Mads sent us info on this project which derives beat sequencing data from barcodes – It questions whether barcodes can contain musical qualities and be used as a media of sound and rhythm. It is intriguing to see everyday items, like milk, transform into sound. The user uses a standard barcode scanner to scan a […]
A variety of cool handmade synths and more can be found over @ Kingofcapitolpunishment.com. Bunches of different knobs, cases and unique paint jobs – creative design inspiration + sound samples. Related: Squarecave – homegrown synth design In the Maker store: Loud Objects Noise Toy Kit
Physical beats you can eat! (or at least chew). If you’re curious about this unique confectionary controller, come get a closer look on May 3rd & 4th at Maker Faire San Mateo. There, many a sweet beat shall be dropped – Here’s how it works: A grid of holes, consisting of several rows with 16 […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Mchaceortiz built the Daisy MP3 player – London Underground edition. Nice job – mind the gap! When a son or daughter asks for a new MP3 player, you can always chime in, “In my day we built our own MP3 players – soldering both ways, uphill! . . […]
Starting a band and writing an album’s worth of songs with your own MIDI control scheme is cool. Using video game controllers as your interface is very cool. Doing all that with a fresh style that people can actually get into – that’s pretty much unheard of! The San Francisco Guardian describes them – Like […]
Matrixsynth points out this nice little collection of relatively simple music synthesizer schematics – hmmm, the IR/CV Light Controller looks quite interesting. Building circuits @ home is a great way to learn about electronics. One doesn’t need to know how every component works at first – it’s a lot of fun to learn by ‘doing’. […]
Coming soon to the Maker store – The Pocket Piano Arduino Shield, from Critter and Guitari – This is a board for making the Arduino into a portable stand alone music synthesizer. It plugs directly into the Arduino board and provides 25 multiplexed keys (2 full octaves), 4 pots, status LED, reset switch, digital to […]
