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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.