How to Build a Drum Robot – Ableton Connection Kit
su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98dLKR6XoPA” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes” /su_youtube_advanced What is Arduino? Arduino is a Micro Controller which lets us connect many types of hardware gear like LEDS, Motors, Knobs, Faders, Sensors (proximity, humidity, light etc) and even Touch screens. We can then use the computer to program the Arduino to control or react to the connected hardware in any way we want. The possibilities are endless. There are many types of Arduino boards with different capabilities. For this video we are using the Arduino Uno R3. Check out this list of cool Arduino projects. LED Cube Auto Lacing Shoe The Eye Writer Twitter Mood Light Secret Knock Detecting Door Lock Turn Signal Biking Jacket And many more! You can find the Arduino in most online and retail electronic stores like: Sparkfun Adafruit Digikey But for the Arduino to do what we want it to do we need to program it using the …
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Machine Makes Music Out of 2000 Marbles!
Machine Makes Music Out of 2000 Marbles! A monumental piece of ingenuity by Swedish group Wintergatan, created and built by Martin Molin, has manifested itself into a beautiful instrument called the Marble Machine. In a dazzling display of woodwork and musicianship, the Marble Machine, powered by a spinning wheel and 2,000 marbles, triggers a snare, kick, bass and a vibraphone to create a hypnotic arrangement of music. Take a look at the video below, you can only realize the significance by placing eyes on the extremely complex machine, composed of a multitude of components from funnels and pulleys, to marbles and cranks. Take a look! su_youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q” showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes”
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Sound Recipes #1: Layered Future Synths (Free Download)
Sound Recipes #1: Layered Future Synths (Free Download) Bright super saw synths can be heard in some variation in almost all styles of music that involve electronic sounds. Many popular virtual synths are capable of making this type of sound, synths like Sylenth1, Massive, Spire, Serum, Dune etc. If you don’t have any of these plugins, or simply want to explore the potential of Live’s built-in synths, we got a step-by-step guide to take you through building this very useful sound. For this sound we will use 3 layers inside an Instrument Rack: Stereo Saws/Squares Heavy Detuned Super Saws Noise Layer divider style=”clear” Stereo Saw/Square with Analog  For the first sound we’ll use Analog. Go to Analog’s Global Section by clicking next to the master volume in the grey area. Here we will change the Quick Routing to the first option. This will set up Analog to send each Oscillator to it’s …
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Why is a Piano so Hard to Tune?
Why is a Piano so Hard to Tune? An interesting look into how sound is created and the complexity of the piano. Think its possible to tune a piano perfectly? Find out why not. su_youtube_advanced url=” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hqm0dYKUx4″ showinfo=”no” rel=”no” modestbranding=”yes”
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Pensado’s Place host Beat Lab’s Instructor Yeuda Ben-Atar
Pensado’s Place host Beat Lab’s Instructor Yeuda Ben-Atar On Wednesday, Yeuda Ben-Atar AKA Side Brain was a guest on the popular web show Pensado’s Place. They talk about Ableton, Custom Controllers and Yeuda’s work as an Ableton Live Expert. Check out the intriguing interview. iframevideo /iframevideo Check out more episodes from Pensado’s Place
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