http://www.instructables.com Member Feed Thu, 23 May 2013 10:18:44 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Photograph/
3D Printed Photograph - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F9P/4XWY/HGU2JLA2/F9P4XWYHGU2JLA2.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F9P/4XWY/HGU2JLA2/F9P4XWYHGU2JLA2.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F9P/4XWY/HGU2JLA2/F9P4XWYHGU2JLA2.SMALL.jpg EM4LIP1HGU280N9 amandaghassaei The 3d printer in our office (an Objet Connex500) prints with a rigid, semitransparent white material that can be used to create these unique black and white photographic prints.  These prints may be indecipherable when viewed from the side, but when backlit with a diffuse light, they recreate image...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 23 May 2013 10:09:25 PDT 3D-Printed-Photograph http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Sound-Bites/
3D Printed Sound Bites - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F0M/VLXR/HGU2L7IW/F0MVLXRHGU2L7IW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F0M/VLXR/HGU2L7IW/F0MVLXRHGU2L7IW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F0M/VLXR/HGU2L7IW/F0MVLXRHGU2L7IW.SMALL.jpg E9TU06XHGU27ZUG amandaghassaei After I posted my 3D printed record project, I received an interesting comment from Instructables author rimar2000.  He described an idea he's had for a while about a strip of material that has audio information encoded on it so that it can be played back by quickly sliding a fingernail, credit card...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 21 May 2013 02:37:02 PDT 3D-Printed-Sound-Bites http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Waveform-Generator-Shield/
Arduino Waveform Generator Shield - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FN9/YH9O/H9T44X9Z/FN9YH9OH9T44X9Z.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FN9/YH9O/H9T44X9Z/FN9YH9OH9T44X9Z.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FN9/YH9O/H9T44X9Z/FN9YH9OH9T44X9Z.SMALL.jpg EPIM552H742Z2L8 amandaghassaei Waveform generators (also called function generators) are useful for testing and debugging circuits. They can be used to test the frequency response of electronic components like op amps and sensors or to characterize and troubleshoot audio effects boxes and pedals. This waveform generator shield is...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Wed, 8 May 2013 02:37:02 PDT Arduino-Waveform-Generator-Shield http://www.instructables.com/id/Laser-Cut-Record/
Laser Cut Record - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FDH/T581/HFSH5AYD/FDHT581HFSH5AYD.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FDH/T581/HFSH5AYD/FDHT581HFSH5AYD.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FDH/T581/HFSH5AYD/FDHT581HFSH5AYD.SMALL.jpg ERAUQCOH9G12RD9 amandaghassaei A few months back, I wrote about how I used a 3D printer to transform any mp3 into a physical record.  Though all the documentation for that project is available here, and the 3D models could potentially be printed through an online fabrication service, I knew that the barrier to entry for norma...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 23 May 2013 10:11:08 PDT Laser-Cut-Record http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Record/
3D Printed Record - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FCE/JISK/HAWSGVZT/FCEJISKHAWSGVZT.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FCE/JISK/HAWSGVZT/FCEJISKHAWSGVZT.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FCE/JISK/HAWSGVZT/FCEJISKHAWSGVZT.SMALL.jpg EHP2ND8H32S064L amandaghassaei In order to explore the current limits of 3D printing technology, I've created a technique for converting digital audio files into 3D-printable, 33rpm records and printed a few functional prototypes that play on ordinary record players.  Though the audio quality is low -the rec...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:02 PDT 3D-Printed-Record http://www.instructables.com/id/Stereo-Audio-with-Arduino/
Stereo Audio with Arduino - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F0B/SSTM/H9947AU8/F0BSSTMH9947AU8.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F0B/SSTM/H9947AU8/F0BSSTMH9947AU8.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F0B/SSTM/H9947AU8/F0BSSTMH9947AU8.SMALL.jpg EPEXN94H8I43WSE amandaghassaei Recently I've been posting a lot of projects that use an 8 bit resistor ladder digital to analog converter (DAC) and an Arduino to make sound.  (see the Arduino vocal effects box, the Arduino drum sampler, and my audio output tutorial).  The technique I've been using to make these DACs is very simpl...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:30:03 PST Stereo-Audio-with-Arduino http://www.instructables.com/id/Twitter-Enabled-Text-to-Speech/
Twitter Enabled Text to Speech - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FLH/334K/H91LGCB4/FLH334KH91LGCB4.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FLH/334K/H91LGCB4/FLH334KH91LGCB4.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FLH/334K/H91LGCB4/FLH334KH91LGCB4.SMALL.jpg ESKJBQZH8CVGEDE amandaghassaei Let the world know what you're eating for breakfast with an 80's style vocal synthesizer!  This project uses an Arduino to send your Twitter stream to a voice generator chip called the SpeakJet.  The setup that I use here can also be extended to other applications where you'd want to translate text ...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:00:05 PDT Twitter-Enabled-Text-to-Speech http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Frequency-Detection/
Arduino Frequency Detection - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F2W/X3D6/H7W4SMJY/F2WX3D6H7W4SMJY.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F2W/X3D6/H7W4SMJY/F2WX3D6H7W4SMJY.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F2W/X3D6/H7W4SMJY/F2WX3D6H7W4SMJY.SMALL.jpg EOMMKB8H7PCKV2F amandaghassaei As a follow up to the Arduino Audio Input tutorial that I posted last week, I wrote a sketch which analyzes a signal coming into the Arduino's analog input and determines the frequency.  The code uses a sampling rate of 38.5kHz and is generalized for arbitrary waveshapes.  I've also turned the LED a...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:30:02 PDT Arduino-Frequency-Detection http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Audio-Output/
Arduino Audio Output - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/F8G/ZNXP/H7KZ2FVW/F8GZNXPH7KZ2FVW.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/F8G/ZNXP/H7KZ2FVW/F8GZNXPH7KZ2FVW.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/F8G/ZNXP/H7KZ2FVW/F8GZNXPH7KZ2FVW.SMALL.jpg EPNERW0H7431E9S amandaghassaei Generate sound or output analog voltages with an Arduino.  This Instructable will show you how to set up a really basic digital to analog converter so you can start generating analog waves of all shapes and sizes from a few digital pins on an Arduino.  (This article is a companion to another Instruc...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:00:06 PDT Arduino-Audio-Output http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Audio-Input/
Arduino Audio Input - More DIY How To Projects]]> /files/deriv/FK4/T20G/H742PPP8/FK4T20GH742PPP8.SQUARE2.jpg /files/deriv/FK4/T20G/H742PPP8/FK4T20GH742PPP8.SQUARE.jpg /files/deriv/FK4/T20G/H742PPP8/FK4T20GH742PPP8.SMALL.jpg ET0U5VQH5035JJ6 amandaghassaei Send sound into your Arduino.  This Instructable will show you how to prepare audio so that it can be sampled and processed by an Arduino to make sound responsive projects and audio effects.  (This article is a companion to another Instructable I've written about building an audio output circuit for...
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Continue Reading »]]> technology Tue, 9 Oct 2012 17:00:05 PDT Arduino-Audio-Input