I had to make some notes for an upcoming assessment at college and I thought this is a good idea to make a useful post out of it. This information can be collided separately from other places (see references), but this short compendium might be useful for the unanointed or for anyone else whom might … Continue reading Analogue to Digital Conversion Process – jargon buster
Author: Andras Peter
Music From Outer Space – I have instantly improved the quality of my life by building the Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator
I would love to be knowledgeable and skilled enough to be able to design sound synthesizers and audio gear from scratch. Well, I am not yet clever that much, but this does not diminish my enthusiasm for DIY electronics and sound creations! Luckily there is an abundance of very creative and skilled people out there, … Continue reading Music From Outer Space – I have instantly improved the quality of my life by building the Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator
A selection of microphones Vol I.
This is a list of commonly used microphones in a studio environment and their brief description. I am studying audio and this might be useful for some with similar interest. If you know your beans and spot an error, please leave comment SE 2200 II SE-2A AKG C1000 AKG C451 BAKG C414 XLS Cascade Fat … Continue reading A selection of microphones Vol I.
How I made the Peaky Blinders memorabilia
To continue my previous post about painting 3d printed models, here is a wee project I have made recently. It is inspired by a British TV series, "Peaky Blinders". The series tells the story of an English gangster family - The Shelby family - from Birmingham during the early 20th century. An often used hand … Continue reading How I made the Peaky Blinders memorabilia
Paint your 3D prints
There are many uses of a 3d printer, from jewellers to dentists, plenty of industry professionals and various hobbyists are taking advantage of that technology. This includes many modelling enthusiasts whom are using a printer, for extra parts or entire models. My scratch build "Hypercube" The two biggest problems with domestic printers are the print … Continue reading Paint your 3D prints
Newly built 3d printer test procedure
Some time ago I have made a post about the first rite of passage to DIY 3d printers. It was about a year ago and since then, with a little bit of break I have picked up on that quite a bit. By now, I have almost finished another DIY (scratch) build printer, a Hypercube … Continue reading Newly built 3d printer test procedure
Using an inductive PNP Proximity Sensor with MKS Gen Printer Control Board
If you are into customizing or building 3D printers, you might be using an "MKS Gen" control board. I am building a HyperCube from Tech2C and I have chosen to use that card. Correctly installing a Z axis proximity sensor was a good learning process fo me, so I thought I share my experiences, it … Continue reading Using an inductive PNP Proximity Sensor with MKS Gen Printer Control Board
Basic 8 step sequencer – upgrade your Atari Punk Console
The sequencer is an (mostly) electronic device which triggers sounds in steps in a continuously repeating sequence. The origin of such a machine is dating back several hundreds of years, since music machines were constructed. The one which resembles most to the modern computer based sequencing softwares are the barrel organs which were using long … Continue reading Basic 8 step sequencer – upgrade your Atari Punk Console
Atari Punk console – the entry to Sound Synthesizers
And so than, I was hooked. My interest in electronics sparked (bad pun) again a couple years ago, when I bought an Arduino microcontroller out of interest, than I was introduced to 3d printers by a friend, than I have started to mess around with ICs and bought a 1000 books on the subject. All … Continue reading Atari Punk console – the entry to Sound Synthesizers
Z axis, hotend nozzle offset in Marlin, explained
I aim these posts for those whom has very little or no experience in setting up a DIY 3d printer. However, the information might help more experienced builders as well. Marlin is the most popular open source control software, designed to run 3d printers and in some cases other type of CNC machines. One of … Continue reading Z axis, hotend nozzle offset in Marlin, explained
