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An Audio Sampler Rube Goldberg Would Love

Posted by timothy on from the let's-test-ourmedia dept.

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."

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  1. Prior art by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:Prior art by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

      I used a parrot, but it just sat there, pining for the fjords.

      --
      rewriting history since 2109
  2. Re:My God, a real Geek story by LewsTherinKinslayer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless the RIAA decides to claim this is breaking the copy rights of the sample music!

    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?!

    /. always finds a way.

    (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.)