Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Clem (@MAYERMAKES) takes inspiration from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine to build Dröne, a DIY body-controlled synth that recreates Morello’s famous “cable tip” sound. By using his body as part of the circuit, Clem explores how capacitance and inductance can create controllable, evolving tones. What starts as an experiment becomes a playable instrument that reacts to touch, proximity, and movement, even burning out a vintage speaker in the process. Watch how Clem turns a strange guitar trick into a full-blown electronic music project! bit.ly/43ccpar
1.[02:36]-Experiments
2.[04:20]-The Circuit
3.[11:19]-Assembly
4.[12:22]-Demo
#DIYsynth #TomMorello #ElectronicsProjects
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Clem (@MAYERMAKES) takes inspiration from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine to build Dröne, a DIY body-controlled synth that recreates Morello’s famous “cable tip” sound. By using his body as part of the circuit, Clem explores how capacitance and inductance can create controllable, evolving tones. What starts as an experiment becomes a playable instrument that reacts to touch, proximity, and movement, even burning out a vintage speaker in the process. Watch how Clem turns a strange guitar trick into a full-blown electronic music project! bit.ly/43ccpar
1.[02:36]-Experiments
2.[04:20]-The Circuit
3.[11:19]-Assembly
4.[12:22]-Demo
#DIYsynth #TomMorello #ElectronicsProjects
=================================================================================
Engage with the element14 presents team on the element14 Community - suggest builds, find project files and behind the scenes video: bit.ly/3tmdewv
Visit the element14 Community for more great activities and free hardware:
Tech spotlights: bit.ly/3qPrDhM
RoadTest and Reviews: bit.ly/3pV5Bux
Project14: bit.ly/31wbnJY



![Add a Multicolor Filament Changer to Any 3D Printer | Open Source Solution
Clem rebuilds the 3D Chameleon MK4 from the ground up, replacing the legacy electronics with a modern ATtiny3226 controller, TMC2209 drivers, thermistor-controlled cooling, and clearer status indicators. The mechanical system stays true to the original open-source design, but the updated hardware is easier to assemble, easier to source, and designed for reliable multicolor filament changes without modifying your printer’s firmware. The full project, files, and code are available on the element14 Community: https://bit.ly/3Y66qRC
#3DPrinting #OpenSourceHardware #3dprinting
[01:37]-Mechanical
[02:18]-Electronics
[03:39]-Clems Biggest Fan!
[05:31]-Schematic
[11:41]-Populating the PCB
[18:20]-wrap up
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![Testing, Testing! Emergency Mint Tin Radio!
Mark builds a mint tin emergency radio using an Arduino Nano, a TEA5767 FM receiver module, a custom PCB, and a coin cell–powered microcontroller-controlled supply. The challenge was designing a compact circuit that fits into a metal mint tin while avoiding shorts, using the housing itself as an antenna, and creating a power latch system for reliable operation. The radio is programmed to lock onto a single predefined station for emergency use, with careful soldering and component placement to make the design practical and portable: https://bit.ly/3VQzlIi
#arduinoprojects #RadioDIY #electronicsengineering
Chapters:
[02:54]-PCB Assembly
[03:53]-Soldering
[07:12]-Enclosure
[11:15]-Smoke Test
[12:13]-The Code
[13:53]-The Demo
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