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Mimicking Nature Via Analog Circuits: Kelly Heaton

Mimicking Nature Via Analog Circuits: Kelly Heaton

At Maker Faire Rome I was lucky enough to get to see the work of Kelly Heaton first hand. She took a little time to talk with me about her work and her goals for the future. . For those who aren’t already familiar, you’ll typically see her art as birds (and other natural things), […]

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littleBits Releases MIDI and USB I/O Modules, Connects Analog and Digital Instruments

littleBits Releases MIDI and USB I/O Modules, Connects Analog and Digital Instruments

LittleBits, purveyors of the simple-to-use electronic components with magnetic connectors, is releasing some brand new bits to expand its music capabilities: a MIDI module, a USB I/O module, and a CV module. Musical makers now have the ability to connect their littleBits Synth Kit to any musical equipment they want! In collaboration with KORG, littleBits launched […]

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Herb Deutsch and the First Moog at Maker Faire Detroit

Herb Deutsch and the First Moog at Maker Faire Detroit

Moog synthesizer co-inventor Herbert Deutsch played Maker Faire Detroit as part of The Henry Ford’s 50th anniversary celebration of the first Moog.

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3D Vector Graphics on a WWII Radar Tube with Arduino

Google engineer Eric Schaepler has a passion for antique display technologies.

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Pi-blaster Improves Software PWM on Raspberry Pi

Pi-blaster Improves Software PWM on Raspberry Pi

Without an external digital to analog converter circuit, getting pulse width modulation out of more than a single PWM pin on the Raspberry Pi could be achieved by writing your own code to set the pins high and low at the appropriate time (i.e. bitbanging). The solution isn’t perfect, however. Since you’re sharing the CPU […]

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