Arduino-packin' Didgeridoo features 17 effects controls, drones with the best of 'em (video)
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Nov 13th 2009 4:45AM
posted Nov 13th 2009 4:45AM
You know, we don't see too many didgeridoos in these parts (and for good reason, seeing as how it is little more than a pipe) but wait'll to you get a load of this aerophone-wielding maniac: Kyle Evans has grafted an Arduino Bluetooth module to his "didge" (as we say 'round the drum circle) and supplied a wireless mic to transmit audio to his laptop, where the sound is manipulated via custom-built audio processing software. The controllers for the various effects are situated on the instrument itself (including six push button switches, six pots, and five toggle switches), bringing your avante-garde dreams one step closer to reality. Tell La Monte Young we said "Hi." Video after the break.
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This was on HackaDay not long ago. Sounds very different but I like it. I would love to see something like this available to the public.
I'm pretty sure we could rig up a continuous pump if we put our top scientists on the job.
The trickier bit, tech-wise, would seem to be faking the lips - and something tells me this didgeridoo isn't the application a potential inventor would have in mind :P
He has the key ingredient for this - circular breathing... That you cannot create with technology...
VERY trippy!!!
I so want to MAKE on of these.....
I am sure there are many Elders in NT and Far North QLD who would like it and some who would not...
As if didgeridoos weren't f-ing annoying to begin with...but I gotta give props to this guy,
His neighbors must have been like "WTF is that???!!!"
That's a really big pipe.
Is it just me, or is Jason on that second monitor?
Psst....Check the date on your calendar.
So how long until we see Didgeridoo Hero?
Take a hit outta that thing! Hahahaha
Its not the size of the wand but the magic of the weed that matters...
Didj is not that hard. What I see/hear here is a mediocre at best didj player heavy on effects. Like a shitty guitar player who sounds ok when he hooks up all his pedals. And I don't even think scrounging effects to mount in a didj would be hard. I used to get similar effects playing through a Macintosh Quadra 660AV ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO!
Good job proclaiming your superiority. Now maybe you can go to the beach and kick sand in kids' faces.
I say leave him to his vice, Fred. If he excels at blowing wood and is haughty about it, the last advice you'd want to give him is to interact w/ kids.
I love you engadget...
I was looking for something like this forever!
I'm trying to add a didge onto my drum setup to make some wicked Drum and Bass, Solo, Alternative, Electronic type stuff etc...
This is awesome. I want one.
See this is what happens when nerds get high.
Now add some visuals with holographic projection and you've got yourself a Holophoner!
Hey!!! Is that a drop of spit at the end of the pipe near 3:42??? Lol, very impressive sound effect btw Very "Tantric" hahahahaha
avant-garde ;)
but "avante-garde" is so "mignon"
A bientôt !
Now someone can do the soundtrack for half life 3
It sounds like a battle between X-Wings and TIE fighters in slow motion.
great concept!
Looks like a sniper hi-tech blow gun!
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict
didgeridoo, bong or rocket launcher, the options are endless.
That's pretty awesome!
I would love to witness somebody trying to get through customs with that rig.
Sweet! I was waiting for a new Pink Floyd album!
You've never heard a drum circle like the ones the hippies in Santa Cruz, Ca put on at West Cliff drive!
NEEDS MORE DIDGE!
Ah, so that's what a virgin looks like.
when i first scrolled by this...i thought someone made an ELECTRIC BONG
..with bluetooth
..with wifi
...running on andriod 2.0
like everything else these days
Nah man...first thing I thought when I saw that thing was BOOM HEADSHOT. Particle-accelerated heat-seeking blow darts or some awesome crap like that.
I suppose future Outback Steakhouse commercials will be that much more musical.
at 1:52-1:54 and other parts it kinda sounded like the speeders from Jedi.
JASON!!!!!!
Great, now he needs is an extension cord long enough so he can didgeridoo'n'panhandle on the corner with his stoner girlfriend