Handmade electronic music
by Nicolas Collins · first published 2006
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Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking provides a long-needed, practical, and engaging introduction for students of electronic music, installation and sound-art to the craft of making--as well as creatively cannibalizing--electronic circuits for artistic purposes. Designed for practioners and students of electronic art, it provides a guided tour through the world of electronics, encouraging artists to get to know the inner workings of basic electronic devices so they can creatively use them for their own ends.Handmade Electronic Music introduces the basic of practical circuitry
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Not specifically about guitar pedals, but cute sound hacks nevertheless: Nicolas Collins, Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking, https://www.amazon.com/Handmade-Electronic-Music-Hardware-Ha...
on “Linus Learns Analog Circuits” ↗Ah yes, i was wondering if that was the same Nick Collins who wrote the awesome books on Handmade Electronic Music :) I wonder how the author of the article missed that, heh. Anyway, obviously, this live-coding is not "The Future" any more than anything else is, nor is it 100% new; There have been experiments since…
on “'Algorave' Is the Future of Dance Music (if You're a Nerd)” ↗The author of the linked post wrote the (open access) Handmade Electronic Music, https://www.nicolascollins.com/handmade.htm, a really fun book to make projects from for anyone interested.
on “The History Of The Nic(k) Collins Cup (2010)” ↗Reading: Michaelangelo - A Life in Six Masterpieces Proving Darwin - Making Biology Mathematical Handmade Electronic Music - The Art of Hardware Hacking
on “Ask HN: What is HN reading?” ↗