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Part of the reason MIDI has hung on as a standard in the musical world for so long is that it is incredibly versatile. Sure, standard instruments like pianos and …read more Continue reading A Parts Bin MIDI Controller in 24 Hours
Learning to play piano is a hard slog, and many people – myself included – tend to start well, and then lose momentum before giving up entirely. Roli is hoping to keeping students engaged with a gesture-tracking AI teacher called the Airwave.Continue R… Continue reading Roli Airwave brings piano learning to the third dimension
Although it’s still possible to grab a couple of friends, guitars, and a set of drums and start making analog music like it’s 1992 and there are vacant garages everywhere …read more Continue reading Digital Audio Workstation In A Box
MIDI is normally baked into the chipset of a synthesizer, or something you use a microcontroller to handle. But that’s not the only way to speak the language! [Kevin] decided …read more Continue reading Doing MIDI With Discrete Logic Is Neat, If Not Particularly Useful
When the electric guitar was first produced in the 1930s, there was some skepticism among musicians as to whether or not this instrument would have lasting impact or be a …read more Continue reading Get More Freedom With This Guitar Pedal
MIDI as a standard has opened up a huge world to any musician willing to use a computer to generate or enhance their playing and recording. Since the 80s, it …read more Continue reading MIDI Controller in a Cubic Inch
Craig Lindley is a technical author and a prolific maker of things. This simple project was his first attempt to create a laser harp MIDI device. While on vacation, Craig …read more Continue reading A Simple Laser Harp MIDI Instrument
If you missed the introduction of the Axis-49 and Axis-64 keyboards by C-Thru Music, you’re definitely not alone. At the time it was a new musical instrument that was based …read more Continue reading Harmonic Table Keyboard Brings Old Idea Back to Life
The progress for electronics over the past seven decades or so has always trended towards smaller or more dense components. Moore’s Law is the famous example of this, but even …read more Continue reading 2024 Business Card Challenge: Tiny MIDI Keyboard
You might have had a boombox back in the 1990s, but probably not like the Yamaha MDP-10. As [Nicole] explains, the odd little device played MIDI files from a floppy …read more Continue reading This MIDI BoomBox Takes Floppies