I’ve always wanted to know what the “tube magic” was all about. There is much opinion in the science of music production, probably because music and its perception is highly personal and subjective. Ive always imagined that since transistor amplifiers were “perfect” with their large amounts of negative feedback, great linearity, and low THD that […]
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MIDI controller keyboards are great because they let you control any synthesizer you plug them into. The only downside: you need a synthesizer to turn MIDI notes into actual sounds, slightly complicating some summer night campfire serenading. Not for [Geordie] though, who decided to build the nanoPi, a portable, MIDI instrument housing a Raspberry Pi. Using a
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Embrace your inner engineer with this expansive DIY tech bundle The Internet of Things revolution is finally here, and it’s now easier than ever for anyone with a curious mind and a modest budget to create everything from home automation systems to full-fledged robots in the comfort of their living room. Nothing embodies this DIY
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In this project we will use the Adafruit Starter Pack for Windows 10 IoT Core on Raspberry Pi 2 components to make a speaking light sensor. This will show how to use an MCP3008 Analog Digital Converter (ADC) chip to interface the Pi2 to three analog components. Two variable resistors (potentiometers) and one CdS photocell.
If you ever have difficulty getting [back] to sleep, you may find that reading a book or listening to music for a while will make you sleepy. That’s OK if you sleep alone, but turning on a light to read a book or cranking up the volume on your MP3 player at 2am may make
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