Monthly Archives: January 2011

TUBEZDAY

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

So while looking through my attic, I find very many interesting things. My Dad and I recently put up a new ceiling in our living-room, so I got a chance to look around from above it! Anyway- I found an … Continue reading →

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Best Day Ever Day

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

After a visit to Switched On Austin, I picked up what’s called a Roland MC-300 from 1988! The system is a full-fledged Tracker/MIDI interface, and can even save songs to a 3½” Floppy diskette: And here are all of the … Continue reading →

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SprayDay

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

Usually making something look pretty is the last step of a project. But in this case, (terrible pun very much intended) it happens to be the first! I began by very roughly marking off where each of the holes should … Continue reading →

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DIY Stompbox! (Screendoor Reverb Day)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

So recently I’ve been working on making a series of DIY Guitar Effects Bypasses that will hopefully fit into an Altoids tin! I don’t have any pictures, but Right now I’m breadboarding two things- tremolo and reverb. The Tremolo is … Continue reading →

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Mac Squid Tablet Pad TMDS HDMI “Hack-A-Day” Day

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

YES! After three days, four screw drivers, near blood loss, and brute force, we got the stem from the screen of the iLamp apart (We call it the squid)! Finally! Now we can start to rewire the cables to form … Continue reading →

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Project Start: ArduinoBoy!… Day?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

You may remember the wonders of the Game Boy, which was, for quite a while, the best selling game console of all time. Many years later, people have found ways to engineer music using the Game Boy’s sound chip through … Continue reading →

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TMDSday

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

“kjdzfvbkjbdsflbdrfvjhrbvjhergbrebrdsbrebergberbrdbrdbdrvbrewbewrbewrbrtbdstewq” –Stalin So aside from the misblogging of the last few days, Max and I have achieved in making a non-functional synth, ripping apart misc. things, and not achieving very much productivity. Today, however, plans go to research TMDS wiring, … Continue reading →

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TUESDAY

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

While searching for other devices to dismantle, we found a G4 iMac, (dubbed the ‘iLamp’ by some) which we salvaged a monitor and power supply from. I plan to add to the pile with something of my own- perhaps an … Continue reading →

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Monday, oh Monday

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Well, after being introduced to a pile of dead computer parts/electric typewriter inside of a plastic box last friday, Me and Max decided to take them apart and scrap them for components/etc… So Today we ripped open a messed up … Continue reading →

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