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oldmacman
Full Member


USA
713 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  14:34:47
Has anyone ever heard of building a Mac inside of a guitar before? I have an old piece-of-crap guitar that is sitting in the garage, and I was thinking of hacking a IIsi into it.

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Trash80toG-4
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USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  15:33:29
quote:

Has anyone ever heard of building a Mac inside of a guitar before?


nope!

jt . .

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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader


USA
2965 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  15:46:20
Sounds worthy of AppleFritter!

Now what you need to do is mount a small mic along with the IIsi in the guitar, that way you can strum it and have it recorded! That would be kinda cool, eh?

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Trash80toG-4
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USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  15:56:29
quote:

Sounds worthy of AppleFritter!

Now what you need to do is mount a small mic along with the IIsi in the guitar, that way you can strum it and have it recorded! That would be kinda cool, eh?



careful where you set the freakin thing in your lap tho!

what sampling rate can you get outta the si? is it stereo?

jt . .

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cinemafia
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USA
2965 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  16:22:00
quote:
what sampling rate can you get outta the si? is it stereo?

While the IIsi was the first mac with a built-in sound input port, it can only sample at 8-bit mono. Though, for pureply hack purposes, it wouldn't be so bad. I mean, having the computer inside the guitar is going to mess up the acoustics in the first place!

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 30 May 2002 :  20:34:19
What an idea - I'll love to see it done!

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Wonkothesane
Full Member


USA
506 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  08:46:50
I'm picturing a Powerbook mobo inside the base-part-thingy, with the LCD screen in the middle of the stick-part-thingy (I don't know much about guitars). Wouldn't a desktop mac like a IIci cause heating problems in a guitar, especially if it is acoustic (wooden)?

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  13:56:51
030's are pretty cool (running). Acoustic guitars would have more than enough room inside to allow air to circulate. Wonko- just curious, but how would the LCD in the neck work? You mean it would hang off the side? Like this?

----------------------------------------=+=+=+
----------| ********* |----------------=+=+=+ <---(head w/ tuning pegs)
              | ********* |
              | ********* | <--- (LCD screen)


Forgive my ASCII art - that thing took like 10 tries

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Trash80toG-4
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USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  14:43:43
quote:

030's are pretty cool (running). Acoustic guitars would have more than enough room inside to allow air to circulate. Wonko- just curious, but how would the LCD in the neck work? You mean it would hang off the side? Like this?

------------------------------------=+=+=+
-------| ********* |----------------=+=+=+ <---(head w/ tuning pegs)
       | ********* |
       | ********* | <--- (LCD screen)
       |___________|

Forgive my ASCII art - that thing took like 10 tries



</code> tags are your friend! ;)

i think a powerbook music stand with a wireless or even corded half-qwerty or twiddler keyboard and trackball on the face of the guitar would be very cool.

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Wonkothesane
Full Member


USA
506 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  16:40:04
I was thinking something more along the lines of:

|**********|
|**********|
-------|**********|------------------=+=+=+
-------| ********* |----------------=+=+=+ <---(head w/ tuning pegs)
        |**********|- LCD Screen
        |**********|
The LCD should be in the middle, otherwise it would be a little akward.

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Wonkothesane
Full Member


USA
506 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  16:43:07
Hmmm....that didn't come out right.

|**********|
|**********|
-------|**********|------------------=+=+=+
-------|********* |----------------=+=+=+ <---(head w/ tuning pegs)
       |**********|- LCD Screen
       |**********|
Does that work?

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Trash80toG-4
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USA
2899 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  17:06:00
quote:

I was thinking something more along the lines of:

|**********|
|**********|
------|**********|----------------=+=+=+
------| *********|----------------=+=+=+ <---(head w/ tuning pegs)
    |**********|- LCD Screen
      |**********|

The LCD should be in the middle, otherwise it would be a little akward.


arrgghh!!!!

format:

<code>

ASCII art

</code>

< = [

> = ]

HUMOR ME!!!!! TRY IT!!!!!

jt . .

p.s. if you don't put the lcd on the backside of an oversized, sharply bent back board for the tuning pegs, i don't see how you will be able to bridge any high pitched chords or even play it, btw! maybe a newton sized LCD on the top side of the soundbox where you could see it or a small monitor on the floor if there is some kind of foot pedal interface for the pickup on an electric modified acoustic guitar would work. dunno, i don't play, but the images in my head don't work the way i see what you've suggested. how would it be attached and how could you see it while playing?


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TiMacLover
Senior Member


USA
1282 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  17:07:54
wow larger faces

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candyPunk
Full Member


USA
856 Posts
Posted - 02 Jun 2002 :  17:51:35
Aha! <code> it is then! Or, I guess, [ code ] sans spaces?

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