Controlling audio with a micro-controller can be difficult, really difficult. The Wave Shield, from LadyAda, makes it simple. There is a bunch of sample code on the LadyAda website to get you up and running fast once you build the kit. The Wave Shield is just one component that will be integrated into an interactive […]
Latest fishy project from Crab Fu. Flapper
This DIY project is perfect for all those audiophiles out there. The end result is a nice amp that fits inside an old CD enclosure. It isn’t exactly portable, but the sound quality is great! This is a simple do-it-yourself (DIY) headphone amplifier project that is fashioned primarily after the Class A MOSFET Headphone Driver […]
This DIYThermocouple project uses a MAX6675 chip and takes the millivolts produced by a standard K-type thermocouple, amplifies it, and spits out the results to the attached LCD screen. This particular unit can read temperatures up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit which is probably hotter that you ever want to be near with your electronics. Thermocouple […]
This mod shows you how to install 4 LEDs above the controller port of an XBOX to illuminate when the plugs are installed into the machine. I guess this maker had the problem where his controller was always loose from his console, so he decided to make it official and have the connection “glow” when […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Austin electro-naut Eric Archer has taken to bending instruments from far across the pond. The Indian rhythmic sample loopers sold by the Radel company are often used as practice accompaniment by musicians but I imagine these heavily modified versions will likely perform more prominent roles. – Circuit Bent Tabla […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Combining two novel approaches to vinyl playback, Member Luis2048 made a paper-cone record player on a familiar plastic-brick structure – and yes, it works! Not sure what track he’s spinning in the above video but I believe that be some prerecorded ryhthm I hear – Lego Record player on […]
