firebrandboy » monome http://blog.firebrandboy.org lo-fi electronica from the chip Sat, 29 May 2010 07:59:21 +0000 en hourly 1 New music: AYdda http://blog.firebrandboy.org/2010/05/new-music-aydda/ http://blog.firebrandboy.org/2010/05/new-music-aydda/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 22:34:03 +0000 firebrandboy http://blog.firebrandboy.org/?p=375 Download

Forgive the dodgy mix — did this on headphones.

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Bored, stuck and frustrated. Just watch as the LEDs go on and off and relax.

]]> http://blog.firebrandboy.org/2010/02/flin/feed/ 0 Arduinome ported to the Bliptronic 5000 http://blog.firebrandboy.org/2010/02/arduinome-ported-to-the-bliptronic-5000/ http://blog.firebrandboy.org/2010/02/arduinome-ported-to-the-bliptronic-5000/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:37:07 +0000 firebrandboy http://blog.firebrandboy.org/?p=330 [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]

The prodigious and super-talented VBLANK has ported the Arduinome software to the Bliptronic 5000. This could potentially offer an incredibly cost-effective alternative to the monome. Need to get my hands on one and do some hacking. More info here.

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My music was used in videos of Jose Olivares‘ Ancient Pixels thesis.

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tungoiltime

This is me applying my second coat of tung oil in my ghetto workshop.

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My arduinome nears completion…

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This is my newest finished song.

I have loads of other projects on the go. These include finishing my Arduinome enclosure with additional pots and buttons, adding arcade buttons and faders to my guitar, a new song called “Word Wrong” and I really, really, really want to restore an old electric car from the 1970s.
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About a year ago, I stumbled upon the Arduinome project. Back then I felt though it’d be a great build — more cost-effective than a monome and more rewarding. Having said that, I was absolutely petrified about embarking on the soldering epic of the button pads. After a few other kits and bits and pieces (SID2SID, C64 mods etc) I felt ready.

It isn’t hugely difficult but it is time-consuming. I would suggest soldering other kits before doing this. Looking back on my old soldering jobs, I’m glad I took the time to perfect my technique. The tutorial I used can be found here.  On to acquiring an enclosure now!

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