HOW TO – Make a Sony Rolly continuously dance
I have a Sony Rolly (Japanese model) and I’ve always want to have it dance over and over as opposed to just one song – here’s a clever hack on how-to do just that…
Music
Take your creations beyond the workshop and onto the stage with diy music instruments! Let us show you how these creations range from simple, basic setups that produce beautiful sounds to more complex projects that require a greater level of engineering knowledge. With these tutorials and examples, we’ll guide you on this journey to make your own musical instrument for experimental, artistic or everyday use – so whether you’re starting out new or a seasoned sound creator, come explore the wonderful world of making your own music.
Simian drum scape synth
Lovely sounds and enclosure aesthetic of the Simian Drum Scape from Arius Blaze of Folktek. The lever attachments over what appears to be inexpensive pushbuttons seems an inspiring design for a more tactilely enjoyable interface [via]
Pianist – iPhone/iPod touch app
Pianist (used to be named iAno) is a virtual piano application for the iPhone/iPod touch. Remember Schroeder, who could play such astounding music on his toy piano? [via]
Radiohead on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Hah! This is neat, Radiohead on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, printer, oscilloscope, hard disks and scanner! – the Maker writes… Based on the lyric (and alternate title) “Big Ideas: Don’t get any” I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something […]
Stop motion graphic equalizer
Very fun stop motion graphic equalizer via Wooster Collective.
“If Cyberspace Could Talk, It Would Rock” – The Last HOPE
More announcements from the upcoming HOPE – “If Cyberspace Could Talk, It Would Rock” – MAKE will @ HOPE with a Maker Shed Store, doing talks and more – “hope” to see you there! Hacker Radio To Be Featured At Tech Conference – At The Last HOPE conference, hackers will broadcast their minds and their […]
DIY electronic drum brain for Arduino
The Drum Master project uses sensor filter circuits with the Arduino platform and sends the data over USB for sample playback – The Drum Master system is actually comprised of two parts. The hardware brain module (containing the Arduino microcontroller and a collection of circuits to assist in obtaining the sensor information) is called the […]
