Last week at the Duxbury Student Union, Lee Pulis and I held a workshop on using trash to learn about electricity, design and mechanical devices. We used CD drives from old computers. Inside the drives we found motors, gears, switches, and lots of interesting looking stuff. The main tools were small phillips head screwdrivers and […]
Mitch Altman, microcontroller hacker extraordinare and inventor of wonderful gadgets like the TV-B-Gone will be at HacDC on Sunday, September 7 at 2:00 PM to help show you how to build your own Brain Machine. Mitch will be bringing all the parts, tools and inspiration necessary, all you need to do is show up! The […]
In 1958 the BBC established the Radiophonic Workshop to explore and produce innovative sounds for radio programming. The group’s unconventional approach to sound synthesis and arrangement poised them at the forefront of music technology – making them the envy of many pioneering musicians. Looking back at some of their hardware setups, it’s no wonder current-day […]
Michael writes – Hey Makers! I’ve been busy building my very own MIDI-controlled Drumbot using the HighlyLiquid MIDI decoder kit. I’m going to be conducting a workshop detailing how to build and implement the kit on Friday, May 2 as part of BENT festival Minneapolis. Free kits will be given to workshop participants, limited to […]
