# Ep 319: Experimental Archaeology, Demoscene Oscilloscope Music, and Electronic Memories

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2025-05-02
- Length: 56m
- Episode: 319
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/02/hackaday-podcast-episode-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memories/

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney review a week of hacks, including Clickspring's experimental archaeology on making gas-tight concentric brass tubing with a bow-driven lathe, and the Bus Error collective's oscilloscope music demo. They also discuss Mitzella's hybrid knob/jack for Eurorack synthesizers, a pneumatic robot gripper, and the historical context of Heathkit and electronic magazines. The episode covers the Sigrok data loss, VR text entry research, and open-source library controversies involving LibOGC and We Homebrew.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=2) Introduction and Sigrok Data Loss
- [4:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=297) VR Text Entry Research
- [10:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=624) Clickspring Experimental Archaeology
- [17:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=1020) Bus Error Oscilloscope Music
- [23:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=1422) Mitzella Hybrid Knob/Jack
- [27:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=1668) Pneumatic Robot Gripper
- [31:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=1885) Heathkit History and Quick Picks
- [38:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2025-05-02-ep-319-experimental-archaeology-demoscene-oscilloscope-music-and-electronic-memo#t=2294) LibOGC Controversy and Magazines

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Clickspring (other)
- Bus Error (other)
- Mitzella (other)
- Heathkit (company)
- Sigrok (other)
- LibOGC (other)
- We Homebrew (other)
- ESP32 (chip)

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- [124: Please Don't Light Yourself on Fire (Repeat)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-11-29-124-please-dont-light-yourself-on-fire-repeat) (Embedded.fm)
- [474: The Doublemint Gum Remote Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-03-07-474-the-doublemint-gum-remote-control) (Making It)
- [Open Circuits with Eric Schlaepfer and Windell Oskay](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-11-14-open-circuits-with-eric-schlaepfer-and-windell-oskay) (The Amp Hour)
- [358: Woodturning Influencer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-01-15-358-woodturning-influencer) (Embedded.fm)
- [491: Oscillators Oscillating Other Oscillators](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2024-12-13-491-oscillators-oscillating-other-oscillators) (Embedded.fm)

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