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So I’m an idiot, and wrote this all up a few weeks ago, but forgot to actually post it.
For the past week or two, this is a little something that we’ve been working on-
The OpenChord.org L-Series
The OpenChord L Series.
This project is an easier, simpler version of the V1, and it converts the Ashely Rock Axe guitar into a stringed instrument by modifying only the neck. It’s a project that takes fewer supplies, no string-insulation, and stays looking good fairly easily. Also, it doesn’t require 2 guitars. In the next couple of days, we’ll be posting instructions on Instructables.
Oh, and with the L-Series, we’re going to be making some significant updates to the code, the biggest being the start of a project to do more advanced things with note-recognition. Basically, we’ll be looking into settings that will let you map notes and chords to guitar hero buttons, so for example, if you finger a C-chord, the controller will register that as the Green button, and so on. Or map the buttons to a scale, so you can play Guitar Hero or Rock Band and actually be practicing chord changes and scales.
Also, other big news on the technical front. While the L-Series will be using the Arduino microcontrollers, we’re shifting the rest of the line over to the Atmel AVR processors. For more information about this switch and the reasoning behind it, check out the Developent page.
September 26th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.