Music

Arduino solenoid drummer

Arduino solenoid drummer

From the MAKE: Flickr pool Greg’s using Arduino to create an auto-drummer – Yesterday, I got my drum playing robot working with chop sticks screwed into rotary solenoids. It’s powered by two 9v batteries wired in series and controlled by the arduino through transistors. I showed this off at the UrHo Talks 2 event last […]

Reel-to-reel ensemble

Reel-to-reel ensemble

The Open Reel Ensemble plasticizes voice and instrument recordings by way of USB controlled reel-to-reel tape machines. Sound Performance with Bending Reel-to-Reel Tape Decks. I Remade Old Reel-to-Reel Analog Tape Recorders to Musical Instruments and Enjoyed Music Session with Companion in University. And We Performed Music by Using this Instruments. (“Open Reel Ensemble” Will Perform […]

Handheld noise-boxes sound smooth

Handheld noise-boxes sound smooth

From the MAKE Flickr pool The Swooftronic SB instrument creates some sweet signals courtesy of light-controlled filter & frequency. The demo gets particularly interesting @ about the 2 minute mark. – SwooftronicSB5 on Flickr From the pages of MAKE The MoofTronic Mini Synth – MAKE: 15: Music, Page 70 Subscribers–read this article now in your […]

Luray’s cave-strument

Luray’s cave-strument

Said to be the world’s largest instrument – the Luray Caverns’ Great Stalacpipe Organ plays the earth itself! – Located deep in the Luray Caverns in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is the Great Stalacpipe Organ, the worlds largest musical instrument. Stalactites covering 3 1/2 acres of the surrounding caverns produce tones of symphonic quality when electronically […]

SpareBot music videos

SpareBot music videos

Phil Clandillon saw a recent post about sparebots, and was moved to show his own work. Asked about his technique to make the animation, he responded with great detail and technical clarity: It was a very DIY operation. I’ve been doing these interactive flyers for around 6 years in my spare time for Sancho Panza, […]

NotPocketSimon project

Eric Gradman, the hacker who gave us the awesome TRS-80 bluetooth hack, sent us a link to his NotPocketSimon project. This was a quick and dirty collaborative version of the Milton Bradley Simon game from the ’80s that he put together in just 8 hours. He took it to the most recent Mindshare event. …the […]