Hackaday [Unofficial]2d ago

Cheap 80s Keyboard Gets Modern Brain Upgrade

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/cheap-80s-keyboard-gets-modern-brain-upgrade/

132d ago
Cheap 80s Keyboard Gets Modern Brain Upgrade https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/cheap-80s-keyboard-gets-modern-brain-upgrade/
#MusicalHacks #Casiokeyboard #Casiovl1 #Keybard #Keyboard
Cheap 80s Keyboard Gets Modern Brain Upgrade

The 1981 Casio VL-1 was a fine cheap keyboard. It had a robust build, though an admittedly limited sound palette. [Max Vega] had one of these charming instruments, and decided to use modern tech to…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]2d ago

New Record Resurrects Long-Dead CD Graphics Format

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/new-record-resurrects-long-dead-cd-graphics-format/

132d ago
New Record Resurrects Long-Dead CD Graphics Format https://hackaday.com/2026/06/25/new-record-resurrects-long-dead-cd-graphics-format/
#Classichacks #MusicalHacks #Audiocd #Cdgraphics #Cdtext #CDEG #CDG #Redbook #Redbookaudiocd
New Record Resurrects Long-Dead CD Graphics Format

Audio CDs were the ubiquitous audio format of the 1990s. Lesser known were the extensions to the format that packaged all kinds of interesting additional data into a musical release. Now, a new rec…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]4d ago

A Commodore Boombox: The 1530 as You’ve Never Heard it Before

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/23/a-commodore-boombox-the-1350-as-youve-never-heard-it-before/

134d ago
A Commodore Boombox: The 1350 as You’ve Never Heard it Before https://hackaday.com/2026/06/23/a-commodore-boombox-the-1350-as-youve-never-heard-it-before/
#MusicalHacks #Retrocomputing #Boombox #Compactcassette #Datasette
A Commodore Boombox: The 1350 As You’ve Never Heard It Before

No, this isn’t another product from [PeriFractic]’s revived company, though we hope he’s taking notes. This is, in fact, a hack on the beloved 1530 Datasette, using the tape mecha…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Jun 18

Leaky Player Piano Gets MIDI Upgrade in YouTube Restomod

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/17/leaky-player-piano-gets-midi-upgrade-in-youtube-restomod/

13Jun 18
Leaky Player Piano Gets MIDI Upgrade in YouTube Restomod https://hackaday.com/2026/06/17/leaky-player-piano-gets-midi-upgrade-in-youtube-restomod/
#MusicalHacks #Keyboard #Midi #Mosfet #Playerpiano #RaspberryPiPico #RUSHE #Solenoid
Leaky Player Piano Gets MIDI Upgrade In YouTube Restomod

The word “restomod” is a bit nebulous, but it’s normally used in the automotive world to describe taking an old car and making it better-than-new with all the technological improv…

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13Jun 9
Pico-Driven Ultrasound Enables Scaled Acoustic Model of Home Stereo https://hackaday.com/2026/06/08/pico-driven-ultrasound-enables-scaled-acoustic-model-of-home-stereo/
#MusicalHacks #Acousticdesign #Hometheatre #PiPico2W #Scalemodel #SchlierenImaging #Soundbar #Surroundsound #Ultrasound
Pico-Driven Ultrasound Enables Scaled Acoustic Model Of Home Stereo

There are plenty of ways to get sound into your house: good old fashioned headphones, the Dolby surround setup we all lusted after back in the day, or the 21st century’s ubiquitous soundbar, …

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Jun 8

Pico-Driven Ultrasound Enables Scaled Acoustic Model of Home Stereo

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/08/pico-driven-ultrasound-enables-scaled-acoustic-model-of-home-stereo/