DIY Projects

Musicians may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website this month providing details on how the Raspberry Pi mini PC can be used to create a guitar pedal with a neural network. NeuralPi is a Raspberry Pi guitar pedal using neural networks to emulate real amps and pedals. … [Read more...] about NeuralPi Raspberry Pi guitar pedal equipped with a neural network

Maker and YouTuber William Sun Petrus has ingeniously converted an old 1920's typewriter into a functional MIDI controller. Check out the tutorial below to learn how you can transform a Remington portable typewriter into a MIDI controller using a little Arduino programming and hardware with great … [Read more...] about Unique MIDI controller created from old typewriter

In the latest issue of the awesome HackSpace magazine the Raspberry Pi foundation has included a project to build a Raspberry Pi Pico-based Midi Fighter. Providing a grid of 16 arcade buttons, enabling you to play MIDI notes faster, either live with hardware or with your digital audio workstation … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Pico-based Midi Fighter project

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts or those looking to learn how to code may be interested in a new Raspberry Pi Pico project which features gesture controls and a custom VGA output and is run at "over 258 MHz to get everything working correctly". The project has been published to Github by its creator Nick … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Pico Pong game project

Cosplayers looking for an easy way to create foam armor, may be interested in a new Kickstarter campaign introducing light and affordable costume Scaillemaille armor that can be customized to suit your design, outfit or style. The new Scaillemaille armor has been created by the team behind the … [Read more...] about Foam Armory EVA Scaillemaille foam armor hits Kickstarter

A new project has been published to the Hackster.io website this week from Jeremy Cook, who has created a unique single nixie pendulum POV clock powered by an Arduino Nano microcontroller together with a NixieTube (IN-12b). As you can see from the image above, as the pendulum swings back-and-forth, … [Read more...] about Arduino pendulum POV nixie tube clock

Frame Theory 3D has taken to Kickstarter this week to launch its new 3D printable record turntable kit aptly named the SongBird. The unique turntable has been specifically designed to be easily printed on a wide-ranging of 3D printers currently available on the market and provides a great way to … [Read more...] about SongBird 3D printed record turntable kit from £135

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts may be interested in the latest Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi issue number 105 release this month featuring 50 Raspberry Pi hacks and hints to help take your projects to the next level. "This month let's learn something new! This edition of The MagPi magazine is packed with … [Read more...] about 50 Raspberry Pi hacks and hints featured in this months MagPi issue 105