We’re happy to release a new FM Radio Arduino Shield that lets you listen to and control FM Radio. With its abilit to read RDS info, the station / artist / song names can be displayed, and with a bit of code, you could have it automatically change channels when commercials play.
You can also digitally change the station, volume, and read the signal strength to find the strongest or weakest stations. Finding weak stations could help you find a good transmission gap for your FM transmitter.
If there’s a station broadcasting traffic info via RDS, that would also be available.
Voice of Saturn workshop and performance at BentFest2010!
On Saturday April 24th Travis Thatcher will be conducting a workshop on simple DIY electronics for music and the construction of a Voice of Saturn Synth. See more info after the jump.
The workshop entry fee is $50 and includes a barebones Voice of Saturn synth kit, as well as some materials to test out a few of the basic circuits and principles that will be demonstrated. Get your tickets here. Later that evening, at 8:30PM Travis will be performing utilizing lots of Voice of Saturn modules and other circuit bent devices. The 2010 Bent Festival will take place at 81 Front Street in Dumbo, April 22-24. See the Bent Fest website for more information. The lineup is awesome this year. Be sure not to miss our friends from Austin, Bodytronix who put on one of the craziest live acid house sets all with home-made gear!
1 Million Youtube Views – Thanks for the links!
Thanks for all the links to our videos, we just passed 1M views on our youtube channel, along with 1002 subscribers. Let us know if you’d like any videos on specific topics.
Stribe / Arduinome football cheer mix
Have to admit the song makes some good points… 🙂
Voice of Saturn VCF – Frac Rack format
Voice of Saturn Voltage Controlled Filter (Frac Format) from Travis Thatcher on Vimeo. We’ll be releasing modules and kits very soon with a Eurorack version to follow in January. Check out flickr for more pics!
Shots from SMT paste / stencil soldering class @ Atlanta Hackerspace
A SMT soldering class was taught at Atlanta’s new hackerspace: freeside. It focused on usingstencils (from ohararp) and solder paste on a skillet and in a toaster oven. The video shows the amazing ability of the solder’s surface tension to pull chips into alignment once the solder liquifies.
Voice of Saturn Voltage Controlled Filter – Frac Format coming soon…
In the next few weeks we’ll be releasing the Frac-rack (blacet) format VoS Voltage Controlled Filter model. It is the same as our current filter module, but without the joystick section. Should be available by late November.
VoS Synth / Sequencer going to Talk Box, Flanger and Delay
Featuring the Voice of Saturn Synth and Voice of Saturn Sequencer.
Stribe Featured in Interactive Kiosk
TracyEvansProductions, a company that specializes in interactive tradeshow exhibits and other multimedia, has integrated Stribes into a kiosk that interactively explains the interaction of water and oil in wells for Schlumberger.
