This video documents a hack that turns a Stylophone into a basic MIDI controller, and using it to control Propellerheads Reason.

Details on the hack available at Jason Hotchkiss’ site.

via hotchk155:

The technicals… Soldered wires to Stylophone PCB to use its keypad / resistor ladder.. put 5V across it and read voltage at stylus by analog input pin on arduino clone (miduino).

Found out input value for each note and sent out MIDI note on/off messages thru serial connection when notes are detected. Simple.

Used Propellerheads reason to make the sounds.

Propellerheads has announced a Percussa AudioCubes giveaway for Reason users.

To enter the contest, you need to be a Reason 4 owner.

Here’s how to enter:

• Record a video where you tell (in not so many words) us why you upgraded to Reason version 4 and how you feel about it.
• Send the video to Propellerheads as a video message on YouTube.
• When you send the message, add your username (in writing) and write what you think would be the killer use for Audio Cubes with Reason.

The full rules are available at the Propellerheads site.