Steampunk Drum Machine
29Apr08
This may actually go back farther than the “steampunk” headline suggests. Is there such a thing as “cavepunk”?
If you can’t get your hands on an 808 or 909, that’s no excuse. This bizarre DIY project uses matches to create a primitive drum machine.
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Pretty ingenious! Would be nice to see some way to synchronize something like this with conventional MIDI devices.
Claudio - I was thinking the same thing, so I got you covered.
Check out how to make a robotic drummer. It’s got links to sources for creating MIDI triggered robotic actions.