OK, so shreds are essentially re-doing the soundtrack for live performances in a hilarious way. Sometimes they’re done so well that people think they’re real, like this Kings of Leon performance. Here’s the original so you can compare. High-larious.
This one is probably the first DJ-shred I know of. Jeff! What are you doing??? haha.
Beep it Deluxe from Michael Una on Vimeo.
We just got shipment of new gamer candy and added three cool new music toys!
Wouldn’t it be cool if Mario’s Question Mark Coin Boxes shot out candy instead? Now they do! And check out this Atari Joystick Gum with a moveable joystick. Neato.
OK, onto the music toys. Beep-It and Beep-It Deluxe are both optical theremins. They both output a square wave whose pitch is controlled by the amount of light striking a photoresistor. You control the pitch by casting shadows over the light sensor, or by pointing it towards/away from a light source. It sounds really 8-Bit / Chiptuney. The Deluxe version comes in a fancy bamboo case with more knobs and functionality. $35-$65
Seeq-it is a square wave synthesizer with a built-in stepped sequencer. There are 8 
steps to the sequence, and each step can be set to a different pitch or turned off. LEDs on the front panel indicate the position and speed of the sequence as it moves in a circle. A 2nd low-frequency oscillator can be used to modulate the output pitch, resulting in additional tones and rhythms. A built-in resonant lowpass filter allows for fat frequency sweeps and tone control. Seeq-i
t’s sound is reminiscent of both 8-bit video games and classic techno sequencers. The pitch output ranges from very high to very low, earth-shaking bass frequencies. $195
Seeq-it from Michael Una on Vimeo.
It’s great when you find those tracks that uplift you, even for just the few minutes they play. As one of my friends said:
its like when someone offers you a cocktail and its soooooo goooooddddd
like “yes, this is going to be a goood night”
Enjoy. :-)
PS: edIT, one part of GM threw me a beautiful track which you can get here
;-).
So full of win! I am a huge Mario nerd. My dad saved the princess before me though, in SMB2. Gar! (S’alright, Dad! <3)
“What? What??? WHAT??????????” This goat ain’t sure bout what these ladies be feedin’ him, and he’s vocal about it, dam striznit. And yeah, he’s got BALLS. Literally.
