The Nord HP has a nice switch for controlling the leslie. It is also possible to connect a half-moon switch to the pedal (control) input to have a simple slow-fast toggle switch action. Now, in order to have a more traditional slow – stop – fast three-way half-moon Leslie(r) switch, I made this tiny midi-controller.Read more
Three examples of musical Arduino’s. The first one is using a MIDI-shield as MIDI-mapper for connecting an XBox360 drum kit to an AKAI MPX8 sampler. The middle one is a stand-alone Auduino granular synth, using 5 potentiometers on a proto-shield. The last one is an Arduino Leonardo which works as USB-MIDI device, taking signals fromRead more
Two IKEA lamps have been sacrificed for this robotic desk-light. The footplate was part of a standard black desk-light, the red cone comes from a different design (IKEA Fryebo). The arm consists of five dynamixel servo’s, inside the cone a 16LED neopixel ring light has been mounted. The arm is controlled using a combination ofRead more
Very simple addition I should have made years ago. Of course, solder fumes are never nice at best of times, but having a clunky black humming extractor in your face is also something you might be inclined to neglect. Especially since it blocks out a lot of light you need on your soldering work-piece. HenceRead more
Adafruit’s cupcade and retro-pi gaming consoles are great fun! In my version I didn’t use their kit but built one from scratch, using the template drawings supplied by adafruit (for customising the look of your cupcade) and instead of the clever PI interface board, I used the electronics of an old HP USB keyboard whichRead more
A recently acquired Xbox 360 drum controller proved to be one of the easiest retro interface designs ever. The setup comes standard with a MIDI out! In order to connect it to an Akai MPX8 sampler, a slight re-mapping of MIDI note numbers (can also be done in the sampler) and adjustment of velocity levelsRead more
Finally a very useful Arduino case design: small, sleek – and it allows for placing shields as well. Cut your own (with a fretsaw or lasercutter) using the following template: pdfRead more
The world has seen some versions of the guitar hero controller used for live music. Most versions included a MAX/MSP patch or other software running on a computer. In this retro-interface I’m looking at a different option, connecting the guitar as standalone USB MIDI device, so it can be connected to iphone directly! Check outRead more
Trotec Laser cutters are originally designed for cutting stamp rubber. A logical follow-up is to design the mechanical bits (read: wood-block) using the laser cutter as well.. With this design on the plate (image mirrored, of course) – which has been adapted from an old book on ‘wonders of technology’. The rolling stamp is 20Read more
During STRP MADlab organizes an exhibition of the robots (amongst others the flatpack walkers and the fireplotter in the library of EindhovenRead more