Tag Archives: Maker Faire

Had a good if commercial Maker Faire

I have a bit of an odd relationship with Maker Faire. I love the great people behind the Faire at Make Magazine/O’Reilly (and hope their recent troubles have been overcome), and the Makers themselves; am amazed by the tremendous community support as countless thousands attend Maker events, now around the world, with their children, the next […]

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See you at Maker Faire Sunday

Yell if you want to connect with me at Bay Area Maker Faire this Sunday!

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Finally ordered Raspberry Pi today

I received an emailed activation code for my Raspberry Pi pre-order today, the week AFTER Maker Faire. Sigh.  Actual fulfillment is another 5?! weeks out.  Consider this a head-start for next year!

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AudioAnecdotes at MakerFaire2001

If  you are in the Bay Area please visit us at the Bay Area Maker Faire today and tomorrow (5/21 – 5/22/11) for our exhibit: Homebrew Audio Synthesizers in a mint can. We are located in the Fiesta Hall Digital Sound Space (that is the hall with the Tesla Coils, but we are in a […]

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The missing harmonic

A sneak-peak of our upcoming Audio Anecdotes 2011 Maker Faire project: Synthesizer in an Altoids Can. This is a snapshot of a baudline spectagram of our first test signal. Notice anything unusual? Why is there a missing harmonic?

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Thoughts for Maker Faire 2011

Usually I get off to a late start, but this year we are already beginning to brainstorm for  at Maker Faire 2011 (May 21-22nd, San Mateo Fairgrounds). The idea this year is to allow participants to experiment with the various sound synthesis algorithms described in the books: FM, modal, subtractive, granular, physical, etc. Participants will get […]

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Coming Soon: AudioAnecdotes on Github

Coincident with [Maker Faire 2010](http://www.makerfaire.com) Steven DiRocco is helping us realize a long-term goal: making AudioAnecdotes code and projects publicly accessible. Real-soon-now you will be able to access and contribute to AudioAnecdotes projects at a [Github repository](http://github.com/AudioAnecdotes) We will start with the following: * Content: * Audio Anecdotes Volume 1, 2, 3 * Example code/demos […]

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