Schlagwort: music
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The Orb is a “rolly, tumbly, singy” synthesizer by Emily Velasco
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Orb is a “rolly, tumbly, singy” synthesizer by Emily Velasco Arduino Team — April 7th, 2020 Some years ago, Emily Velasco started exploring the idea of creating a musical instrument based on a pendulum. This didn’t work out exactly the way she’d planned, but after several iterations — and inspiration from…
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The Orb is a “rolly, tumbly, singy” synthesizer by Emily Velasco
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Orb is a “rolly, tumbly, singy” synthesizer by Emily Velasco Arduino Team — April 7th, 2020 Some years ago, Emily Velasco started exploring the idea of creating a musical instrument based on a pendulum. This didn’t work out exactly the way she’d planned, but after several iterations — and inspiration from…
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How to play sound and make noise with your Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 9 minutesIf your amazing project is a little too quiet, add high-fidelity sound with Raspberry Pi and the help of this handy guide from HackSpace magazine, written by PJ Evans. The PecanPi HAT features best-in-class components and dual DACs for superior audio reproduction It’s no surprise that we love microcontrollers at HackSpace magazine.…
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Playing The Doors with a door (and a Raspberry Pi)
Reading Time: 2 minutesFloyd Steinberg is back with more synthy Raspberry Pi musical magic, this time turning a door into a MIDI controller. I played The Doors on a door – using a Raspberry PI DIY midi controller and a Yamaha EX5 You see that door? You secretly want that to be a MIDI controller?…
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Build your child a wooden MP3 player for $100
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild your child a wooden MP3 player for $100 Arduino Team — December 30th, 2019 If your young child wants to listen to music, what better way than a beautiful wooden MP3 “radio,” with an array of buttons that select the album? After being inspired by a similar commercial product, Redditor “DerThes”…
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Build your child a wooden MP3 player for $100
Reading Time: 2 minutesBuild your child a wooden MP3 player for $100 Arduino Team — December 30th, 2019 If your young child wants to listen to music, what better way than a beautiful wooden MP3 “radio,” with an array of buttons that select the album? After being inspired by a similar commercial product, Redditor “DerThes”…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a synthesiser
Reading Time: 2 minutesSynthesiser? Synthesizer? Whichever it is*, check out this video of Floyd Steinberg showing how he set up his Raspberry Pi as one of them. How to use a Raspberry PI as a synthesizer How to use a Raspberry PI as a synthesizer. Table of contents below! The Raspberry PI is a popular…
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a synthesiser
Reading Time: 2 minutesSynthesiser? Synthesizer? Whichever it is*, check out this video of Floyd Steinberg showing how he set up his Raspberry Pi as one of them. How to use a Raspberry PI as a synthesizer How to use a Raspberry PI as a synthesizer. Table of contents below! The Raspberry PI is a popular…
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Wearable synth plays programmed or random tunes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWearable synth plays programmed or random tunes Arduino Team — December 9th, 2019 Unless you’re very good, personal synths are fun for you — though often quite annoying for onlookers. After making his own wristwatch-based synth in 2016, Clem Mayer decided to build a new version that’s larger and louder than ever, and…
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Make music with a stepper-driven, 3D-printed tonewheel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMake music with a stepper-driven, 3D-printed tonewheel Arduino Team — October 17th, 2019 YouTuber “The Mixed Signal” has come up with a fun way to make music: spinning a gear-like ferromagnetic tonewheel next to a homemade coil pickup. A stepper motor turns the wheel using a CNC shield under Arduino control.…
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Musically synced car windscreen wipers using Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHey there! I’ve just come back from a two-week vacation, Liz and Helen are both off sick, and I’m not 100% sure I remember how to do my job. So, while I figure out how to social media and word write, here’s this absolutely wonderful video from Ian Charnas, showing how…
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Watch this guitarist perform an acoustic set with his own robotic drummer
Reading Time: 2 minutesWatch this guitarist perform an acoustic set with his own robotic drummer Arduino Team — October 11th, 2019 As shown in the video below, Tristan Calderbank is a very talented singer and guitar player, but what’s perhaps most interesting about his performance is the percussion section. Instead of a person (or an…
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Zany MIDI guitar made from barcode scanner and Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteZany MIDI guitar made from barcode scanner and Arduino Arduino Team — September 23rd, 2019 You’ve seen barcode scanners register the price for your groceries, and likely in many other applications, but did you ever consider if one could be made into an instrument? Well we now know the answer, thanks…
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DrumKid is a handheld aleatoric drum machine
Reading Time: 2 minutesDrumKid is a handheld aleatoric drum machine Arduino Team — September 17th, 2019 Hearing live music is certainly enjoyable, but if the musician is using a drum machine, things can eventually get static. To add a bit more spontaneity into this class of robo-musician, Matt Bradshaw has created DrumKid — a handheld,…
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Raspberry Pi interactive wind chimes
Reading Time: 2 minutesGrab yourself a Raspberry Pi, a Makey Makey, and some copper pipes: it’s interactive wind chime time! Perpetual Chimes Perpetual Chimes is a set of augmented wind chimes that offer an escapist experience where your collaboration composes the soundscape. Since there is no wind indoors, the chimes require audience interaction to gently…
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Desktop USB drum for some serious finger tapping
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDesktop USB drum for some serious finger tapping Arduino Team — August 27th, 2019 When you need a distraction, or perhaps even now, you may turn to tapping on your desk. While a good way to keep your hands active, or pass a few uninteresting seconds, if you want to get serious…
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Build a xylophone-playing robot | HackSpace magazine #22
Reading Time: 2 minutesHackSpace magazine issue 22 is out now, and our favourite tutorial this month will show you how to make this, a xylophone-playing robot! Build a glockenspiel-playing robot with HackSpace magazine Why spend years learning to play a musical instrument when you could program a robot to do it for you? This month…
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Horizontal laser harp is like none you’ve ever seen before
Reading Time: 2 minutesHorizontal laser harp is like none you’ve ever seen before Arduino Team — August 19th, 2019 Apparently not content with a traditional laser harp, Jonathan Bumstead set out to take things in a different direction. What he came up with is a device whose laser strings are arranged horizontally, and loop though…
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This color wheel instrument lets you ‘hear’ the rainbow
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow we see colors is an interesting concept, and as a conversation starter about the physics of color and sound, maker Marcin Poblocki created his own ‘Color Instrument.’ Poblocki’s device rotates a wheel of colors around under a TCS3200/TCS230 sensor via a continuous rotation-modded SG90 servo motor. An Arduino Nano then…
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Playback your favourite records with Plynth
Reading Time: 2 minutesUse album artwork to trigger playback of your favourite music with Plynth, the Raspberry Pi–powered, camera-enhanced record stand. Plynth Demo This is “Plynth Demo” by Plynth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Record playback with Plynth Plynth uses a Raspberry Pi and Pi Camera…
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Playback your favourite records with Plynth
Reading Time: 2 minutesUse album artwork to trigger playback of your favourite music with Plynth, the Raspberry Pi–powered, camera-enhanced record stand. Plynth Demo This is “Plynth Demo” by Plynth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Record playback with Plynth Plynth uses a Raspberry Pi and Pi Camera…
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Playback your favourite records with Plynth
Reading Time: 2 minutesUse album artwork to trigger playback of your favourite music with Plynth, the Raspberry Pi–powered, camera-enhanced record stand. Plynth Demo This is “Plynth Demo” by Plynth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Record playback with Plynth Plynth uses a Raspberry Pi and Pi Camera…
