MegCell Pulse: Your Guitar Can Play Itself
A project in Auckland, NZ by MegCell000days
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$6,741 NZD
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Last Updated: September 2 @ 19:14 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Final 24 Hours — Six Years Brought MegCell This Far 
September 1st - via: kickstarter.com
MegCell Pulse has been a personal project for six years. No team. No funding. No full-time development — just nights, weekends, and whatever time I could find after work. Whenever I wanted to give up, I thought of Iron Man building his first suit... (Read More)
One Tap Calibration — Final 4 Days
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
MegCell Pulse can calibrate its fretting system automatically. No manual adjustment. Just tap once. Using force feedback, MegCell automatically finds the right position and gets ready to play. Check out the demo here. We’re now in the final 4 days... (Read More)
77% Funded — 8 Days Left
August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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77% Funded — Here’s MegCell Playing the Nokia Ringtone
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve reached 77% funded — thank you so much for helping MegCell Pulse get this far! Here’s a quick 20-second demo: the classic Nokia ringtone, physically played on a real guitar by MegCell Pulse. We’re getting close now, with 11 days... (Read More)
Years of Evolution — From Prototype to MegCell Pulse
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
A few years ago, MegCell looked very different. One of my early prototypes used a large rail-based mechanism to move along the guitar neck. It worked, but it was bulky, complicated, and far from the compact system I had in mind. I kept building. And... (Read More)
MegCell Pulse Is Getting Noticed Around the World
August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the past few days, something really exciting has started happening around MegCell Pulse. The project has been featured by New Atlas, Hackaday, Core77, Yahoo Tech, TechEBlog, FabScene, and several other maker and technology communities. After... (Read More)
6 Years. 6 Generations. Still Moving.
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In 2019, I got my first guitar. A year later, I discovered Arduino and coding, and a strange idea began to take shape: could I build something that could play the guitar? The first prototype was made from popsicle sticks and cheap servos. Then came... (Read More)
MegCell Pulse Is Now Live — Two Ways to Play
August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
MegCell Pulse is officially live on Kickstarter. Let your guitar perform automatically, or strum it yourself while MegCell handles the fretting. Real strings. Real vibration. Real performance. (Read More)
Your Guitar Can Play Itself — Custom Score Demo
August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a quick look at how music is prepared for MegCell Pulse. The workflow is simple: Create the score in MuseScore Export the MusicXML file Send it to MegCell Pulse Let the guitar perform The system turns digital notation into mechanical movement... (Read More)
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