Man, what a fun time that was.  Big thanks to Patrick of Roth Mobot for putting it all together.  And my new handmade sequencer synth worked!

Live set at MEECAS 09, handmade synth from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Live set at MEECAS 09, handmade synth part 2 from Michael Una on Vimeo.

Live set at MEECAS 09, handmade [...]

Anyone in Ireland this weekend should check out the Synth Eastwood show in Dublin- there’ll be a live music performance featuring Beep-it, among other excellent multi-discipline art happenings. Click the image for details.

A few people who’ve purchased Beep-its from me in the past few months have written with video and audio of themselves using them in various situations. And that’s awesome.
Jason Mullinax AKA Pilesar sent along some excellent audio with a Beep-it solo starting at around 19mins 30secs:

PIL-2009-02-11-09 vbr by michaeluna

He has [...]

I’ve started making the latest Beep-Its in a smaller, more durable plastic case.  The old one had a lot of empty space and was prone to cracking.  Also, I’m working on getting circuit boards printed.  You can see the first revision here:

Greetings everyone. This is a quick note regarding two events happening this week:
Thursday, December 11: I’ll be conducting a workshop wherein you can build your own Beep-it.
It’s part of Handmade Music Night, sponsored by Etsy, Make Magazine and CreateDigitalMusic.
Venue is 3rd Ward in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Details here.

Friday, December 12: My piece “Mini [...]

Beep-it, the optical theremin synthesizer designed and built by yours truly, is now for sale at Etsy.

A short video documenting the various sounds one can obtain from this wondrous device can be seen here:
Beep-it from Michael Una on Vimeo.
If you’re interested in building your own, here’s the diagram. It’s adapted from a design by [...]