Although this is a bit dangerous, it looks like a lot of fun. This instructable is very well documented and the final ramp looks nice and sturdy. It’s a lot safer than my milk-crate version when I was a kid! Learn how to make a Bicycle Ramp
At ladyada’s tea party, user mtbf0 has posted details of his RGB brain machine powered by a Boarduino. …it generates a base frequency at 200Hz. Offset frequencies of 201Hz-217Hz in 1Hz increments can be selected giving binaural beats in the range of 1Hz-17Hz. The LEDs are controlled by comparing the phases of the base and […]
It’s high time felting and electronics come together. I got some knobs from Radioshack and felted over them with wool roving and added some embroidered detailing. They can be used for guitars, amplifiers, or any other electronics with knobs. They feel much fuzzier than their traditional counterparts.
I met Albert Hwang at The Last HOPE a few weeks back and was able to check out his latest work called the Wiremap. It’s a really ingenious way to display 3 dimensional images onto a series of suspended strings. The graphics are controlled via Processing and projected from a standard LCD projector. If you […]
The WolframTones algorithmic composition generator creates a new multi-instrument sequence with every click – WolframTones works by taking simple programs from Wolfram’s computational universe, and using music theory and Mathematica algorithms to render them as music. Includes options for style, instrumentation, pitch and time controls – you can even email each piece as a MIDI […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Eric’s “Big Box o’ Techno†packs a whole lotta audio ciruitry into a wooden box “about the size of a medium pizza”, including 2 synthesizers, a drum machine and sequencer – Everything in the box plays in synchronized rhythm. A whole-note tempo clock input drives it all. This works […]
Lunastara and her boyfriend recently created these jaw-dropping dragons from felted merino wool, which are wired and stuffed so they can pose for fun photos like the one seen above. More photos and details on the process here.
