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[M. Eric Carr] built this a long time ago as his Senior Project for EET480. It's an electronic version of the ball-in-maze game. We've embedded this video after the break for your convenience. The game has just one input; an accelerometer. If you're having trouble visualizing the game, it works the same as this Android-based version, but replaces the physical maze and marble with a virtual maze … [Read more...]
[Jonathan Thomson] was ruminating on EL wire displays and decided that most he has seen are boring, static fixtures or installations that simply flash EL wire on and off at a fixed rate. He thought that EL wire has far more potential than that, and set off to build something more exciting. Using a graphic equalizer T-shirt, with which we’re sure you are familiar, he put together a slick, … [Read more...]
So do you have an Atari 2600 laying around collecting dust? Perhaps you'd like to have a musical instrument to take up the time that you would spend playing video games if you had a modern console. Well, look no further than the GATARI 2600! [cTrix] made this device with a custom EPROM chip plugged in as a cartridge. Although details of the build are somewhat vague, this custom chip allows … [Read more...]
With 8 drives working in concert, this "floppy drive array orchestra" takes drive music to a whole new level! As if that wasn't enough, [SileNT] decided to use the16x64 LED array that he's been working on in concert with the drives. For those that remember, we've actually featured [SileNT], AKA [Pawel]'s, work before, where we were impressed that he was able to play the Imperial March from … [Read more...]
We love a good Tesla coil music performance, but have never really considered building our own. After reading [TheHomebrewGuru's] guide to musical Tesla coils we're still not considering it. Whether or not you're going to undertake the project, his massive writeup is worth a look. The tutorial begins at the beginning, with a bit of background on these devices, including what they are, where … [Read more...]
If you are considering repurposing some old computer equipment to create music, be aware that the bar has been raised just a tad. YouTube user [BD594] spent some time sifting through his bin of used electronics and put together a 5-piece band that plays a pretty awesome rendition of The Animals’ “House of the Rising Sun”. Last week, we saw a pretty impressive hack with a floppy drive that … [Read more...]
[Chris] says that he’s been pretty busy lately, leaving little opportunity for hacking. However he did manage to find a little time to put together a small project that has occupied his to-do list for a while - a floppy drive music controller. We have seen hacks that use microcontrollers to actuate floppy drive motors before, but we can’t remember anything that used a calculator to do the … [Read more...]
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