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Guitar Hero as an instrument or midi controller

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 1:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

[Robert] wrote a program using Max/MSP that lets him make music with his guitar hero controller. There’s another video after the break where he walks through the various features but here’s the gist of it. This works on Mac and Windows and allows a sort of ‘live play’ or midi mapping mode. In the midi [...]
Battery holder reuses blister pack

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 11:34am MST by Mike Szczys

In need of a portable power supply, [Alastair] threw some batteries into an Altoids tin. The problem was he didn’t have a holder for these size A23 cells. Inspiration struck and he realized the blister pack they came in fits them snuggly and just needs some conductors to complete the circuit. He pulled some battery [...]
Propeller takes Step-a-Sketch to a new level

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 10:10am MST by Mike Szczys

[Mpark's] propeller controlled Etch-a-Sketch is well built and very accurate. He was inspired by the Step-a-Sketch project and he’s carried that design through to a stunning conclusion. The driver board was built around a Parallax Propeller P8X32A microcontroller. But this isn’t just a serial controller board for connecting the hardware to a PC running CNC [...]
Winners of the N900 PUSH Showcase tickets.

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 7:40am MST by Jakob Griffith

Like all great things, they must come to an end. As such, at 10am PST, this morning – our N900 Push competition came to a close. We had some really awesome answers, some really round about, and of course the obligatory – really bad ones. For those that are just on the EDGE of your [...]