Author: jjdeprisco
Sonic explorer, sound artist, guitarist in Fricknadorable, software designer.
Disclaimer: These are all first-world problems. I acknowledge that. I am fortunate to have funds to buy an instrument, and to have a car to drive to these places, etc. Prologue Audra’s main uke is an Ohana pineapple concert, with no pickup. As we put together our live Fricknadorable set, I ...
June 2016 – The Quad Oscillator below is a common beginner project, with surprising nuances depending on parts and configuration. In this case, I bought a kit online from GetLoFi.com. The kit arrived quickly, but was plagued by a few issues. First, my kit didn’t include the SPDT switch that ...
We’ve been wanting to create a raised bed for some time. Most of the time, I’ve done container gardening for my peppers. That’s done well, but the containers are hard to manage sometimes. They also don’t allow the plant to fully spread out, and I’ve had some plants stunted as ...
On April 30 Pepperhead Studios presented entertainment by our family of artists for Bloomsburg’s Mini Maker Faire. Special thanks to Scott Canouse and Roxanne Zuber for taking pictures that day! Here’s some highlights. Our featured drummer for the event was Urie Kline from Lyco Taiko. Urie has recorded on Mike Hickey’s album “55 and ...
It’s with great pleasure that I announce the completion of “55 and Sunny”, an album by Mike Hickey. It’s an eclectic, up-beat collection of 16 songs–fifteen new compositions and a new arrangement of a traditional English folk tune. The tunes range from swinging blues to raucous Balkan dance music, ...
May 6-7, 2016 at White Horse in Black Mountain, NC. Asheville electro-music is organized by members of the electro-music.com online community. The focus is on compelling original music and innovative technology. Previous events have attracted many world-class musicians and were an excellent opportunity for sharing new music with an appreciative audience, networking, socializing, ...
DKK-AI Just as 2015 was wrapping up I put together a MIDI drum trigger kit from Spikenzie Labs. The Drum Kit Kit – All Included (DKK-AI) comes with everything you need to set up six triggers using piezo discs. Programming is done via an Arduino IDE using the built-in ATMEGA328-PU chip, so ...
Dec 2015 – The Nebulophone has been on my wishlist for a while, so when Makershed held their holiday sales, it was great to pick one of these for an even better price. Even without a discount, this is a worth while piece of gear and makes some great sounds. Build ...
December 5, 2015 After a long break from Arduino, and electronics in general, I wanted to jump back in with an easy/medium difficulty task or project. With the many holiday discount sales out there for companies like Adafruit and Sparkfun, I went ahead and got a few projects to ...