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An Audio Sampler Rube Goldberg Would Love
Thiago writes "Here is an audio sampler I made with 4 IR LEDs and 4 IR sensors. When something reflective goes by one of the sensor/LED combos, it triggers an event on the computer. On the videos, I mount the device on a turntable and use coins to trigger sound samples of my choice. I'd also like to make the project open-source (or whatever applies to hardware) but know nothing about licenses for this."
I made something similar, consisting of several metres of wire, a video camera, a microphone, loudspeaker, a hammer, some heavy duty duct tape, and several cats.
Worked fantastically well, until the damn RSPCA turned up.
Told me it would have been fine if I'd only used poodles.
Unless the RIAA decides to claim this is breaking the copy rights of the sample music!
/. always finds a way.
or SCO claims that the IR LEDs are using a technology they developed but cannot be released; it's a trade secret!
but can Gentoo load and play the samples more quickly thanks to its more streamlined and modern kernel?!
(ps: I'm just kidding. We all know that Apple already developed this technology and there's is far cooler and superior thanks to its scroll wheel.)
Yeah, giving children access to small plastic pins is a great idea......
should be to Hasbro! This would be a killer toy!
WARNING: Do not look directly into LED sensors. Eye injury may occur. Contains small circular parts that can cause choking. Not intended for children under 8.
GET FREE APPLE STUFF!
Its neat but its going to be a little cumbersome in the phone booth.
I started with nothing and I still have most of it.
free code is really free and in the public domain.
GPL cripple-licensed or propriety licenses are step down from public domain.
Isn't this the high tech equivalant of putting baseball cards in the spokes of your bicycle and then being amazed how they sound different depending on how fast you go.
News flash: not every piece of freely available information has to be open-source! If you want others to be be able to use/improve your idea, publish the technical specifications and tell (clearly) how you did it. If you don't, don't tell anyone about it and maybe file a patent. It's that simple.
Open source licenses for hardware.... now I've heard everything.
Egads man, I'm gonna be rich! What, with the secret formula to WD-40, and I craftily deduced that Tabasco sauce is cayenne pepper, vinegar and salt, I stand to make from these two products alone. I could be a trillionaire by using the recipes on the backs of many foodstuffs, why I just noticed that this can of Mountain Dew I'm drinking just gives away their secret! Those fools! MWAHAHAH! They're rue the day they made this slipup, oh the rueing shall be glorious with the gnashing of teeth and beating of breasts.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.