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# Make: Online : Open source hardware 2009

Make’s definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009.

Welcome to definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009. First up – What is open source hardware? These are projects in which the creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and "board" files to recreate the hardware – they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source software like Linux, but this hardware centric.

Each year we do a guide to all open source hardware and this year there are over 125 unique projects/kits in 19 categories, up from about 60 in 2008, more than doubling the projects out there! – it’s incredible! Many are familiar with Arduino (shipping over 100,000 units, estimated) but there are many other projects just as exciting and filled with amazing communities – we think we’ve captured nearly all of them in this list. Some of these projects and kits are available from MAKE others from the makers themselves or other hardware manufacturers – but since it’s open source hardware you can make any of these yourself, start a business, everything is available, that’s the point.

# fridgebuzzz electronics MK1 MIDI controller

The MK1 prototype is a user programmable midi controller featuring 32 LED pushbutton switches and 6 touch sensitive copper plate switches.

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Line 6 has announced that it is giving away POD Farm, a premium tone plug-in for pro-sounding recordings.

POD Farm delivers industry-standard POD® tone to any DAW. Its comprehensive collection of immortal guitar amps, bass amps, stompboxes, studio effects and preamps are absolutely essential for any recording guitarist.

Incredibly easy to use, POD Farm features a carousel-style gear browser that displays every available model at your fingertips. Flip through the dark and smoky American combos, the gain-crazed British stacks, sumptuous effects and more. To build your tone, simply drag-and-drop models into the signal flow. Or use any of the hundreds of presets for classic tones in an instant.

Discover the awesome power of Dual Tone. It’s like having two full versions of POD Farm in one! Split your guitar signal to play through two full rigs of amps, cabs, effects and more and produce classic dual tone combinations or gorgeous new hybrids.

POD Farm features

• POD Farm (for iLok)
  • 42 guitar amps and cabs
  • 10 bass amps and cabs
  • 29 stompboxes and effects
  • 6 mic preamps
  • Dual Tone
• POD Farm (with compatible Line 6 gear)
  • Standard POD Farm model set
  • Unlock all the amps, effects and model packs from your Line 6 gear and add them to POD Farm!
  • Dual tone

POD Farm is available as a free download until September 30, 2009 (regular price $99 USD). Note: An internet connection and an iLok USB Smart Key or a compatible Line 6 product are required.

More information: Line 6

Propellerhead Software has introduced Record U, a series of articles on Record, Propellerheads new recording software.

Welcome to Record U, University of Recording. Record U is a series of articles created for those who are new to Propellerhead Record, or recording in general. This article series will explain fundamental recording topics that are useful for all Record users, but also for users of any audio software.

The first article explains the basics of recording guitar, either from a guitar amp or directly through the Line 6 device in Record.

More information: Record U

Producer Loops has released Bunker 8 BoomBassTic, a bass guitar loop collection for Hip Hop and Funk producers.

Bunker 8 Digital Labs presents to you ‘BoomBassTic’, the ultimate bass guitar collection for your greezy funk jams. Full of ear popping, booty bumping, phat funky grooves, this library will supply you with all the grease you’ll need to get your tracks flowing. With 848 bass loops, at a total of 3.84 GB, these bass lines have been designed to blow the roof off the party before your hook even kicks in. Whether you’re going for a classic P-Funk groove or a hip-hop vibe, every bass riff has the phatness needed to make your listeners move their feet and shake some trunk.

Bunker 8 BoomBassTic features

• 848 phat bass loops available in ACID/WAV and Apple Loops formats.
• Recorded using the following bass guitars: Rickenbacker 4003, Gibson EB-3, Steinberger Headless, Fender Jazzman, Music Man Stingray, Höfner Violin, Eston Acoustic and the Washburn XB600.
• Amplification hardware used includes amps by Mesa/Boogie, Hartke, Ampeg, Line 6, Warwick, Carvin A&I, Crate, Euphonic Audio, and Traynor.

Bunker 8 BoomBassTic is available for purchase for £18 GBP.

Visit Producer Loops for more information and audio demos.

Kazrog has released version 2.0 of Recabinet, a speaker simulation for Windows and Mac.

With Recabinet, you can get full-bodied, album-quality guitar or bass tone at any volume with your Mac or PC. Recabinet accurately models the loud part of your guitar tone – including cabinets made by brands such as Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Fender, Orange, Vox, Ampeg, and more. Recabinet also models the subtle EQ shaping of 6L6 and EL34 power tubes, as well as 9 different industry-standard microphones in over a dozen positions.

Recabinet 2.0 comes in two flavors: Modern and Vintage.

Recabinet 2.0 features

• Recabinet Modern 2.0 Cabinets
  • “Tangerine 4×12” – Orange 4×12
  • “1960 4×12” – Marshall 1960AV 4×12
  • “Excel 4×12” – Randall RS412XLT100 4×12
  • “Ghandi 4×12” – Mesa Standard 4×12 (newly resampled for version 2.0)
  • Plus the entire Recabinet Modern 1.0 library
• Recabinet Vintage 2.0 Cabinets/Combos
  • “Motown 1×15” – Ampeg Portaflex B15N bass amp.
  • “Blackface 4×10” – Fender ‘65 Super Reverb 4×10
  • “Tweed 1×12” – Fender ‘53 Deluxe 1×12
  • “Green 4×12” – Marshall 4×12 with Greenbacks
  • “Zodiac 2×12” – Selmer Zodiac Twin 30
  • “Top Boost 2×12” – Vox AC30
• Recabinet 2.0 Microphones
  • “57” – Shure SM57 – industry standard dynamic microphone, the most popular microphone for guitar recording.
  • “545” – Shure Unidyne III 545 – sought-after vintage predecessor to the Shure SM57, known for its smooth response, appreciated by those in the know.
  • “121” – Royer 121 – legendary modern ribbon mic, extremely popular in modern recordings.
  • “409” – Sennheiser MD409 – legendary vintage side-address dynamic microphone, used on many modern and classic recordings.
  • “421” – Sennheiser MD421 – legendary dynamic mic, used on many modern and classic recordings.
  • “i5” – Audix i5 – modern industry standard dynamic microphone, for a full-range, aggressive response.
  • “D6” – Audix D6 – modern kick drum mic, great for getting the low “cabinet rumble” tone as a blend-in with your primary tone.
  • “U87” – Neumann U87 – legendary condenser microphone with incredibly detailed, musical response.
  • “RTA” – DBX RTA reference microphone, known for its perfectly flat response and high SPL rating. Useful especially for Fractal Audio AxeFX users, and cool for everyone else!
• Recabinet 2.0 Microphone Positions
  • On-the-grill, 0.5 inch, 1 inch, 4 inch*, 6 inch*, 12 inch* and far field** depths available (* 121 mic only, ** RTA and 121 mics only)
  • Speaker cap, edge of cap and cone, mid-cone, and 45 degree angle positions
• Power Sections
  • Randall RT2/50 power amp with 6L6 power tubes (with all 4×12 cabinets)
  • Randall RT2/50 power amp with EL34 power tubes (with all 4×12 cabinets)
  • All other cabinets are amplifier combos, powered using their native power sections.

Recabinet Modern 2.0 and Recabinet Vintage 2.0 are available for purchase for $40 USD each. Recabinet Complete 2.0 bundles both at the discounted price of $70 USD.

Recabinet Modern 1.0 owners will receive the Recabinet Modern 2.0 upgrade free and are eligible to purchase Recabinet Vintage 2.0 for $20 USD until June 21, 2009.

Visit the Recabinet website for more information and audio demos.

Perimeter Sound has released Tone Set #6 Dualtones, a new Tone Set for Line 6’s Pod Farm software (makes use of the dual tone layering feature).

Each of the 128 presets (categorized into styles – Alternative, Blues, Clean, and Metal) is actually 2 patches, blended together for create a more textural and spacious sound. The Dualtones set was made with maximum usability in mind, this is not a bunch of sounds just slapped together and panned hard left & right, these are carefully made patches that don’t purposely sound like 2 different tones in most cases, but mix together for a more natural playing experience.

Tone Set #6 Dualtones is available for $20 USD (only requires the basic POD Farm software, no additional packs of upgrades). A free demo preset pack with 16 dualtone patches is available for download from to product page.

Visit Perimeter Sound for more information.