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Bizarre DIY MIDI Guitar – The Smomid

Brooklyn-based musician, Nick Demopoulos, sits down with Rebecca Ambrose to talk about his DIY MIDI guitar thing – The Smomid. Demopoulos plays it at bars and venues around the Brooklyn and New York area.

December 8, 2011January 4, 20187 Comments

DIY 8-Step Music Sequencer

Hex Inverter – a new source for synth DIY projects – has launched their online store and released the sympleSEQ – an inexpensive step sequencer project. Here’s their announcement: As such, sympleSEQ PCBs and component kits are now in stock and ready to ship from my cavernous laboratory. Please note that minimal and full component sets are quite… Read More DIY 8-Step Music Sequencer

December 8, 2011December 8, 20112 Comments

The StyloBuzz Synth Kit

Brian McNamara’s StyloBuzz is a DIY synth kit that provides you with the components and instructions that you need to build a small handheld styus synth. The StyloBuzz synth is played with a stylus attached to a wire. When the wire touches one of the keyboard pads on the PCB a note is played. Main Controls:… Read More The StyloBuzz Synth Kit

November 19, 20111 Comment

MIDIBox Seq V4 Lite – DIY MIDI Sequencer Now Available

MIDIbox SEQ V4 Lite (in short: MBSEQV4L) is a new “MIDI sequence looper” which lets you create a sequence and then apply various MIDI effects to spice up the original recording, in real time. When a new sequence is entered, loaded or stored from/on a SD Card, MIDI effects are added, etc. It will always… Read More MIDIBox Seq V4 Lite – DIY MIDI Sequencer Now Available

November 1, 2011November 1, 20115 Comments

Rocket 8-Bit Synth Ready For Launch

Hack Me Electronics has announced that that the Rockit synthesizer – a DIY 8-bit synthesizer project – is ready for launch: The PCBs have arrived. I built Rockit #1 and it worked the first time I powered it up. It just doesn’t get any better than that! I’m getting ready with shipping materials (not sure… Read More Rocket 8-Bit Synth Ready For Launch

September 29, 20112 Comments

Spaceship Synthesizer for Kids

This is a demo of an Arduino-based spaceship-themed synthesizer for kids, designed for the Kearney Area Children’s Museum. The spaceship synth was created by Nebraska-based interaction designer Jason Webb.

September 12, 2011September 12, 20111 Comment

Rockit 8-Bit Synth Kit (Kickstarter Project)

Self-professed ‘big nerd’ Matt Heins has gotten off to a good start with his Kickstarter fundraising project to develop a new DIY synth kit, the Rockit synthesizer. In the first week, he’s got over $1,200 pledged towards the project’s $10,000 fundraising goal. Here’s what Heins has to say about the progress: I’m feeling pretty good… Read More Rockit 8-Bit Synth Kit (Kickstarter Project)

July 7, 2011July 6, 2011Leave a comment

DIY iPad Audio Dock Designed By Reed Ghazala


Ghazala iPad 2 Audio Desk was uploaded by: qrghazala
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May 30, 2011May 30, 20112 Comments

MeeBlip DIY Synth Kit Now Just $69

Developer James Grahame has released an updated version of the MeeBlip DIY Hacker Kit, featuring design improvements and a lower price. The biggest change is that the I/O jacks are now mounted on the bottom of the board. This should make it much easier to mount in a case or behind a panel. Other changes:… Read More MeeBlip DIY Synth Kit Now Just $69

May 14, 20118 Comments

MeeBlip Synthesizer Kits On Sale For $59

Meeblip “hacker” kits are on sale through the end of March for $59: Yup, you read that right. Our DIY “solder it yourself” board kits are on sale for $59 until March 31st (the discount is applied automatically in the shopping cart). It’s our way of saying thanks for making MeeBlip a massive success. Each… Read More MeeBlip Synthesizer Kits On Sale For $59

March 24, 2011March 24, 201111 Comments

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