Year: 2009

Virtual homebrew synth

Virtual homebrew synth

Nick created interactive flash versions of two of his homebrew synths. Though I was at first expecting all the synth’s interface functionality recreated in software, the wide array of strange samples is still fun to experiment with. Sweet panel design too … but the interior’s aesthetic is even better – Don’t miss Nick’s other awesome […]

Stylophone Beatbox shows potential

Stylophone Beatbox shows potential

[begin_noisegeek_rant_here] There’s no doubt that the Dubreq’s classic Stylophone keyboard holds a special place in the ranks retro-cool musical instrumentats. Similar stylus interfaces have been employed for various synth-DIY endeavors, with ease of implementation being an obvious plus.(who needs switches? just touch GND to a PCB pad!) Unfortunately, the original infamously lo-fi plastic synth wasn’t […]

Von Slatt’s ghost

Von Slatt’s ghost

Every year, our pal Jake von Slatt does something pretty special for Halloween. Over at the Steampunk Workshop, he’s showing some of this year’s work in progress. Here’s a ghost marionette that he made from some 1″ x 2″ planking, a microwave carousel motor, some fishing line, a craft store skull, and some Styrofoam. Microwave […]

EFF Warns Texas Instruments to Stop Harassing Calculator Hobbyists…

EFF Warns Texas Instruments to Stop Harassing Calculator Hobbyists… The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) warned Texas Instruments (TI) today not to pursue its baseless legal threats against calculator hobbyists who blogged about potential modifications to the company’s programmable graphing calculators. TI’s calculators perform a “signature check” that allows only approved operating systems to be loaded […]