Tea cup theremin
Hardware modding can take you to some strange places: sometimes, you think of really useful improvements to your most practical devices. Other times, you turn a cup of tea into a theremin. This is true at least for [Kyle McDonald], who immersed the L/R leads of an 1/8" cable in a cup of tea, and connected it to a computer running Max/MSP with a special patch. The result is a working, miniature theremin you can drink after you're done playing. This process should work with any liquid, so feel free to use beer, cola, water, or anything you think will taste better after you've run a small charge through it.
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(Page 1)2. wow, kyle's a good friend. i will email him to provide more details. kyle you rock.
-Dane
Posted at 9:33PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by dane kouttron
3. In reference to tired_'s comment:
Share and Enjoy!
Posted at 11:08PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Red
4. infinate improbability theremin?
Posted at 4:02AM on Jul 4th 2008 by spiderwebby
5. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Posted at 4:30AM on Jul 4th 2008 by Paul
6. ex-parrot: Yes, the 50/60 Hz mains hum is what's being capacitively coupled to the tea cup via your hand. Try it yourself by averaging every 765 samples at 44.1 kHz.
Posted at 1:11PM on Jul 4th 2008 by Kyle Mcdonald
7. Theramin, or the logic circuits of a Brambleweeny 57 Sub-Meson Brain?
Posted at 7:34AM on Jul 5th 2008 by EdZ
9. A good Brownian motion generator can help with any scientific endeavor!
Posted at 12:42PM on Jul 7th 2008 by Kaj
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1. Can we put the long, dangly bit into a substance almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea?
Posted at 8:14PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Tired_