I turned an Arduino Protoshield into a digital-to-analog converter with only a few extra parts. It’s proved a lot of fun for audio experimentation and a great way to learn about what DACs do and how they do it. What’s DAC? Digital to analog converters, or DACs, are used to create varying voltage levels from […]
It appears we have a sound-maker powerhouse-lineup on our hands; Lesley writes – This Wednesday night at the Tank, a group of amazing people come together for a night of performances based on amplification. It will be AWESOME! A really special opportunity to see such a great, eclectic group of performers all in one night. […]
The electronic peasant has an interesting project, prime for audio investigators – There are a number of different ways to send vibrations travelling down a spring, but most spring reverbs use torsional (rotational) motion, which is less sensitive to interference from external vibrations. Here is an experiment that The Peasant did with a Slinky Jr […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr pool member Fungus Amungus made these chic speakers using Munny figures as enclosures. Not sure what level of hifi those little guys can deliver, but considering the cuteness factor – I might not even care much. – Munny speakers on Flickr Update: As pointed out in the comments […]
Limor of Adafruit Industries posted this video demonstrating how the Waveshield kit can turn Arduino into a sample-bending audio tool. Consider for a moment that potentiometer replaced by – oh let’s say – photocells or maybe a force-sensing resistor. If you’ll excuse me – I’ve got some experimentation to go do – Wave Shield for […]
For those unfamiliar – a talk box device allows the user to modulate an instrument’s waveform by changing the shape of their own mouth (see the oft-cited “Do You Feel Like We Do” by Frampton) Though many examples can be found on the ‘nets, this instructable shows a nice straightforward method for building your own […]
The Noise Toy kit is fun to use, but if you’re like me – leaving that little “PROGRAM” port unused will drive you crazy. With little knowledge of AVR programming beyond some fun with Arduino, I taught myself how to upload and hack source code for it. Read on to see how the deed was […]
