Construction of a Digital Air Guitar

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Construction of a Digital Air Guitar

• Alexander Bakst

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Mankind Has Been Given the Gift of Rock

• The gift is often squandered
• It is not possible for everyone to spend every
  day rocking
• It ought to be
• If only there were a way...

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The Formula for Rock
Hardware
CPU (Intel 8051)?
Digital Pick (Accelerometer)?
Total Awesomeness
Speaker
Digital Fretboard (Four On/Off Buttons)?
Software
Are any buttons pressed?
Play the next part of the currently pressed chord
yes
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My Everlasting Contribution to Rock

• Able to play 15 different but equally awesome
  power chords
• Realistic overdrive-style distortion
• Incredibly fun to play with realistic hand motions