Enjoy this completely perfect keytar made from a Commodore 64. The pickups send sound via an FPGA to the original SID chip to allow a variety of chiptastic effects, applied using the computer's keyboard.
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Dec 20, 2018
Keytar made out of a Commodore 64
Turn a plastic bottle into a bidet
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Building 15 fun projects and games is truly Python training, the fun way
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