From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Ludo_d built a custom MIDI touchpad controller using Arduino – Started from a scavenged Cirque Glidepoint resistive touchpad (PS/2 compatible), 2×8 LCD (in 4 bit mode), two buttons and a serial Arduino board. The buttons when pressed allow to set the Continuous Controller number by gliding the finger on […]
Longing for a more collaborative play dynamic in music games, Kevin Lim and Shawna Hein came up with a new direction to take the genre – straight toward the land of jug band. Jug music has strong social and even humorous connotations – a perfect antidote to the solo button-racing so prevelant around the time […]
Upcoming classes @ the Hacktory, Philadelphia, PA – Arduino – On Saturday, April 26, the Hacktory will offer its popular Intro to Arduino for Artists and Makers course, which demonstrates the use of the Arduino, an open-source physical computing platform (www.arduino.cc), and its applications in interactive art and DIY electronic projects. Students will connect a […]
Brock used an arduino to generate glockenspiel sequences from a magnetic stripe reader. The casual video demo (with some charming text corrections) demonstrates how Arduino can make physical projects much more approachable for newcomers. – Brockenspiel [via] Related: DIY doorbell(s) From the pages of MAKE: MAKE:01 p.108 Magnetic stripe reader – subscribers, read this article […]
Sebastian’s Arduino beat code could be a good starting point for those interested in the blue board’s rhythmic applications – Today i have been working on a sample-based drum machine for the Arduino. At the moment, bars and patterns have to be programmed into the code manually. However, i am hoping to expand upon this […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Synoptic Labs is developing a low cost USB 2.4Ghz spectrum analyzer. For those unfamiliar, these devices are used to identify wireless interference which can cause trouble for wifi networks – Rob and I have recently been talking about doing some wireless projects. A friend loaned us a Cypress CYM6935 […]
Ladyada.net has a neat messaging device up for a limited time. Type your message here, then watch it show up on Flickr moments later. Cool demonstration of what’s possible with an Arduino ethernet + camera setup! – send a message Related: HOW TO – Make plants talk! They’ll Twitter you when they need to be […]
