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What do you do when you’ve carved out a niche for yourself as a builder of small and useless synthesizers? Why, build an even smaller and less useful synthesizer, of …read more Continue reading The Small and Silly Synth Now Even Smaller (But Just as Silly)
We’re so used to reverb effects being simply another software plugin that it’s easy to forget the electromechanical roots of the effect. Decades ago, a reverb would have been a …read more Continue reading It’s a Microphone and a Spring Reverb all in One
What do you have cooked up to scare trick-or-treaters this Halloween? We humbly suggest adding in some type of noise box, especially one like this offering from [Paisley Computer] that …read more Continue reading Spooky Noise Box Plays War Drums
There’s more than one way to scare people on Halloween. Sure, there’s always the low-brow jump scare, but that will generally just annoy the person and possibly cause a heart …read more Continue reading Spooky Noise Box Has Post-Halloween Potential
Grand pianos are beautiful instruments, but take up altogether too much space. Upright pianos are smaller, but still fairly hefty. When it comes to the PiezoPiano, though, we suspect nobody …read more Continue reading Tiny PCB PiezoPiano Plays Just One Octave
Sometimes, you just need an easy win, right? This is one of those projects. A couple months back, I was looking at my guitars and guitar accessories and thought, it …read more Continue reading Lo-Fi Fun: Beer Can Microphones
The more people we have on this planet, the more food we need. Naturally, this extends to water, another precious resource that generally plays a part in farming and food …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: Ultratower Is a Powerful Gardening Vertical
Thought experiments can be extremely powerful; after all, pretty much everything that [Einstein] came up with was based on thought experiments. But when a thought experiment turns into a real …read more Continue reading Simple Setup Answers Complex Question on the Physics of Solids
Lightning is a force to be reckoned with: ever since ancient times, humans have been in awe of the lethal power of lightning strikes and the deafening roar of thunder. …read more Continue reading Kinetic Art Installation Brings All the World’s Lightning to One Place
Most of the horror stories you hear about air travel seem to center around luggage. Airlines do an admirable job of getting people safely to their destinations, but checked baggage …read more Continue reading Hacked Set of Instruments Saves Musician’s Gigs