Ubi de feo points out this interesting musical interface – the reactogon . . . er, “reacTogon” to be specific. Arpeggio notes are determined through the relationship of individual tiles placed across the surface, each tiles symbol determining note behavior. The device seems to be a variation on the ReacTable but structured in a tile […]
Popsci has a quick how-to on building theremin-esque device for under 20 bucks – A full-fledged Theremin will set you back nearly $400, but with the instructions below, you can build a pocket-sized Theremin-like instrument that won’t break the bank. Unlike the real McCoy which relies on grounded variable capacitance for changing frequency and volume […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ludo_d built a custom MIDI touchpad controller using Arduino – Started from a scavenged Cirque Glidepoint resistive touchpad (PS/2 compatible), 2×8 LCD (in 4 bit mode), two buttons and a serial Arduino board. The buttons when pressed allow to set the Continuous Controller number by gliding the finger on […]
The newer than new wave styled MIDI controller (these things are starting to look more and more abstract) – The Kromatron is a dynamic MIDI controller built specifically to interface with modern audio performance software such as Ableton Live. It has 4 knobs, 2 faders, a two-axis joystick, and 8 buttons. The device is 100% […]
Brock used an arduino to generate glockenspiel sequences from a magnetic stripe reader. The casual video demo (with some charming text corrections) demonstrates how Arduino can make physical projects much more approachable for newcomers. – Brockenspiel [via] Related: DIY doorbell(s) From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:01 p.108 Magnetic stripe reader – subscribers, read this article […]
Peter from CreateDigitalMusic writes – We’re holding a competition for makers of musical interfaces at Yuri’s Night Bay Area, starting out the day’s events at 2:30 pm. There are some crazy projects in the lineup — a number of which will also be presenting at Maker Faire, including the bubblegum sequencer, custom controller hardware and […]
MAKE will be @ Bent Festival NYC April 24-26. In addition to the requisite noise-blasting and glitch-casting, we’ll be bringing some select items from the Maker store – so stop by, check out some kits and say “HI” (please do speak loudly, so we can hear you over the collective noise-frenzy!) New York, NY (April […]
