Have you seen this video already? No? Then it is time to do so.
This music instrument was created a while ago. Recently I was asked whether I would like to put it online. I would.
The video tells (almost) everything. If you want to get the firmware sources or need further explanations, go to this project’s software page.
This time it is a hardware device. One Bit Groovebox is a synthesizer which produces one bit sound waves. It was created by Noah Vawter (original page at http://web.media.mit.edu/~nvawter/projects/1bit/). The code from the original device was ported to run on AVR Butterfly (with a minor hardware addition), which is a very nice application board from Atmel. Look it up at http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=3146.
The source code resides in the file OBG-BF.zip. Both hardware addition and the installation process are described in the ReadMe.txt file (in the archive too). The sounds are the same as in the original One Bit Groovebox device.
If you would like to know somewhat more, go to the software page of the project.
Meet the evolved version of PDQt. If you are interested, go straight to the PDQt page.
The changes include:
Here again the link to the educational video.
Meet PDQt, a Pure Data front-end built for Qt-based platforms. The mentioned platforms include Qtopia-based Sharp Zaurus (presently clamshell models only) and every platform supported by Qt3.
This is a first release, the program is still alpha, so do not expect too much. Still, the main functionality is already present, so — enjoy!
Screenshots:
PDQt screenshot - standard interface
PDQt screenshot - custom interface