The idea is a top/ chimney pipe/ tall hat which has the mind of it's own (akin to the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter). This hat is very conscious about social distancing (rightfully) and if you go too close it will shout at you (not quite rightfully). When the hat is shouting it’s mind blows … Continue reading Building the AntiSocial Distance Machine – The Arduino code (HC-SR04, DFmini Player) and electronics
Audio – Projects
My (mostly) DIY audio technology projects and their documentation
Improve life on Earth, build the MFOS Noise Toaster
Recently I have finished another (and for a while final) MFOS Ray Wilson designed noise box. This one was slightly complicated compared to the previous two (Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator), but it is still a relatively straightforward build if you have basic electronics knowledge. The PCB came from "Soundtronics UK" and all … Continue reading Improve life on Earth, build the MFOS Noise Toaster
Build a microphone from scratch – my loose contact carbon microphone design soon available as a kit
I have posted about the first prototype of my carbon microphone some time ago. For those who might have not seen it, I am re-creating a working microphone, based on the very first designs of sound transducers (or microphones for lay people), invented around the late 19th century. You can read about the principles of … Continue reading Build a microphone from scratch – my loose contact carbon microphone design soon available as a kit
A Perfectly Sad Day – a short animation Audio Post Production
A friend of mine recently made a traditional short animation by photographing every frame individually. I thought that would be a good exercise for me to practice a bit of sound design/ audio post-production. This is the second version of it (first one will never be seen...) All the sounds are from fresound.org and edited/ … Continue reading A Perfectly Sad Day – a short animation Audio Post Production
Make a record like it would be the 1800s – 1st prototype
The first electronic microphone was invented and patented during the second half of the 19th century. There were a few different, not the most practical solutions invented, before the loose contact carbon microphone was built by Emelie Berliner and David Edward Hughes. My idea is to re-create a working microphone in a kit form, using … Continue reading Make a record like it would be the 1800s – 1st prototype
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
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
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