Cellphone-based beat sequencer 09/24/2008 Designed as a multiplayer version of his skittle-based sequencer, Kyle McDonald created this camera-driven beat making setup using webcam, projector,...
Byte++ makes a binary beat 09/24/2008 Niklas turns a commonly silent digital process into music – This is an experiment, where I count one byte up...
Interview with circuit bending originator Reed Ghazala 09/24/2008 Gearwire sits down for a talk with Mr. Qubais Reed Ghazala, widely regarded as the father of circuit-bending. Ghazala speaks...
Cellular automata for sound control 09/24/2008 The Automaton plugin from Audio Damage uses the rules of cellular automata for sequence and manipulation of audio. It’s AU/VST...
Street-pipe seat-mod 09/23/2008 Posterchild’s seating caps make urban environments a bit more people-friendly These pipes- as pokey, uncomfortable, and rough as they are-...
Piano-mation drawn in LED 09/23/2008 Ryan Cashman describes Light-Paint Piano Player – Animated light paintings of a little piano player performing. Filmed at night with...
1000 year egg is a noise-synth artifact 09/23/2008 Craig Dorety’s new handheld sound generator incorporates a unique combination of historical references including an antique paper egg and Chinese...
Wooden synth has 43 oscillators 09/23/2008 An awesomely handcrafted instrument with a heartwarming origin, Marcelo Johann describes his “Father’s Synth” – When I was a child...
New in the Maker Shed – Animated Ghost Kit 09/23/2008 Grab this cool kit for Halloween. Sound activated, the ghost flashes his little red LED eyes, vibrates and makes scary...
Human-size hamster-wheel vehicle 09/22/2008 Alan writes – I’m part of a fantastic crew of makers out of West Oakland who are building a 10’x...