sagebrush.com » MouSing http://sagebrush.com/blog Aperiodic musings from a coder. Wed, 02 May 2012 17:27:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Installing MouSing on Ubuntu Linux http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/03/installing-mousing-on-ubuntu-linux/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/03/installing-mousing-on-ubuntu-linux/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:22:17 +0000 Jim, Sagebrush http://sagebrush.com/blog/?p=859 [Posted in: MouSing]

  1. Install Wine and MouSing using the procedure described in Installing RecAll-PRO and RecAll on Ubuntu Linux.
  2. If using the MIDI option in MouSing, install the Timidity MIDI daemon as described in Installing WinChime on Ubuntu Linux.
  3. If using MIDI, go into menu Options-> Preferences->MIDI and change the MIDI Output Device to an existing device.
    MouSing: Changing MIDI device on Ubuntu
  4. Adjust the volume and pitch settings on the main window.
  5. Play!

MouSing window on Ubuntu!

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Hat-tip icanhazcheezburger

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/03/kitteh-and-theremin/feed/ 0 Theremin Heroes http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/01/theremin-heroes/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/01/theremin-heroes/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0000 Jim, Sagebrush http://sagebrush.com/blog/?p=773 [Posted in: MouSing]

Here are two different implementations of “Theremin Hero”, after the popular Guitar Hero video game.

[video link]

Thereminhero.com has some info, but for details on implementation, check out the comments in the YouTube video. [hat tip Hackaday]

Next, Cornell University’s ECE 4760 course publishes student final projects on the web– consistently a rich source for ideas. D.L. and S.J. present a Theremin Hero project, including source code. [video link]

 

 

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2012/01/theremin-heroes/feed/ 0 WIFI Theremin http://sagebrush.com/blog/2009/01/wifi-theremin/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2009/01/wifi-theremin/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:07:57 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=574 [Posted in: MouSing]

Midnight Research Labs describes a nifty theremin hack implemented by detecting signal strength of a WIFI signal. Python source is available to examine.

link [kudos HackADay]

Bonus Hack: Zevv implements an ultrasonic theremin, emitting ultrasonic chirps from laptop speakers,  detecting reflection to the microphone, and driving a tone generator.

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2009/01/wifi-theremin/feed/ 0 Flashback: Theremin Patent http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/12/flashback-theremin-patent/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/12/flashback-theremin-patent/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:41:44 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=408 [Posted in: MouSing]

On this date 84 years ago the original theremin patent was filed in Germany.

The USA version of the patent was filed December 5, 1925, almost a year later. Read the English language HTML version here.

Related posts: Original Theremin Patent Filed, Big 80 for Theremin Patent, Theremin Patents

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[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wINCstV50HA] [video link]

Ken Moore marries a Wiimote with computer and synthesizer to a theremin.

link [via GeekDad]

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/12/wii-theremin/feed/ 0 Theremin Link Gumbo http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/11/theremin-link-gumbo/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/11/theremin-link-gumbo/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:06:12 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=363 [Posted in: MouSing]

Walkie-talkie theremin

Trackpad senses hovering fingers– good for MouSing

Gameboy theremin

Dismembered baby head theremin

MIDI from theremin

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/11/theremin-link-gumbo/feed/ 0 What Thereminists Believe http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/what-thereminists-believe/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/what-thereminists-believe/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:16:04 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=354 [Posted in: MouSing]

Not taking sides here, but this caught our attention:

Button available for purchase.

[via boingboing]

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/what-thereminists-believe/feed/ 0 Saw Electric http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/saw-electric/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/saw-electric/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:06:18 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=345 [Posted in: MouSing]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z8fGGIbQaA]
T J Hill demonstrates handsaw with contact mike and guitar effects. Very nice.

Related post: Continuous Pitch

[via Make: blog]

]]> http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/09/saw-electric/feed/ 0 Solar Altoids Theremin http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/06/solar-altoids-theremin/ http://sagebrush.com/blog/2008/06/solar-altoids-theremin/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:25:02 +0000 sells http://www.sagebrush.com/blog/?p=151 [Posted in: MouSing]

Here we find a cute theremin kit with solar cell packaged in an Altoids tin:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0jsixGG6k8] [video link]
link [kudos Make:]

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