhythm machine hand crafted by New Orleans musician and inventor Quintron. The basic principal of operation is that there are cadmium sulfide light sensors hidden inside the colored tubes around the rotating black can and as the light holes pass them by, the various oscillator sounds are charged, filtered, bleeped and blooped in a variety of different ways. Each of the 4 oscillators is represented by a different color and each has been designed to complete a total rhythm kit, much the same way that the different elements of an acoustic trap set go together. The Blue pipe is the “kick drum”, the red is the “snare drum”, and the green is the “organ oscillator”. This green oscillator is raw VCO melodic organ tone controlled by “general” and “fine” tuning knobs for playing songs in a whole new way - no chromatic scales on this instrument. The yellow is the “space” or “scratch” oscillator which is plain un-effected, eerie sine wave tone which increases and decreases directly depending on the amount of light that is shed upon it. There is a 10 turn / 10K potentiometer wired to control the spinning can motor speed.The Drum Buddy - [via] Link & eBay auction.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 09:00 AM
Arts, Music |
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Love is in the Air (cut vinyl record silhouettes)
Love is in the Air, laser cut vinyl record silhouettes by artist Carlos Aires - Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Vinyl record table lamp - Link.
Glasses made from vinyl records - Link.
DIY Dali vinyl record clock - Link.
Vinyl record fruit bowl - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 28, 2008 08:00 AM
Arts, Music |
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January 26, 2008
The Musical Inventions of Nick Crump
Gaze upon the awesomeness of Nick Crump's toilet-turned-instrument, "The Bog Horn" submitted by Flickr member pocket-sized.
Nick has created several instruments using plumbing hardware as part of the three year Confluence project, initiated by the environmental charity Common Ground.
Nick describes the Bog Horn:
It is classified as a brass instrument as the sound is generated with a trumpet and trombone mouthpiece. It is also a twin instrument as two people can play it at once, having a treble pipe and a bass pipe. The bass pipe has a wider bore and goes through the U-bend, the treble pipe is longer and narrower and goes through the cold water inlet into the bowl. The range with both pipes is over three and a half octaves. The sound resembles across between a euphonium and a french horn. It has six holed chanters that give the notes between the natural harmonics, plus a neat foot operated lid lifting device that acts as a mute.
Photos on Flickr - Link
Visit Nick Crump's website to see more-Link
Common Ground environmental/arts awareness group - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 26, 2008 07:30 AM
Green, Music |
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Amazing fab'ed guitar
Adam writes in -
I recently finished building a guitar that I think some of your readers might find interesting. It is all hand built including all of the metal scroll work and inlays. Hundreds of hours of research and design using a full suite of CAD/CAM programs aided in the planning and eventual fabrication of all the components. In October of 2007, the guitar was completed with a final trip to the MIT hobby shop for some finishing touches.Amazing fab'ed guitar - Link.While only my second significant woodworking project, the complexity of this project over my last, Inclination II, is significant. The clock had only 4 major wooden parts (not including gears) and little joinery was involved. Quite differently, this guitar required exact joints between the neck, head, and body in order to maintain proper mechanics of the instrument. Each of these pieces plays an important role in the playability of the guitar. A curved neck, out of alignment head or improperly angled fret board can all spell disaster for a hand-built guitar. Not only is the guitar a showpiece, but it is also meant to be handled, and played like any other instrument.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 26, 2008 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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January 25, 2008
HOW TO - Build a guitar
Reesley writes -
This page describes how I built an electric guitar, it has a bunch of pictures and a fairly detailed explanation of the steps. If you have the usual power tools and some experience in woodworking, this page should get you up and running. This is the third guitar I've built, this is one is done in the style of a Fender Stratocaster - but with several enhancements I wanted. First, it is constructed as a neck thru body style guitar. That is, the neck is not bolted on or glued on, it is a solid piece of wood that goes all the way through the body. This guitar has a maple neck, and the wings are swamp ash. The fretboard is ebony which gives a very bright sound, and coupled with the maple neck and single coil pickups, this is a fairly bright guitar. The heavy swamp ash wings do help to darken the sound up a bit. I don't use tremelo bars so I put a fixed bridge on, this should also add to the sustain.HOW TO - Build a guitar - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Music |
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Piezo Bow
From the MAKE Flickr pool - Member Ncgoth mounted a piezo contact mic on a bow used for upright bass. The results are delicate and detailed. -Link
"Bowlistening" sample -Link
Musical instruments are great candidates for modding. Adding functionality and novelty to a tool used specifically for personal expression is n excellent way revitalize creativity. Have you modified an old guitar/drumkit/bassoon/etc. in an unusual way that changes its sound or interface? Share your pics on the Make Flickr pool.
Related:
Build the Cigar Box Guitar with Piezo Pickup - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 25, 2008 07:30 AM
Electronics, Music |
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Preamp kits
Fivefish.net DIY has a ton of great mic preamp kits for your music makers out there - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 25, 2008 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Kits, Music |
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January 24, 2008
Graffiti Reseach Lab Live From Sundance
I am visiting Sundance Film Festival with Graffiti Research Lab where GRL premiered Graffiti Research Lab: the Complete First Season. Besides spending a lot of time freezing outside with Laser Tag, GRL also debuted the Beat Case.
The Beat Case is a portable audio system built to help the Palestinian rappers Dam and PR, here for the movie Slingshot Hip Hop, perform around Park CIty. The Beat Case includes a microphone and line level inputs, is battery powered, and all fits inside a Pelican case. An Instructable for the Beat Case will be coming soon. You can see more photos and hijinks at the Graffiti Research Lab web site. - Link
Posted by Michelle Kempner |
Jan 24, 2008 09:30 AM
Culture jamming, DIY Projects, Music, Open source hardware, Portable Audio and Video |
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Waterproof APC
Who said you can't make square waves in the pool?
MAKE Flickr Pool member Rob Cruickshank created this nifty waterproof Atari Punk Console, utilizing his own custom weatherproof potentiometer design. -Link
Related:
Atari Punk Console schematics - Link
Atari Punk Console in a Light Bulb - Link
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
Jan 24, 2008 02:00 AM
Electronics, Music |
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January 23, 2008
LED blinks to the music
It really doesn't get any more than simple than this, hook up a LED to some speakers, crank it up and watch the blinky - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 23, 2008 03:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables, Music |
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January 22, 2008
Full-colour RGB monome clone (Trinome?)
JMG writes in -
Here it is, the first project that I designed and executed on my own. I'm thinking of calling it the Trinome, but that's still up in the air.Full-colour RGB monome clone (Trinome?) - Link.The monome is a gorgeous, minimalist, open-source light-and-button pad used primarily by musicians as a controller. The folks over at SparkFun Electronics, inspired by the monome, released their own button pads and circuit boards, only they designed theirs to be able to hold RGB LEDs. They made this nifty Tetris game with their parts. Looking at it, though, I noticed something: they only seemed to use a limited palette, in particular, they only appeared to have red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, and white, corresponding to channels being fully on or fully off. I wanted to see if I could get colour mixing, wherein channels were on partially in order to blend colours smoothly.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 01:00 PM
Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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iPod "recycling" speakers
Here's a neat gadget and cool idea for a (re)make, instead of tossing the iPod packaging, use it as a speaker! -
Bird-Electron presents this one and only Recycling Speaker for iPod. The dimension is exactly the same as the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd Gen.). Simply just place the speaker panel on top of the open box, and plug it into the iPod and play. Bird-Electron's recycling speaker does not require any power source. You can also customize your own recycling speaker with any small container like a water bottle. Easy to install.Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker - EZ17-B - Link.
Related:
Fold-Up Speakers - Link.
Make - Volume 11 - Ball of Sound (DIY: Home) (Page 142) - Link.
Make - Volume 12 - Styrofoam Plate Speaker (DIY: Music) (Page 131) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 06:00 AM
Gadgets, Music, Remake, iPod |
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January 21, 2008
Homemade MIDI controller
MAKE FLickr photo pool member recotana's gorgeous homemade MIDID controller, check out the build photos! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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