Christmas card with inbuilt retro video game for under $10 Hello all and welcome to my second Christmas related project. Have you ever received a really boring Christmas card? Have you ever sat there and thought to yourself "If only there were a little video game on this card that I could play..." Well ponder no more because that card is here! This instructable will show you how to make your very own retro video game Christmas card which can be made for less than $10. Please view this youtube video to get the main idea of this project: There are essentially two main parts to building this project. 1. The game is titled "Santas Scramble" and is played within 64 pixels on an 8x8 LED matrix display. There are two different designs below and I must apologise for my lack of arts and crafts ability. Anyway - lets get started shall we!
Stereomood (Playlist by Emotion) MAKOTO TOJIKI / PROFILE Makoto Tojiki is an artist and designer who uses light as his primary medium of expression. Tojiki, a 1998 industrial design engineering graduate of Kinki University, devoted his personal time to experimenting with light while employed as an industrial designer. In 2003, he launched his career as a full-time artist. Early on, Tojiki produced small works intended for production, but found this limiting and branched out into artistic images of objects constructed from light, as well as jewelry that involves light reflection, such as diamonds. 1975: Born in Miyazaki, Japan. 1998: Graduated Kinki University Kyushu faculty of engineering industrial design. 1998-2003: Inhouse designer. His most recent "No Shadow" series is inspired by the interconnectedness of light and shadow and how they can be manipulated and controlled.
Glossary of Technical Terms for Sound and PA Engineers Hidden Cabinet This is a hidden cabinet large enough to fit two remote controls, a wallet, a watch, and a bunch of other small items. Using this guide to direct you through this project will facilitate the process. The cabinet is hidden by a faux DVD collection that flips upward when pressed inward. WHY: My TV was mounted onto the wall using a bulky bracket. From the left and right sides of the TV, the brackets would show. I covered them up by making two smaller sized boxes to fit and block the bracket area. This secret door is also a fairly nice way to conceal electronics. Cost: Roughly $25 Every part seen in this guide can easily be purchased at your local hardware store. This project should probably be done before the assembly of the outer cabinet, it will make measurements easier.
Audio Recording: Levels NOTICE: If you don't want to read any this or just don't care to understand it, there's a "dumbed down" version at the bottom. Let me get something out of the way here - I'm going to try to keep this very "fool proof" - I'm not trying to sound or present this very scientifically - This is just the rantings of hundreds and hundreds of posts on a dozen or more audio forums exploding like a volcano recorded with lots of headroom. I just hope to instill a basic understanding of why certain trends and common beliefs are just plain bad. And by the time you're done reading, and perhaps doing a little experimentation based on this, you won't need me to prove it. Is this a "miracle cure" for bad recordings? So, if you've been struggling with recordings that sound "weak" or "small" or too dense or "just not 'pro' enough" then please, read on. As a mastering engineer, I work on recordings from pretty much every level of experience. You're probably recording too hot. Are you seeing my point yet?
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Making a Cello As I showed in the previous posting, the top and back have different archings – the top has a pronounced saddle, or flattening, in the middle. To understand why we have to take a brief detour into the land of acoustics. But one as seen through the eyes of a violinmaker – which is the difference between an engineer explaining the airplane you’re sitting in, cruising over the Atlantic four miles up, versus the guy with the tuna sandwich who was sitting out on the wing with a screwdriver an hour before you took off. Acoustics, like the instrument itself, is as much art as it is science; which means that when you get down to it, there’s as much theory as there is settled fact. So what follows is a combination of what I’ve been told and what I’ve read, seasoned by thirty-five years of trial and (ok, very occasionally) error and over seventy cellos (I suppose you could count the violins and violas, too; they work the same way). Let's begin with the basics: sound is the displacement of air.
I Draw Cars Sketchbook & Reference Guide For as long as we can remember, we’ve been drawing pictures whenever a piece of paper ended up in front of us and there was a writing implement nearby. Most of the time it’s just to pass time in meetings about project charters, TPS reports and lengthy discussions about what “we actually do here,” but we enjoy it regardless. Realistically, the final product is never anything worth writing home about because we never figured out how to properly draw anything worth hanging on the fridge – but that’s about to change. The I Draw Cars Sketchbook & Reference Guide is a walk through the important steps of automotive design using a format we understand – templates that use basic shapes bound in a Moleskine-style notebook.
- Tracking : Resource Library and More Information Look here for articles on applied recording techniques and mic placement. It all starts here! Acoustic Guitar Tracking the acoustic guitar is a huge subject, because so much contributes to the final sound—player, instrument, room acoustics, mic choice and placement, effects, and more. Here are some timeless articles with solid advice to get you started on developing your own acoustic recording toolbox. Electric Guitar The electric guitar is the central sound of rock music, and has influenced everything from blues and country to electronica. Bass Recording the bass can be as straightforward as a simple DI to the console or as complex as multiple mics on an acoustic bass fiddle or giant amp stack. Other Guitars The archtop, the dobro, the parlor guitar, the pedal steel—scary to the newcomer, each with its own challenges. Drums & Percussion Miking drums is an art form. Vocals The human voice is the most recognizable sound to the human brain. Horns & Woodwinds Piano Strings Psychology & Coaching
Top 10 Photography Hacks "Magic Lantern turns Canon DSLRs with video capabilities into near-professional video cameras." No, it does not. It's nice to have the lenses and the ability, but a single sensor Video camera is very far from a pro video camera. DSLR's are great for the slow motion no moving shots, if you need to get artsey with your 55mm prime, they are great! if you need to videotape a car race, news event, sports event, they completely suck. Plus handheld, the optical IS system in my Canon video camera beats the IS in any of my canon DSLR lenses hands down. Finally, DSLR's cant record for 1 hour straight.