Le Spectre Electromagnétique. Light Theremin. Make: Projects Using the ever-popular 555 timer chip and a light-sensing component, you can create your own instrument of the retro-future!
Anyone who’s shivered in the dark at a scary movie or laughed at the unintentional cheese-ball of a bad sci-fi (paging Ed Wood) knows the eerie sounds of the theremin. In the classic theremin design, two antennas control pitch and volume, and you play the instrument by moving your hands near the antennas without touching them. This simpler design uses interrupted photons (light) instead of radio waves, and can be built with a handful of common components, including the versatile 555 timer chip. Build the Solar Theremin kit. Solar Joule Bracelet. Circuit Skills: Circuit Board Etching. Make: Electronic Skill Badge. Solar Xylophone. Make: Projects This autonomous instrument uses Solarengine circuits and chimes.
Wind chimes capture wind energy to move metal tubes that generate sound when they strike one another. They’re simple, timeless, and beautiful. You can never predict the composition the chimes will play after the next gust of wind, which is what makes these inventions so compelling. The elegant overlay they add to our experiences brings us closer to nature.
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Bijou sonore.