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Instrument-a-day 6: Buddha Bonk

Instrument-a-day 6: Buddha Bonk by ranjit.
Buddha Box, wire, brass, and conductive foam.

The Buddha Box is a little electronic gadget that plays any of 12 chants over and over again. I wired it up with a brass tablet and drumstick so I can play it like a drum-- each hit switches to a new chant. (A little bit of conductive foam on the end of the drumstick muffles the tapping sound.)

It sounds like this

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chrstphre  Pro User  says:

What a wonderful idea & a beautiful instrument.

Too bad it sounds like crap.

Maybe if you could plug in different sound libraries with SD Cards?
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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aniara.  Pro User  says:

que viva la polifonia! ;-)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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timchuma  Pro User  says:

Reminds me of some chiptunes stuff I have heard. I like the mass-produced badness of it.
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