The Lo-Fi SES (Sound Entertainment System) makes the process of playing an instrument easy by providing a video game controller interface for the lo-fi instrument. The d-pad allows you to change or record tracks, the buttons play the various sounds, and the l/r dials dynamically effect the frequency of the sounds as you are playing them.

A combination of things make this instrument unique. It is a fully open (hardware and software) audio platform, compatible with the Arduino ecosystem, and uses an innovative cart-based expansion system. Yay cartridges!!! The instrument is super approachable for level 1 musicians, but it is designed to be fun no matter what level you are at. The higher-level users can hack on the software via a “USB: a Link to the Hack” cart or even design a custom cart themselves. (I have a strong desire to see someone create a ridiculous rumble pack. You could make it rumble to the beat for some superfluous haptic feedback.) Also, the USB cart solves a common complaint for other lo-fi instruments: it allows you to swap out the sounds with ones of your own design!

The Lo-Fi SES lets you level up your music skills and look good while doing it. Join the adventure and we can rock out together!
More information can be found on the Kickstarter page:
Kickstarter Page

Although GetLoFi coolness approved this product is not related to GetLoFi.com

“I Dream of Wires,” a new documentary about modular synthesizers with a score by electronic musician Solvent, is screening in Chicago at the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival (CIMMfest) on Friday, May 2 at 9:15 PM. It’s playing along with “Box of Sound,” a short film about Chicago-based circuit bender Antoine Kattar. Get tickets at the CIMMfest site.

Cat Full of GHOSTS!!!: SPRING VERB PREVIEW from Cat Full of GHOSTS on Vimeo.

Hello there, thought this might be of interest, its a DIY spring reverb with distortion and exposed springs, its hacked together from a bunch of old stuff I had lying around, and living in a lovely little suitcase.

Some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/95824502@N06/

[youtube]http://youtu.be/-4anysdkwA8[/youtube]

This is my first real bend project after my initial toiling and destroying phase was somewhat over. This Module is based around my kids favorite cartoon. It’s downright a blast to fiddle with! This project contains my first Speak & Spell, which I permanent, as a second voice. It’s also an open bending platform for development and learning. Other features include: Dual modded PT2399 delay unit
Madbean’s loophole unit
Many casper electronic bends and glitches (his website is amazing)
An LFO w/clock out
and a second clock
All tricked out with my mediocre finishing skills.

This project swallowed me whole for quite sometime. It was a leaning experience to say the least. Check out the video to see this beast in action!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCacHt_GyzU[/youtube]

Reader sent in this modified Gameboy! Look at all that work.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/MilLsDj

Their facebook page with more Gameboy modifications and pictures of the turntable.