Pete Brown's Blog (POKE 53280,0)
Pete Brown writes on a variety of topics from XAML with the Windows Runtime (WinRT), .NET programming using C#, WPF, Microcontroller programming with .NET Microframework, .NET Gadgeteer, Windows on Devices, and even plain old C, to raising two children in the suburbs of Maryland, woodworking, CNC and generally "making physical stuff". Oh, and Pete loves retro technology, especially Commodore (C64 and C128). If the content interests you, please subscribe using the subscription link to the right of every page.
Archive for tag:
Synthesizer
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I stopped into Best Buy yesterday and picked up something I had
been considering toying with: a LEAP Motion. This is
an interesting little $79 device which turns the airspace at your
computer into a live space for interaction. It recognizes all ten
fingers on your hands, differentiates between left and right hand,
open and closed, and can read the pitch, roll, and yaw of your
hand, pinc...
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I've put up a few videos and music tracks lately. Enjoy (view on
my site to see the videos. They don't usually appear in RSS
readers)
Also
"Pete plays with arpeggiators". Video created in After Effects and
Premiere Pro. The background video is a survey of the lights in my
home office one evening.
Inspired
by a little board called the "Tune in Tokyo". Vi...
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I'm working on a Windows 8 synthesizer app using XAudio2 and a
C++ + DirectX/XAML Windows Store app for Windows 8. As part of
this, I thought it would be fun to add a simple bit
crusher effect with included sample rate reducer. The point of
this effect is to make samples sound like they came from older
machines with lower bitrates and sample depth. To do that, I had to
do two things to ...
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I have a few pieces of analog gear which either don't support
MIDI, or simply work better with voltage control. This makes
including them in a sequence difficult as timing of arpeggios or
sequences will drift away from the rest of the performance. Not to
mention that synchronizing them by ear is not a simple task in any
case, and impossible to do in real-time if you want to adjust the
t...
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I've posted a few videos lately on YouTube. Here they are,
newest to oldest. Take a look, and if you like them, drop a comment
on the video and/or "like" it. Thanks!
All videos are available on my channel on
YouTube.
My
tutorial on how I hand-solder tiny surface mount components. Watch
in 1080p.
A drone I
created with my JP8080 and Spectrasonics Omni...
Published
Sunday, August 26, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Synthesizer, WindowsClient, Videos, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Electronics, Gadgeteer, Windows8 |
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Published
Monday, July 23, 2012 |
Tagged:
Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Robotics, Electronics, Gadgeteer, MakerRoundup, Arduino |
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makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Monday, June 18, 2012 |
Tagged:
Synthesizer, Netduino, Gadgeteer, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Lego, Maker, AVR, Arduino |
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
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Published
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
Tagged:
CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, Hardware, c64, Netduino, Micro+Framework, Electronics, Kinect, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker |
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I like to make things. Scott and I talked about it on a recent
podcast. When I was much younger, I used to build model kits
(airplanes, tanks, etc.). Later, when living on my own, I built a
lot of LEGO kits as well as model railroad stuff. I've played with
CNC, and have plans for a 3d printer. Building physical items lets
your mind exercise something slightly different from what you use
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, Arduino,
AVR and other MCUs, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics
Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have
something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog
regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and
...
Published
Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Electronics, Gadgeteer, GHI-FEZ, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, Arduino |
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For those of you in the US, today is Pi day : 3/14. For those
countries that would call this 14-3, bear with me, as you don't
get any pi pfftth :)
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Published
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, CNC, Commodore, Synthesizer, c64, Netduino, Electronics, Gadgeteer, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, Arduino, PIC |
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Last year, I
designed my first Gadgeteer module. I didn't have a board
designed, but went through all the same steps. I recently designed
a MIDI module primarily for use with the .NET Gadgeteer, but also
for use with any 3.3v to 5v microcontroller with a serial port.
Existing MIDI boards all assumed a 5v signal level from the MCU.
Most modern MCUs are 3.3v or even less.
Having tried...
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included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
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Published
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Commodore, Visual-Studio, Synthesizer, geek, c64, Robotics, Electronics, MakerRoundup, Maker, AVR, Arduino |
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Today, I started wiring the front panel.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side by side. The Ultimate and Expander are together a
...
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makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the
con...
Published
Saturday, January 7, 2012 |
Tagged:
.NET, Hobbies, Synthesizer, geek, Micro+Framework, Electronics, 3d-Printing, MakerRoundup, Maker, AVR |
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Over Christmas vacation, I completed all the component mounting
on my MFOS Ultimate board.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side ...
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The next step was to solder yet more components to the board. I
soldered the trimmer potentiometers as well as a number of the
capacitors.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, lik...
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Phew! The resistors are all soldered. The board has a few
hundred of them, so there was quite a bit of soldering.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-m...
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In this post, I'm starting to build the front panel for my MFOS
Sound Lab Ultimate analog synthesizer.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden...
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In this post, I'm starting to populate the main board for my
MFOS Sound Lab Ultimate analog synthesizer.
Over the next several months I'll be building what is definitely
my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS (Music From
Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wood...
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Over the next several months (3? 6? 10?) I'll be building what
is definitely my most complex electronics project to date: the MFOS
(Music From Outer Space)
Sound Lab Ultimate,
Ultimate Expander and (if Santa brings one)
Sound Lab Mini-Synth Mark II, likely all in the same home-made
wooden case, side by side. The Ultimate and Expander are together a
3 oscillator monophonic true analo...
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The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to
makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d
Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General
Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've
done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics
included here, please send me the URL and brief description via
thecont...